CLUB FED UP.Burger King has done it again. Not content to sell the unhealthiest fries, the unhealthiest grilled and fried chicken Fried chicken is chicken which is dipped in a breading mixture and then deep fried, pan fried or pressure fried. The breading seals in the juices but also absorbs the fat of the fryer, which is sometimes seen as unhealthy. sandwiches, and one of the unhealthiest burgers in the known fast-food universe, BK couldn't rest until it dreamed up another disaster. The company's Chicken Club is nothing more than its fried chicken sandwich--a slab of fried chicken with some shredded lettuce and a big slather slath·er tr.v. slath·ered, slath·er·ing, slath·ers Informal 1. To use or give great amounts of; lavish: slathered gifts and attention on their only child. 2. a. of mayo--plus a few strips of limp bacon and a couple of slices of tomato. If your life insurance is paid up, you can ask for it with cheese. But even cheese-less, this baby packs 700 calories, 44 grams of rat (nine of them saturated), and 1,300 milligrams of sodium. And those numbers don't include the trans fat trans fat n. 1. A trans fatty acid. 2. Trans fatty acids considered as a group. trans fat A fat containing trans fatty acids. from the shortening in the King's deep fryer. Instead, try a McDonald's Chicken McGrill (without mayo). It's got 340 calories, seven grams of fat, and 890 mg of sodium. Add a packet of light mayo--if you can find one--and the fat rises to just 11 grams. And Burger King's own BK Broiler broiler a young (about 8 weeks old) male or female chicken weighing 3 to 3.5 lb. without the mayo will set you back just nine grams. The bottom line: You'd be better off with just about any grilled or broiled broil 1 v. broiled, broil·ing, broils v.tr. 1. To cook by direct radiant heat, as over a grill or under an electric element. 2. To expose to great heat. v. chicken sandwich from anywhere. Burger King: (305) 378-3535. |
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