Fast food reality check!

KFC's grilled chicken isn't technically grilled. It is frozen with the grill marks on them, and then deep fried just like the rest of their chicken, at a lower temperature and no breading. So it is still "fried" chicken. lol

:noway: I always thought the grilled chicken was safe. I guess that explains the ridiculously high calories for that small breast.

Sodium doesn't effect calories.

Sodium most definitely effect calories!

um ... no.

When 1 food item is giving you 4-6x the sodium your body needs for an entire day, that isn't something to really scoff at. I don't worry that much, but people SHOULD be aware of sodium. It does have some effect on your cardio health. I personally would like to protect my heart as much as possible. Have you seen the monster hearts in overweight people? Admittedly that isn't just sodium issues, but it sure doesn't help. I certainly don't get bothered by sodium and eat out, but I'd rather limit it as much as possible when unnecessary.

4-6x? from one item? we must be looking at different items. and unless you have a medical condition that means you need to keep away from sodium, you'll be fine. this assumes you are eating within your caloric goals, I suppose, which is already lowering your sodium intake from pre-MFP days.

WOW!!! If you don't get the sodium problem, maybe you should do some research on the topic. Just like wt. loss and maintenance are NOT just about calories in and calories out!

first ... no sodium problem. maybe you should research, rather than just relying on sky-is-falling fallacies. to start, maybe look up the relationship between sodium and potassium and their respective levels in your body. or just look into recent studies showing sodium isn't the boogey man anyway.

or, if you are that concerned about excess sodium, flush it out. 90-95 percent of excess sodium in the human body is flushed out through urination. you know how you do that more? drink more water. lots of water = less sodium retained. also, we lose some through sweat. so hit the gym.

and as far as calories in and out? uh ... unless the laws of science have changed, you might wanna research that topic.

Sodium has nothing to do with calories.

However, the balance of sodium vs potassium is important in the cells of your body. When water leaves your cells via osmosis due to an ion imbalance, your cells suffer. They don't work as well. Cells need water, or they become flaccid.

This is only one example of the effect of too much sodium.

Honestly, the only reason I watch sodium is because my blood pressure is a bit high. If it were normal, I wouldn't really care at all.

I think you guys worry way too much about sodium

yup. sodium isn't the devil. I promise. and I eat KFC now and then. you can eat a whole plate of drumsticks for like 350 calories.

WOW!!! If you don't get the sodium problem, maybe you should do some research on the topic. Just like wt. loss and maintenance are NOT just about calories in and calories out!

You're one of the reasons why I left.... I come back and you're still singing the same bro-tastic song.

sodium is not my friend -_-

KFC's grilled chicken isn't technically grilled. It is frozen with the grill marks on them, and then deep fried just like the rest of their chicken, at a lower temperature and no breading. So it is still "fried" chicken. lol

Thanks for that - honestly didn't know that at all. I don't eat KFC often at all but it handy to know! That's a bit of a rip of isn't it selling it as grilled chicken when it's not!

You sold me. Im having kfc for dinner.

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