{"id":7427,"date":"2009-04-16T14:12:51","date_gmt":"2009-04-16T19:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=7427"},"modified":"2009-05-05T22:32:25","modified_gmt":"2009-05-06T03:32:25","slug":"kentucky-grilled-chicken-offers-healthier-fast-food-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/kentucky-grilled-chicken-offers-healthier-fast-food-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Grilled Chicken Offers Healthier Fast-Food Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"kentucky-grilled-chicken\"<\/a>In recent months, all fast-food<\/a> restaurants have worked hard to introduce healthy meal options into their usual menu of fried fare. From Long John Silver’s <\/a>to Dunkin’ Donuts<\/a>, you can pretty much head to any drive-through and come away with a somewhat healthy meal, as long as you stick to the nutritious eats and avoid fries at all cost.<\/p>\n

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The latest fast-food giant to succumb to the demand for healthier convenience meals is KFC. The chicken giant just unveiled it’s new Kentucky Grilled\u00a0Chicken,\u00a0a lower-fat and lower-calorie alternative to the Colonel’s traditional bucket of fried breasts, thighs and legs.<\/p>\n

The Kentucky Grilled Chicken also has its own clandestine secret recipe that contains six special herbs and seasonings. The mystery recipe is kept under tight security in a safe at the company’s headquarters, right next to the Colonel Sander’s handwritten recipe of 11 herbs and spices that coat the famous chicken.<\/p>\n

In regards to nutrition, here is how the Kentucky Grilled Chicken stacks up: One piece has between 70 and 180 calories (KFC’s original chicken has about 110-370 calories per piece) and four grams of fat (original has 7 to 21 grams of fat). But its sodium content is still pretty high with just about 25 percent of your daily sodium<\/a> needs per once piece.<\/p>\n

KFC promises that its new Kentucky Grilled Chicken with its unique blend of spices and herbs and its slow-roasted\u00a0preparation will not disappoint. In fact, the chicken is roasted in special patented ovens that take about 20 minutes to produce one batch of chicken.<\/p>\n

If you’re worried about\u00a0your\u00a0waist and your wallet\u00a0– don’t be. The new chicken will cost the same as the fried stuff. And KFC will offer a free piece of its Kentucky Grilled Chicken to all customers on April\u00a027th.<\/p>\n

\"kentucky-grilled-chicken-nutrition-facts\"<\/a>A few suggestions for making an even healthier choice out of the new KGC:<\/p>\n