The Colonel has got a bad name lately and fried foods (along with sodas and cigarettes) are supposedly the root cause of all us Americans' problems. Well I am not going to argue about tobacco or sodas, but let us look at Fried Chicken.
Guess how many calories a Fried Chicken Breast has?
The answer may surprise you!
With skin, it has 360 calories (190 of those from fat).
But the same without skin has only 140 calories (only 20 from fat, 0 saturated fat and 0 transfat)!
If you are in the mood to indulge and choose the Extra Crispy Fried Chicken Breast, it has 440 calories (250 of them from fat with 6 grams of saturated fat)!
The biscuits with butter would add another 220 calories (110 from fat) and mashed potatoes with gravy would add 140 calories (45 from fat).
What about the alternative Crazy Chicken chain that bombards TV with advertisements regarding their 'healthy food'?
Well one of their Grilled Chicken Breast would give you about 220 calories (80 from fat), while without the skin it would be about 180 calories (35 from fat).
How about their other items?
Twice Grilled Burrito - 830 calories (335 from fat with 18 grams of saturated fat)
Chicken Tostada Salad - 840 calories (360 from fat with 11 grams of saturated fat)
Refired Beans - 270 calories (60 from fat with 2 grams of saturated fat)
Choices are complex, but the more you know, the bettter you can choose.
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