KFC doing Low Carb

[tim2000s]

Wandered past a bus stop last night and saw this advert!

 

[bulkbiker]

Hmmm check out the carb content...

https://www.kfc.co.uk/nutrition.pdf

I think in Ivor Cummings recent video on low carb fast food KFC and Pizza Hut came out the very worst. Maccyd's and Burger King were ok and Starbucks fine with coffee and double cream.

 

[claire1991]

I had one of these today! Very tasty and filling. I had it as a meal with a Diet Coke. 74g of carb for the meal (with chips)

Doesn’t look anything like the picture though, was a right mess to eat!

 

[Jaylee]

I had one of these today! Very tasty and filling. I had it as a meal with a Diet Coke. 74g of carb for the meal (with chips)

Doesn’t look anything like the picture though, was a right mess to eat!

I don't have a KFC in my area.. The easiest thing I can think of is walk down the road & dispatch one of my neighbour's chickens... Time to "man up." But then there is the "legality" involved....

 

[Guzzler]

Please do not show this image to my youngest, he is coming around, slowly, to the idea of reducing his carb intake but his favourite take out is KFC so this may prove too enticing a meal for him.

Anyone know what they use to deep fry?

 

[Hotpepper20000]

How low carb would this be with the breading?

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

Without chips, one of these has 18 g of carbs. Not too bad, really.

https://fastfoodnutrition.org/kfc/sandwiches/double-down-with-original-recipe-filet

 

[claire1991]

I don't have a KFC in my area.. The easiest thing I can think of is walk down the road & dispatch one of my neighbour's chickens... Time to "man up." But then there is the "legality" involved....

That may be frowned upon!

 

[bulkbiker]

Without chips, one of these has 18 g of carbs. Not too bad, really.

https://fastfoodnutrition.org/kfc/sandwiches/double-down-with-original-recipe-filet

That's a significantly different figure from the one that KFC post.. the lowest I can see from them is 30g of carbs for the Double down cheeseburger.

 

[slip]

I don't have a KFC in my area.. The easiest thing I can think of is walk down the road & dispatch one of my neighbour's chickens... Time to "man up." But then there is the "legality" involved....

If they're egg layers they won't have much meat on them!

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

That's a significantly different figure from the one that KFC post.. the lowest I can see from them is 30g of carbs for the Double down cheeseburger.

My fitness pal says 11 g carbs in Canada:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/kfc-canada-double-down-12523065

Must be different than a double down cheese burger that you get in the UK.

 

[bulkbiker]

My fitness pal says 11 g carbs in Canada:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/kfc-canada-double-down-12523065

Must be different than a double down cheese burger that you get in the UK.

Whatever it is I'd still avoid as I guess would you..

 

[lovinglife]

On my 2 trips a year to KFC I'll stick to the 3 piece of chicken 21g carb if you eat all the coating - a lot less if you remove it - which I do from all except 1 piece - it's a twice a year treat after all

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

Whatever it is I'd still avoid as I guess would you..

Probably - I don't really like poultry and try to avoid veg oil.

 

[akindrat18]

Please do not show this image to my youngest, he is coming around, slowly, to the idea of reducing his carb intake but his favourite take out is KFC so this may prove too enticing a meal for him.

Anyone know what they use to deep fry?

Vegetable Oil. I work at KFC and the double down burger with bacon has 74 grams of carbs, without bacon it's 30 grams.

 

[Bluetit1802]

Vegetable Oil. I work at KFC and the double down burger with bacon has 74 grams of carbs, without bacon it's 30 grams.

How come the lack of bacon reduces the carb amount so much? Bacon itself has almost no carbs.

 

[akindrat18]

How come the lack of bacon reduces the carb amount so much? Bacon itself has almost no carbs.

I have no idea. The store that I work at is a halal KFC and bacon free, so we only do the double down with chicken, cheese and BBQ sauce. It is one of the worst places to work at.

 

[bulkbiker]

How come the lack of bacon reduces the carb amount so much? Bacon itself has almost no carbs.

I'm guessing it might be a sauce? pure sugar probably.
Thanks for the info @akindrat18

 

[Guzzler]

The vegetable oil may not convince my youngest but it has convinced me, not that I particularly like KFC or takeaways in general.

 

[ringi]

I think given the overheated vegetable oil that has set there for a long time converting into trans fat, if I must have fast food the "insides" of a Big Mac will be a better option.