roasted chicken from KFC ???

[colicce]

hi im really new on atkins i have the book and everything ill need for this long trip , but i wanted to know if i can eat roasted chicken from KFC ? and also the ones you get at supermarket , like krogers , the nutrition bar from the chicken at kroger says o sugar but the ingrdients parts it says have sugar , so im craving this chicken i want to know if is fine to eat it during induction ,,,

thanks

abby

[Georgiana]

If the chicken has sugar among the ingredients, then it is not allowed.

As far as I know, the roasted chicken at KFC is glazed and has sugar among seasonings, so it is not allowed either.

It's better if you buy raw chicken and prepare it yourself.

[somethings gotta give]

Its not worth the money anyways, the breast are about the size of a cornish hen!!!

[JulieB]

I like to roast my own chicken (I do it in the crockpot so its really tender). The deli ones & KFC, etc almost all have sugar in the seasonings

[Mstrubl]

Dag nabbit.....I really NEED to read!!!!!

[Slapshot]

Originally Posted by Georgiana

If the chicken has sugar among the ingredients, then it is not allowed.

As far as I know, the roasted chicken at KFC is glazed and has sugar among seasonings, so it is not allowed either.

It's better if you buy raw chicken and prepare it yourself.

I don't think it's a glaze as much as a rub, and it has maltodextrin I believe. It's quite tasty, but very expensive, and much better/cheaper to make one's own. That being said, in a pinch on the road, it will be my go-to meal of choice with their green beans.

[Georgiana]

You could be right, Slapshot. I was looking at the roasted chicken they use in their salads (not sure if it's the same that comes alone). For that one it says:

Chicken: glazed chicken breast filets with rib meat, binders added, caramel color added containing: seasoning (salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, hydrolyzed corn gluten and soy proteins, onion powder, soy sauce solids [soybeans, wheat, salt], spices, maltodexrin, dextrose, garlic powder, autolyzed yeast [...] Pre-dusted with partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonsead oil, maltodextrin, salt, dextrose, dehydrated onion, spice, nonfat dry milk, dehydrated garlic, citric acid, caramel color [...]

To be honest, I'd avoid this stuff more because of the hydrogenated oils than because of the maltodexin, dextrose, etc.

[Pfifltriggi]

Sean Croxton has a great video about KFC and what they put in their food.

YouTube - Oprah: REthink KFC! Say NO to Free Chicken & KFC Rain Checks!

[Slapshot]

Originally Posted by Georgiana

You could be right, Slapshot. I was looking at the roasted chicken they use in their salads (not sure if it's the same that comes alone). For that one it says: To be honest, I'd avoid this stuff more because of the hydrogenated oils than because of the maltodexin, dextrose, etc.

KFC® Grilled Chicken Fresh Chicken Marinated with: Salt, Sodium Phosphate, and Monosodium Glutamate. Seasoned with: Maltodextrin, Salt, Bleached Wheat Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil, Monosodium Glutamate, Secret Kentucky Grilled Chicken Spices, Palm Oil, Natural Flavor, Garlic Powder, Soy Sauce (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Chicken Fat, Chicken Broth, Autolyzed Yeast, Beef Powder, Rendered Beef Fat, Extractives of Turmeric, Dehydrated Carrot, Onion Powder, and Not More Than 2% Each of Calcium Silicate and Silicon Dioxide Added as Anticaking Agents. Contains Wheat and Soy.

[JulieB]

I'm getting a headache just reading about the MSG - there's more of that than there are 'secret spices'!