KFC's new Grilled Chicken - anyone try it yet?

[Slapshot]

Just quickly checked out the nutritional info. 0 carbs, but a fair amount of sodium, as expected in fast food. The seasoning ingredients contain some wheat based products that aren't quite induction friendly (and also include MSG and partially hydrogenated oils).

Although not optimal, this won't be a staple of my diet, but adds a little variety for when I'm on the road and gives me a little better option than the bunless burgers out there (McD, BK) which contain trans fats.

If you've tried this, I'm curious as to your thoughts...

[msanjelpie]

I just order the KFC regular chicken and take off the skin stuff... I do however like McDonalds grilled chicken sandwich without the bread... the chicken is not dry. Carl's Jr also has a similar grilled chicken sandwich but it's a bit more spicy.

[sadie147]

Originally Posted by msanjelpie

I just order the KFC regular chicken and take off the skin stuff... I do however like McDonalds grilled chicken sandwich without the bread... the chicken is not dry. Carl's Jr also has a similar grilled chicken sandwich but it's a bit more spicy.

Mcdonalds grilled "chicken" ingredients:

Chicken breast filets with rib meat, water, seasoning (salt, sugar, food starch-modified, maltodextrin, spices, dextrose, autolyzed yeast extract, hydrolyzed [corn
gluten, soy, wheat gluten] proteins, garlic powder, paprika, chicken fat, chicken broth, natural flavors (plant and animal source), caramel color, polysorbate 80,
xanthan gum, onion powder, extractives of paprika), modified potato starch, and sodium phosphates.

The ingredients in a mcdonalds beef patty:

100% pure USDA inspected beef; no fillers, no extenders. Prepared with grill seasoning (salt, black pepper).


I think it's a far better choice to have the beef based on the ingredients. I would consider the chicken a frankenfood.

For anyone interested, McDonalds USA has a complete ingredients list on there side for all their foods (even the margarine)

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutri...dientslist.pdf

Just quickly checked out the nutritional info. 0 carbs, but a fair amount of sodium, as expected in fast food. The seasoning ingredients contain some wheat based products that aren't quite induction friendly (and also include MSG and partially hydrogenated oils).

Although not optimal, this won't be a staple of my diet, but adds a little variety for when I'm on the road and gives me a little better option than the bunless burgers out there (McD, BK) which contain trans fats.

If you've tried this, I'm curious as to your thoughts...

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, 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.

This is kfc's chicken ingredients for those interested

Interesting they put rendered beef fat in it

why can't chicken just contain chicken i wonder?

KFC also posts a very comprehensive ingredients list.

http://www.kfc.com/nutrition/pdf/kfc...ts_april09.pdf

[Slapshot]

I think it's a far better choice to have the beef based on the ingredients.

This raises an interesting question: which is "worse" for you, Frankingredients ( ) or transfats. My interpretation of Dr. A's harsh criticism of trans fats (p. 353-355) leads me to believe that if Dr. A was sitting across from me at a table, he'd prefer I eat the "chicken" than the "all beef patty" with anywhere between .5 and 2.5 g of trans fats. While the ingredients in the "chicken" are perhaps slightly less Atkins-friendly, from an overall-health perspective, I'd avoid the transfats at all costs, but that's just me.

[sadie147]

Well since the patty is 100% ground beef, and has no hydrogenated fats in it, i'd aassume then the fats you are seeing in the sandwich listing are coming from their processed cheese, big mac sauce etc. the buns i noticed have hydrogenated fats in them.

I still say the 100% ground beef is a far better choice than the chicken.

Unfortunately they don't give the nutritional info without the buns and sauces and cheeses.


It's completley up to each person as to what they choose, but I just wanted to point out that the 'chicken breast' isn't just the chicken breast you think it is.

[liv]

If this site is right
About.com: http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/chooseCustomize.do
There is 7 grams of transfat in the 100% hamburger beef patty. Which is strange but that is what is comes out as.

[BigSmooth]

The KFC grilled chicken looks real good in the commercials. But I'll just stick with El Pollo Loco if I'm on the road.

[Koober101]

It says 7 grams saturated fat, and only 1 gram of trans fat.
Not sure where it comes from as 100% beef does not have
trans fats does it ?

That was on the Quarter pounder patty.

Seems the regular hamburger patty has 0

[liv]

Originally Posted by Koober101

It says 7 grams saturated fat, and only 1 gram of trans fat.
Not sure where it comes from as 100% beef does not have
trans fats does it ?

Yes I tried it again and that what is says - actually said 0 when I tried it. Well that makes more sense. Thanks for pointing that out Koober

[msanjelpie]

THANKS for those links... and here I thought grilled chicken was just chicken

I love the one that separates out the ingredients with the carbs... I wish all foods would do that...