Price when purchased online. Turkey Breast, Turkey Broth, contains 2% or less: Salt, Dried Vinegar, Carrageenan, Sugar, Cultured Celery Juice Powder, Natural Flavor. No artificial ingredients (minimally processed).

Ingredients. Turkey Breast, Turkey Broth, Modified Corn Starch, Vinegar*, Contains 2% Or Less: Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Natural Flavorings (Including Celery Juice Powder*), Carrageenan, Sea Salt. *to preserve quality.

within 7 days Once opened, use within 7 days.

If you're looking for the healthiest lunch meat option, choose the leanest cuts of deli meat possible, such as turkey, chicken breast, lean ham or roast beef. “These types of deli meat have the least amount of fat and provide a better nutrient value compared to others,” Zumpano says.

Head to the deli counter Deli-sliced meat will be the healthiest option because of the low ingredient list – take this Boar's Head Premium Lower Sodium turkey, for example, which contains only “Turkey breast, water, less than 1.5% of salt, sugar, sodium phosphate.”

Natural: Basically no added ingredients and only minimal processing - no injecting flavors or brining. Organic: Turkeys that have been raised without hormones and steroids and have been processed without preservatives. In addition they have been fed only organic feed and have ready access to the outdoors.

12 Low-Sodium Lunch Meats

• Boar's Head No-Salt-Added Turkey Breast.
• Butterball 37% Less Sodium Turkey Breast.
• Hillshire Farm Low Sodium Oven Roasted Turkey Breast.
• Applegate Naturals Smoked Turkey Breast.
• Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Lower Sodium Smoked Turkey.

Turkey and chicken are often recommended as healthy alternatives to red meat. But if they are preserved, they count as processed meats and are harmful. Roasted chicken and roasted turkey in deli meat packets or at the deli counter have likely had nitrates added.

It's generally fine to consume prepackaged lunch meat seven to 10 days after the sell-by date. Once open, however, it should be eaten within five days. Freshly sliced deli meat should also be eaten within five days.

Chill the smoked turkey in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Since the turkey will dry out the longer it's stored, it's still best to use the meat soon after you smoke it. If you've had the smoked turkey in the fridge for less than 2 weeks and find that you can't finish it all, store the rest in the freezer.

Turkey and chicken are often recommended as healthy alternatives to red meat. But if they are preserved, they count as processed meats and are harmful. Roasted chicken and roasted turkey in deli meat packets or at the deli counter have likely had nitrates added.

"Generally, all processed meat products, including turkey, contribute a significant amount of sodium," she said. Higher sodium contributes to high blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular events.

Smoked meat is the perfect choice for a healthy snack as it's high in lean protein while low in fat and carbs. These meats are packed with good lean protein, smoky flavor, moisture, but have a fraction of the fat.

Which Turkey to Buy

• DO: Look for a Natural or Organic frozen turkey, ideally one that was "pastured" - allowed to roam outside.
• DON'T: Buy a "basted," "self-basted" or "injected" turkey because those birds are usually factory-farmed and injected with additives to make them bigger.

There are a few kinds of deli meat that are healthier choices: turkey, chicken or roast beef, Crumble Smith says. Salami, bologna, pepperoni and pastrami, for example, have more sodium and are generally more processed.

Turkey and chicken are often recommended as healthy alternatives to red meat. But if they are preserved, they count as processed meats and are harmful. Roasted chicken and roasted turkey in deli meat packets or at the deli counter have likely had nitrates added.