The scientific research strongly shows that eating a diet with at least five servings of vegetables and fruits a day is protective against cancer, said Melanie Polk, RN, director of nutritional education for the American Institute for Cancer Research. Reducing the amount of fat in the diet is essential, and eating low-fat turkey is an excellent strategy. And, the wide variety of both turkey cuts and types of vegetables available makes it easy to constantly add new recipes to your cooking repertoire. Choose from turkey products such as cutlets, tenderloins, ground turkey, pre-cooked or marinated turkey, or turkey sausage, ham or pastrami. Or, prepare a turkey breast for dinner and use the leftovers in an innovative soup, stir- fry, fajita or casserole.
Summer is the ideal season to experiment with new vegetables.
Select a variety of fresh produce from the supermarket, farmer s market or from your own garden. If you re short on time, let your grocer do the work for you. Adding more vegetables to your diet can be easy with a recipe like Turkey Vegetable Soup . This simple recipe combines ten vegetables with cooked turkey for a healthy and delicious soup that can be served as an entree or a side. It s easy to be creative and select your own vegetable favorites for this recipe.