Any tips for Chicken Drumsticks?

Joanneh

I am looking for something to do with chicken drumsticks that will be relatively low in calories. I am thinking of taking the skin off and roasting them with some spices....any ideas or recipes anyone?

Joanneh

I am looking for something to do with chicken drumsticks that will be relatively low in calories. I am thinking of taking the skin off and roasting them with some spices....any ideas or recipes anyone?

GIBride01

This is one of our favorite ways to cook drumsticks. The recipe says leave the skin on, but I have done it with skin off and it still turns out yummy..We make ours with brown rice and roasted broccoli..

www.recipezaar.com/Japanese-Mums-Chicken-68955

Dave198lbs

I am looking for something to do with chicken drumsticks that will be relatively low in calories. I am thinking of taking the skin off and roasting them with some spices....any ideas or recipes anyone?

strip all the meat off the bone and givr the meat to the dog
throw the bones away
that is what works for me

jdlove

I agree with giving it to the dog. Chicken breast is much better.

Lil_Leah

:laugh:

kerrilucko

hey now, I love drumsticks!


I roast them too. I usually cook 6 or so at a time, I place them ontop of chopped potatoes and onion, sprinkle with roasemary and squirt a bit on lemon juice over them. Usually I do it in my crockpot, but it'll work in the oven too. :bigsmile:

pettmybunny

The kids prefer buffalo drumsticks to buffalo wings...

We take the drumsticks and do them in barbeque shake and bake, lay them out on the baking sheet. Sprinkle them lightly with tobasco sauce and bake. Yummmmmmmm I have to admit they are better with skins left on (don't yell at me anyone, I KNOW that's where all the fat and calories come from) than skinless, but they are good either way.

SHBoss1673

Don't go knocking the dark meat people. Yes it's higher in fat, yes, the calories are higher, but man does it have a lot of good stuff in there. Dark meat chicken has vitamins A, K, B6, B12, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, and minerals like selenium, phosphorus and zinc, all in amounts that are good enough to use by the body (white meat either has very few of these items, or none at all). Also dark meat contains Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids (and some saturated fat)

Now, that being said, you should ALWAYS remove the skin before eating.

As too recipies, how bout a light spray of Ken's Lite Italian dressing while baking. Or how bout a nice dry rub before throwing it on the grill (I love cajun rubs, and most are pretty light on calories).

Joanneh

Guys thanks a lot for all the replies. The Japanese one sounds divine! And does look too bad except for the sugar. Yes I know they are not the healthiest part of the chicken in terms of calories but everything in moderation as they say.

porka29

I think tamtastic posted a great recipe w/panko crumbs for chicken legs

GIBride01

Don't go knocking the dark meat people. Yes it's higher in fat, yes, the calories are higher, but man does it have a lot of good stuff in there. Dark meat chicken has vitamins A, K, B6, B12, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, and minerals like selenium, phosphorus and zinc, all in amounts that are good enough to use by the body (white meat either has very few of these items, or none at all). Also dark meat contains Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids (and some saturated fat)

Now, that being said, you should ALWAYS remove the skin before eating.

ACK...thank you. Fat in food isin't evil, and those vitamins A,D,E,K are fat soluble..meaning without some fat in your diet, you can't use them. Not to mention fat gives you satiety...full longer.

LeanLioness

Don't go knocking the dark meat people. Yes it's higher in fat, yes, the calories are higher, but man does it have a lot of good stuff in there. Dark meat chicken has vitamins A, K, B6, B12, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, and minerals like selenium, phosphorus and zinc, all in amounts that are good enough to use by the body (white meat either has very few of these items, or none at all). Also dark meat contains Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids (and some saturated fat)

Now, that being said, you should ALWAYS remove the skin before eating.

ACK...thank you. Fat in food isin't evil, and those vitamins A,D,E,K are fat soluble..meaning without some fat in your diet, you can't use them. Not to mention fat gives you satiety...full longer.

What GLBride01 said and it also makes food taste better!!! :laugh:

molsongirl

I am looking for something to do with chicken drumsticks that will be relatively low in calories. I am thinking of taking the skin off and roasting them with some spices....any ideas or recipes anyone?

strip all the meat off the bone and givr the meat to the dog
throw the bones away
that is what works for me

:laugh: my sentiments as well, white meat all the way!

Fitness_Chick

hey now, I love drumsticks!


I roast them too. I usually cook 6 or so at a time, I place them ontop of chopped potatoes and onion, sprinkle with roasemary and squirt a bit on lemon juice over them. Usually I do it in my crockpot, but it'll work in the oven too. :bigsmile:

Hey thanks for the idea Kerri...I agree dark meat is not the :devil: ...I used to only eat white meat in the past but Tam as well as others here have posted some great chicken thigh recipes and others with dark meat, and to beat it all...it's certainly more price friendly these days! Sometimes you do the best you can eating healthy...no reason to knock someone that eats it or is merely asking how to prepare it:noway: :flowerforyou:

I just within this last week went back to part time working at the Crisis Center (working my way back up to full time before too long again) so do know for myself that due to the cost of things needs to be altered in this day and time..even when our goal is eat clean, sometimes you simply can only do what you can do.:flowerforyou:

Thanks Banks for you input on the 'good stuff' in the dark meat:happy:

FC

Fitness_Chick

Don't go knocking the dark meat people. Yes it's higher in fat, yes, the calories are higher, but man does it have a lot of good stuff in there. Dark meat chicken has vitamins A, K, B6, B12, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, and minerals like selenium, phosphorus and zinc, all in amounts that are good enough to use by the body (white meat either has very few of these items, or none at all). Also dark meat contains Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids (and some saturated fat)

Now, that being said, you should ALWAYS remove the skin before eating.

As too recipies, how bout a light spray of Ken's Lite Italian dressing while baking. Or how bout a nice dry rub before throwing it on the grill (I love cajun rubs, and most are pretty light on calories).

:drinker: thanks for the ideas

molsongirl

Thought this was interesting, :drinker:


Dark Meats
Dark meats simply have more myoglobin proteins, the magic stuff that ships oxygen to the muscle cells.

Dark meats must use myoglobins as they transfer oxygen more efficiently to the muscles than glycogen. Muscles used more frequently, get to be dark. This is why non-flying poultry drumsticks are dark meat, while breast meat is white.

When dark meat is cooked it turns the myoglobins to metmyoglobins, which is brown/gray. Metmyoglobins are very high in iron (albeit there is not that much in dark meat in the first place).

White Meat
White meat gets the 'juice' through glycogen. Glycogen is a polysaccharide of glucose, an animal starch. Animal starch is stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the white muscle.

Nutritional Comparison
Dark meats tend to contain more zinc, riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, vitamins B6 and B12, amino acids, iron than white meat. Dark beef meat contains about 11 times more zinc than tuna, and about 3 times as much iron than raw spinach. Chicken dark meat contain vitamins A, K, B6, B12, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, minerals as selenium, phosphorus and zinc.

Even the fats in most of the dark meats have healthy parts. They contain Omega-3, and Omega-6 fatty acids, and other ‘healthy’ fats.

It is the saturated fat content which lowers the true quality of dark meat.

Fitness_Chick

Thought this was interesting, :drinker:


Dark Meats
Dark meats simply have more myoglobin proteins, the magic stuff that ships oxygen to the muscle cells.

Dark meats must use myoglobins as they transfer oxygen more efficiently to the muscles than glycogen. Muscles used more frequently, get to be dark. This is why non-flying poultry drumsticks are dark meat, while breast meat is white.

When dark meat is cooked it turns the myoglobins to metmyoglobins, which is brown/gray. Metmyoglobins are very high in iron (albeit there is not that much in dark meat in the first place).

White Meat
White meat gets the 'juice' through glycogen. Glycogen is a polysaccharide of glucose, an animal starch. Animal starch is stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the white muscle.

Nutritional Comparison
Dark meats tend to contain more zinc, riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, vitamins B6 and B12, amino acids, iron than white meat. Dark beef meat contains about 11 times more zinc than tuna, and about 3 times as much iron than raw spinach. Chicken dark meat contain vitamins A, K, B6, B12, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, minerals as selenium, phosphorus and zinc.

Even the fats in most of the dark meats have healthy parts. They contain Omega-3, and Omega-6 fatty acids, and other ‘healthy’ fats.

It is the saturated fat content which lowers the true quality of dark meat.

Oh broken down even more....awesome

SHBoss1673

That's funny FC, I saw that same article when I was looking up which vitamins were in it. I knew it had lots of good stuff, I just couldn't remember which one.

Great minds and all...

MyaPapaya75

I am looking for something to do with chicken drumsticks that will be relatively low in calories. I am thinking of taking the skin off and roasting them with some spices....any ideas or recipes anyone?

take the skin off and curry them ..yum yum but thats only if you like curry lol I do chicken and roasted veggies

Fitness_Chick

Thought this was interesting, :drinker:


Dark Meats
Dark meats simply have more myoglobin proteins, the magic stuff that ships oxygen to the muscle cells.

Dark meats must use myoglobins as they transfer oxygen more efficiently to the muscles than glycogen. Muscles used more frequently, get to be dark. This is why non-flying poultry drumsticks are dark meat, while breast meat is white.

When dark meat is cooked it turns the myoglobins to metmyoglobins, which is brown/gray. Metmyoglobins are very high in iron (albeit there is not that much in dark meat in the first place).

White Meat
White meat gets the 'juice' through glycogen. Glycogen is a polysaccharide of glucose, an animal starch. Animal starch is stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the white muscle.

Nutritional Comparison
Dark meats tend to contain more zinc, riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, vitamins B6 and B12, amino acids, iron than white meat. Dark beef meat contains about 11 times more zinc than tuna, and about 3 times as much iron than raw spinach. Chicken dark meat contain vitamins A, K, B6, B12, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, minerals as selenium, phosphorus and zinc.

Even the fats in most of the dark meats have healthy parts. They contain Omega-3, and Omega-6 fatty acids, and other ‘healthy’ fats.

It is the saturated fat content which lowers the true quality of dark meat.

Mol...for a 'white meat' girl , I'm even more impressed you took time to hunt this down for us:flowerforyou: ah...just reading backwards here:blushing: :bigsmile:

FC