chicken breast vs. chicken tenderloin

[caps83]

This guy pullin out the calculator. Tenderloins are no underground secret in bodybuilding. With all the fat trimmed or connective tissue, it's the same besides preference. You can go real crazy and use turkey tenderloins. After years and years of prepping meals, it can be nice just to occasionally change things up with variety, even if it is as little as tenderloin instead of breast. Can even use thigh meat well trimmed and remove some of the other fats in the diet if someone is wanting a break from white meat, especially when not in a contest prep. Organic is preferable when using any dark meat especially.

 

[totalrecomp]

Chicken breast = more protein, cheaper, still very little fat.

Never seen a high level coach put chicken tenderloin on the diet plan, it's always skinless, boneless chicken breast.
If your that concerned with the very minimal fat in a breast you can actually trim a little of it off.

100%

I toss the whole bnls/sknl breasts in the instapot and there is plenty of fat floating in that water when I am done, so I really think the difference is minimal when it's all said and done.

 

[Pheedno]

3lbs of chicken a day during contest prep days turned me off of chicken for years on years. I switched to ground turkey predominantly. Jennie-O used to sell turkey tenderloins that were quite large and I'd pay the extra money for those to take a break from the ground breast. They clearly didn't sell well as it's not offered anymore.
If I'm buying chicken these days, it's leg all the way. Air fryer with a Jamaican curry or korean flare. It's hard not to eat the entire package

 

[juggy38]

I get the tenderloins when there is the yellow “sale” sticker.

I like to bread them with egg white and panko crumbs and air fry them when I’m wanting fried chicken

Very easy to turn them into a dry chewy strip of meat though.

 

[Carl Arnold]

It's true that chicken tenderloins can be leaner compared to chicken breasts in terms of fat content. This can make them a potentially attractive option for individuals looking for a high-protein, low-fat food source.

 

[rcorchid]

Not gonna lie - I thought tenders were just sliced breasts

Thats what thought, too.

 

[Fleezy]

Chicken tendies taste way better I’ve decided