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BIRDIEBL8
BIRDIEBL8 Posts: 155 Member
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Yesterday I baked some chicken & rolled it in prepared bread crumbs which added way to many calories! So I was thinking of bran flakes mixed with fiber one. Has anyone else tried anything else like this? Prepared bread crumbs were 140 calories per 1/4 cup!

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  • BigDnSW
    BigDnSW Posts: 641 Member
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    When I want a little crunch to my baked chicken, I use a little bit of egg whites and EVOO. Then roll in corn meal. Much less calories, fat, and sodium. A little pepper and garlic for taste. That's just one way to pluck the chicken. Same for tilapia.

    But not everyone likes corn meal. Tastes like a chicken fried chicken. :)

    Here's the corn meal nutrition info:


    Quaker - Yellow Corn Meal
    Servings: 3 tbs.

    Calories 90 Sodium 0 mg
    Total Fat 1 g Potassium 0 mg
    Saturated 0 g Total Carbs 21 g
    Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 2 g
    Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 0 g
    Trans 0 g Protein 2 g
    Cholesterol 0 mg    
    Vitamin A 2%. Calcium 0%
    Vitamin C 0%. Iron 4%
  • kittzle
    kittzle Posts: 190 Member
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    You can also look for the Panko crumbs. They're about half the calories as well.
    They seem to be all the rage lately, but I can't say I've tried any myself yet.
  • BIRDIEBL8
    BIRDIEBL8 Posts: 155 Member
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    Haha dc- having grown up in arkansas I can't git outta th mindset that cornmeal is for catfish lmao but I haven't tried the panko crumbs. Thanks y'all!

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