Fast Food 4-1-1: KFC

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Nothing says "health" like fried chicken. Is it possible to pick a worse place than KFC? Before crunching the numbers, my initial thought is, can you get anything healthy at KFC?

	Calories	Fat(g)	Carbs(g)	Protein(g)	Fiber(g)
McDonalds Big Mac	540	29	45	25	3
KFC Worst Choices
Chicken and Biscuit Bowl	870	44	88	29	7
Chicken Pot Pie*	770	40	70	33	5
Popcorn Chicken - Large	550	35	30	29	3
Boneless Teriyaki Wings	500	21	50	28	3
Extra Crispy - Breast**	440	27	15	34	0
KFC Best Choices
KFC Snacker Buffalo Sandwich***	260	8	31	15	1
KFC Snacker Honey BBQ Sandwich	210	3	32	14	2
Original Recipe - Breast w/no skin and no breading	140	2	1	29	0
KFC Extras
Potato wedges	260	13	33	4	3
Biscuit	220	11	24	4	1
Cole Slaw	180	10	22	1	3

* The chicken pot pie has 14 grams of trans fat. I have never seen any item with that much of the worst kind of fat possible. Trans fat will lower your good cholesterol, increase the bad cholesterol, flip you the bird, and come over and kick your dog just for good measure.

** While the Extra Crispy Breast had the highest calories and fat of any piece of chicken, the thigh is a close second. I would suggest getting the OR Breast and peeling off the skin and breading.

*** As a class, the KFC Snacker Sandwiches had the best, i.e. least worst, nutritional numbers of the entire menu. If you are kidnapped and find yourself in a KFC by no choice of your own, pick one of these.

Salads? Who knew that KFC had salads? I didn't bother putting them on the list, because, honestly, who is going to buy a salad at KFC? The salads are mostly decent choices, just watch out for the salad dressing packets. The Creamy Parmesan Ceasar has a whopping 260 calories and 26 grams of fat per packet.

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