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10 Fast Food Items Worse For You Than The KFC Double Down
The Consumerist ^
| April 20, 2010
| Chris Morran
Posted on 04/20/2010 4:33:32 PM PDT by Daffynition
KFC's Double Down -- the bacon sandwich where two pieces of fried chicken replace the bread -- has been catching a lot of flack lately; much of it deserved. But a quick comparison of the nutritional (for want of a better word) info between the Double Down and some items on the menus at other fast food joints shows that the "warped creation of a syphilitic brain" might not be as bad for you as a salad at Wendy's.
According to KFC, the Original Recipe Double Down has 540 calories, 32g of fat and 1380mg of sodium.
With just a quick peek at the websites for Burger King, McDonald's and Wendy's, I had no trouble finding 10 items with higher calorie and fat (and in almost all cases, sodium) counts than the Double Down:
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Food
KEYWORDS: foodfascists; foodnazis
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To: Daffynition
KFC would be pretty much VERY low on my list if it was my last meal....HAHAHA!
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posted on
04/20/2010 6:12:50 PM PDT
by
BossLady
(<----Butler Alumnus - proud of my Dawgs!!!)
To: BossLady
Un-bon-appetite!
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posted on
04/20/2010 6:15:00 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
( In the span of one man's lifetime, only the individual has any potential - not the collective.)
To: Daffynition
I tried the Double Down and thought it was pretty good, except for that weird-flavored mayo, which I had asked them to leave off, but they didn’t.
To: Fast Moving Angel
That "weird-flavored mayo" is rot-gut.
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posted on
04/20/2010 9:39:50 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
( In the span of one man's lifetime, only the individual has any potential - not the collective.)
To: OneWingedShark
...then I suppose I shouldnt mention I had one and a half of them.You, sir...are my hero
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posted on
04/20/2010 9:41:59 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(The real first rule of Fight Club: don't invite Chuck Norris...EVER)
To: Daffynition
To: Fast Moving Angel
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posted on
04/21/2010 3:17:01 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
( In the span of one man's lifetime, only the individual has any potential - not the collective.)
To: Daffynition
To: OneWingedShark
To: Domangart
IIRC, I paid about $20 for 3 Double-Down meals...
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posted on
04/25/2010 3:29:57 PM PDT
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: mnehring
A rare prime rib with horseradish sauce and mashed potatoes sound healthy in comparison..That also sounds heavenly. I could dig some of that right now...
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posted on
04/25/2010 3:34:10 PM PDT
by
Allegra
(Pablo is very wily.)
To: mowowie
I dont care what if there is worse, I WANT A DOUBLE DOWN NOW!!!I tried the skinless grilled chicken version of that (460 calories and fat grams somewhere in the 20s) and thought it was pretty good.
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posted on
04/25/2010 3:37:30 PM PDT
by
Allegra
(Pablo is very wily.)
To: Fast Moving Angel
I found this one interesting....
![]( http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvpanwHOMT1qzvnxpo1_500.jpg)
The Rod Jeremy - Two thick slices of bologna stuffed with swiss and American Cheese, beer battered and deep fried.
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posted on
04/25/2010 3:40:07 PM PDT
by
newfreep
(Palin/DeMint 2012 - Bolton: Secy of State)
To: GOPJ
The extra 8 months of life you get from eating right will be served in a nursing home. Have fun with your extra time...Obama's death panels will take away those 8 extra months. I'm going to get me a steak while I still have the time to enjoy it.
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posted on
04/25/2010 3:41:33 PM PDT
by
Night Hides Not
(If Dick Cheney = Darth Vader, then Joe Biden = Dark Helmet)
To: newfreep
LOL! And when I saw “stuffed bologna”, I immediately thought of Washington ... :-)
To: Night Hides Not
Obama's death panels will take away those 8 extra months. Good point! We'll get the last laugh as tofu eating liberals realize they've missed out on all the good stuff for nothing.
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posted on
04/25/2010 7:37:22 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
("Everything in this world has a heart; the heart itself has its own heart." - Rebbe Nahman)
To: Daffynition
If you get the grilled double down, the calories would be less and virtually no carbs.
Quite frankly, even with the original recipe, it is hardly more calories than a BK double cheeseburger.
To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA
To say nothing about carbs the big no-no under an Atkins diet. No bun = no carbs.
I was happy when it came out. Finally there was a consistent low carb item on the menu for fast food. Heck in the Atkins universe this is health food with a side of green beans.
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posted on
05/19/2010 6:07:05 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the occupation media.)
To: newfreep
Balogna...jumbo...my dad used to fry the thick slices, and it will curl up into a cup shape; and in another skillet he would scramble eggs; serve in the balogna cups sprinkled (heavily) with shredded cheddar cheese.
Diced, fried potatos w/sauteed onions on the side.
And all of it sprinkled with Franks’ Hot Sauce.
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posted on
05/19/2010 6:14:54 PM PDT
by
PennsylvaniaMom
((((((((((((((((((((PALIN/BACHMANN 2012))))))))))))))))))))
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