Burger King launching lower-calorie french fry

Associated Press ^ | Sep 24, 2013 12:28 AM EDT | Candice Choi

[Olog-hai]

Burger King wants people to feel less guilty about gobbling up its french fries.

The world’s No. 2 hamburger chain is launching a new crinkle-cut french fry on Tuesday that it says has about 20 percent fewer calories than its regular french fries.

The chain says a small order of the new “Satisfries” clocks in at 270 calories because of a new batter that doesn’t absorb as much oil. By comparison, a small order of its regular fries, sans crinkles, has 340 calories. …

[N. Theknow]

Burger King fries have sucked for at least 10 years, ever since they went to the no trans fat oils.

Now they're trying out out-suck their suckiness.

Truer words have never been written.

[reformedliberal]

I blame the government mandates that all burgers be cooked to well-done. They all resemble hockey pucks.

[antidisestablishment]

The best fries were from Carl’s Jr. in the 80s. They were made out of a dehydrated potato mix that was extruded right into the basket. They soaked up grease like a sponge and were crispy right through the middle. No apologies and no worry about calories or content—almost as pure a junk food as Twinkies. Yum!