{"id":91749,"date":"2013-09-26T11:48:55","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T16:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=91749"},"modified":"2013-09-26T11:48:55","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T16:48:55","slug":"still-not-satisfried-burger-king-debuts-a-lower-fat-french-fry-that-isnt-any-healthier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/still-not-satisfried-burger-king-debuts-a-lower-fat-french-fry-that-isnt-any-healthier\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Not Satisfried &#8211; Burger King Debuts a Lower Fat French Fry That isn&#8217;t Any Healthier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Burger King&#039;s &quot;Satisfries&quot;: A healthier alternative?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-X0VKZ7Uwhs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 13px;\">On Tuesday, <strong>Burger King debuted their new &#8220;Satisfries,&#8221;<\/strong> which have 40 percent less fat and 30 percent fewer calories than their traditional french fries.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It took Burger King 10 years to engineer a special batter<\/strong> that would absorb less oil while still maintaining a crispy exterior. Operative word &#8211; <em>engineered<\/em>. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/flavorfirst.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cheryl Forberg, RD<\/a><\/strong>, the nutrition expert for Biggest Loser, told us, &#8220;The new fry appears to be more processed, more of a potato product with some type of batter that absorbs less oil.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A regular sized order of the crinkle cut &#8220;Satisfries&#8221; contains <strong>340 calories, 14g of fat, and 370mg of sodium<\/strong>, so these fries are healthy<em>ish<\/em>not healthy. A medium order of their standard fries has 403 calories, 17g of fat, and 572mg of sodium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c<strong>One out of every two Burger King guests orders our classic French fries<\/strong> and we know our guests are hungry for options that are better for them,\u201d said Burger King president Alex Macedo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>While these fries may be <em>healthier<\/em> than their fast food counterparts, taste tests have proved people prefer the greasy, hi-fat old standbys. However, BK must be doing something right, <strong>their stock rose 0.2 percent yesterday<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Get More Information: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/articles\/2013\/09\/24\/burger-king-s-new-french-fries-took-ten-years-to-develop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Daily Beast<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-09-24\/burger-king-bids-to-increase-health-image-with-new-low-fat-fries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91754\" alt=\"Satisfries\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Satisfries.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Satisfries.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Satisfries-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>You know what&#8217;s healthier than eating low-calorie fries from Burger King? Not eating at Burger King.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh C. Bramlett (@SonofConway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonofConway\/statuses\/383259087447666688\">September 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>FYI <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurgerKing\">@BurgerKing<\/a> &#8216;s new less-fat fries are still fattening <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/tmGeDVAhMv\">http:\/\/t.co\/tmGeDVAhMv<\/a> Are you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23satisfried&amp;src=hash\">#satisfried<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shoshana Pritzker RD (@SPritzkerRD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SPritzkerRD\/statuses\/382512562983555072\">September 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Since potatoes are the worst food known to mankind &amp; eating them fried in fake fat is 10X worse, I&#8217;ll pass on being <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Satisfried&amp;src=hash\">#Satisfried<\/a>, thank you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stacks Edwards (@imstacksedwards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imstacksedwards\/statuses\/382473230805499905\">September 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Oh good, I&#8217;m sure the new fries will attract fitness and health advocates around the globe by providing bland, low calorie fries <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Satisfried&amp;src=hash\">#Satisfried<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Rogaski (@AlexRogaski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexRogaski\/statuses\/382460726830321664\">September 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"sriracha french fries recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/sriracha-oven-fries-the-way-to-a-hot-sauce-fans-spicy-heart\/\">Recipe: Sriracha Oven Fries<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"chipotle GMO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/chipotle-is-going-gmo-free-because-people-have-the-right-to-know-whats-in-their-food\/\">Chipotle is Going GMO Free<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"healthy burger king menu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/healthiest-menu-choices-at-burger-king\/\">Healthiest Menu Choices at Burger King<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Image via BK.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Burger King debuted their new &#8220;Satisfries,&#8221; which have 40 percent less fat and 30 percent fewer calories than their traditional french fries. It took Burger King 10 years to engineer a special batter that would absorb less oil &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/still-not-satisfried-burger-king-debuts-a-lower-fat-french-fry-that-isnt-any-healthier\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695],"tags":[3707,2535,474,4128],"class_list":["post-91749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-burger-king","tag-cheryl-forberg","tag-fast-food","tag-french-fries"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91749"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91757,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91749\/revisions\/91757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}