Why does this sound good? [Archive]

Motorboat Cruiser

06-04-2006, 01:07 AM

Even without actually ever seeing the product, anything with the name "Crispy Creamy Cheesy Bowl" sounds like a bucket of grease and fat and death (which isn't much of a stretch from their other entrees, I suppose).

Might as well just inject bacon fat into your arteries. :)

lizziebith

06-04-2006, 01:37 AM

See, all this talk is like porn talk to me and only makes me want to try it more! Phooey!

Gemini Cricket

06-04-2006, 06:50 AM

"How about topping off with a 3 cheese blend?" The KFC worker in the commercial asks. Bleeeuckkk!

Everytime we see this commerical, I gag. So freakin' gross.

I mean, just give your customers poison covered with a 3 cheese blend. :D

There are reasons I don't eat fast food... This is one of them. (In-N-Out excluded, of course...)

CoasterMatt

06-04-2006, 08:06 AM

Might as well just inject bacon fat into your arteries. :)
I've been working on that for YEARS!! :p

Kevy Baby

06-04-2006, 09:24 AM

I was curious as to how bad this was nutritionally. I checked KFC's site and found their Nutrition Guide (http://www.yum.com/nutrition/documents/kfc_nutrition.pdf), and according to that, there are 690 calories and 270 calories from fat (31 fat grams). Sadly, that seems low. Also, 2,110 mgs. of sodium. And for anybody in the indoctrination induction phase of Atkin's, one of these bad boys would be almost FIVE DAYS worth of carbs (77 grams).

Might as well just inject bacon fat into your arteries. :)You say that like it would be a bad thing ;)

MickeyLumbo

06-04-2006, 09:29 AM

thank you KB! i was wondering about the carbs.

BarTopDancer

06-04-2006, 10:34 AM

Sorry Lizzibeth!

GC, I agree, the three cheese blend just sounds nasty. But the rest.

KB, I'm curious to what a two or three peice meal would compare (since you're doing the nutritional look-up).

MBC, it is a bowl of fat and grease. Like the rest of their menu. The most healthy thing on their menu is the corn on the cob.

I don't even remember the last time I had KFC... Oh ya, the last time I had KFC was when I ran into MBC and ChickenXing during traffic school. That had to be at least a year and a half ago.

Motorboat Cruiser

06-04-2006, 10:47 AM

MBC, it is a bowl of fat and grease. Like the rest of their menu. The most healthy thing on their menu is the corn on the cob.

Actually (and it has been a while since I've been to one), they did have an oven roasted chicken that at least seemed like it would be healthier. It tasted...ok.

I don't even remember the last time I had KFC... Oh ya, the last time I had KFC was when I ran into MBC and ChickenXing during traffic school. That had to be at least a year and a half ago.

Yeah, that was in our "it's easier to eat out of a bag" phase. :) And don't get me wrong, it isn't that KFC doesn't taste good. It's just better for my health if I continue to convince myself that these place are evil, thereby lowering the temptations to tolerable levels.

Excuse me now while I go grab a handful of carrot sticks (grumble, grumble).

;)

BarTopDancer

06-04-2006, 11:15 AM

It's just better for my health if I continue to convince myself that these place are evil, thereby lowering the temptations to tolerable levels.

Excuse me now while I go grab a handful of carrot sticks (grumble, grumble).

;)

:evil:

Not Afraid

06-04-2006, 11:16 AM

Another reason why I'm glad I don't watch TV.

CoasterMatt

06-04-2006, 11:17 AM

Excuse me now while I go grab a handful of carrot sticks (grumble, grumble).

;)
Just deep fry the carrot sticks :D

Motorboat Cruiser

06-04-2006, 11:55 AM

Just deep fry the carrot sticks :D

You might just be on to something!

Tempura carrot sticks .... Mmmmmmm

Kevy Baby

06-04-2006, 01:51 PM

Geez... do I hafta do everything around here?
KB, I'm curious to what a two or three peice meal would compare (since you're doing the nutritional look-up).
Original Recipe
Whole Wing: 150 calories, 80 calories from fat, total fat: 9
Breast: 380 calories, 170 calories from fat, total fat: 13
Drumstick: 140 calories, 70 calories from fat, total fat: 8
Thigh: 360 calories, 230 calories from fat, total fat: 25

Extra Crispy
Whole Wing: 190 calories, 110 calories from fat, total fat: 12
Breast: 460 calories, 250 calories from fat, total fat: 28
Drumstick: 160 calories, 90 calories from fat, total fat: 10
Thigh: 370 calories, 230 calories from fat, total fat: 26

Sides
Green Beens: 50 calories, 15 calories from fat, total fat: 1.5
Smushed taters with gravy: 110 calories, 35 calories from fat, total fat: 4
Corn cob: 70 calories, 15 calories from fat, total fat: 1.5
Cole Slaw: 190 calories, 110 calories from fat, total fat: 11

A three piece original with boob, arm and leg (breast, wing and thigh), mashed potatoes with gravy and cole slaw (my personal preference) would be:

1,190 calories, 700 calories from fat, total fat: 62 grams

Gemini Cricket

06-04-2006, 02:15 PM

Short article on KFC bowls (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/food/270766_tf119.html)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/kfc.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/puke.gif

BarTopDancer

06-04-2006, 02:26 PM

That just looks nasty Brad. I think you cured my never-to-be-filled craving.

I think if fast food places put the calorie counts out on the menu everyone would be dropping weight like no tomorrow.

Though in comparision... I found a Chipotle caculator (http://www.chipotlefan.com/index.php?id=nutrition_calculator) and...

My burrito has 69g of fat, and 1385 calories. Though eating it over 3 meals like I do... 460 calories 23g of fat. Still not that great.

Burrito Bol
Rice
Black Beans
Veggies
Mild salsa
sour cream
cheese
guac
chips

Matterhorn Fan

06-04-2006, 02:34 PM

Chipotle is owned by McDonald's.

BarTopDancer

06-04-2006, 02:38 PM

Chipotle is owned by McDonald's.

Yup. But it isn't McDonalds. It's Chipotle.

Matterhorn Fan

06-04-2006, 02:43 PM

You're not gonna be talked away from that burrito, are you? ;)

McDonald's owns Donato's Pizza, too, and Dontato's is NASTY. I'm staying away from Chipotle on principle.

BTD, you live in SoCal--can't you get a better (and potentially better for you) burrito in your town?

I'm hooked on Indian food right now. I hope that it's more healthy than the fast food stuff discussed in this thread (a whole day's worth of fat from one piece of extra crispy?? Sheesh!).

cirquelover

06-04-2006, 02:56 PM

You might just be on to something!

Tempura carrot sticks .... Mmmmmmm

We've found a little Korean place that will make tempura carrots just for me! Mmmm I just love tempura carrots. No one else in the family eats them so I get them all. I usually make a meal of it and I'm happy!

As to the KFC bowls, when my husband and I saw the commercial we both went Ewww. I've been known to mix my corn in many things including smashed potatoes but topping that off with popcorn chicken, gravy and cheese, no thanks.
I don't understand the cheese thing either, nothing else at KFC has cheese so why did they throw that in there!? The commercial says it's the best of everything they have at kfc.

BarTopDancer

06-04-2006, 02:58 PM

You're not gonna be talked away from that burrito, are you? ;)

Maybe when iSm joins the religious right.

McDonald's owns Donato's Pizza, too, and Dontato's is NASTY. I'm staying away from Chipotle on principle.

I don't eat at McDonalds, actual McDonalds. It's been 4 years now (I think). It's all principal now. I look at saying Chipotle is owned by McDonalds is the same thing as saying Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and Long John Silvers are all owned by the same company. Ok, sure, but different food (and I don't eat at any of them).

BTD, you live in SoCal--can't you get a better (and potentially better for you) burrito in your town?

Oh ya, I can, and do on a regular basis. But there is something about Chipotle. It's like crack. In a bol. Their portions are so big that it's 3 meals and sometimes 3 meals and a snack for me. And while I can get amazing burritos and mexican food I also enjoy a burrito from Del Taco. It's all a matter of what kind of Mexican I'm in the mood for.

I'm hooked on Indian food right now. I hope that it's more healthy than the fast food stuff discussed in this thread (a whole day's worth of fat from one piece of extra crispy?? Sheesh!).

I'm hooked on veggie Pad Thai and veggie rolls from the local sushi joint.

Prudence

06-04-2006, 03:09 PM

I want to try one just to see. It's so awful sounding! Must try for myself!

But now I'm actually craving pad thai. But I don't feel like cleaning myself up enough to go get some.

Gemini Cricket

06-05-2006, 08:25 AM

That picture of the KFC bowl is in my photobucket account and it makes me ill everytime I see it. Ugh! :D

Ponine

06-05-2006, 09:31 AM

Interesting, Lani and I have a running joke about how disgusting it looks. I saw one in person a couple weeks ago and it was even worse looking than the commercials make it look.
This is also my position. Every time I see the commercial I think... ugh.. thats so catering to a trailer trash mentality. (sorry if that offends)
I have no interest in trying it.

I like my kfc seperate thanks.

Gemini Cricket

06-05-2006, 09:35 AM

Ponine

06-05-2006, 09:41 AM

Oh no, my food can touch. But I like KFC.
And really, I dont want to mush it all together and miss out on what I like about it.

Gemini Cricket

06-05-2006, 09:44 AM

Oh no, my food can touch. But I like KFC.
I used to really like their cole slaw. I don't know why, but I did. And extra crispy chicken skin. Mmm mmm. It's been a long time since I've eaten there.

katiesue

06-05-2006, 10:09 AM

I don't like my food all mixed up either so this just looked totally gross to me. Although KFC changed how they serve the two piece meals from the box with everything in it's own neat little package to the sort of all in one plastic tray thing, making all the food get mixed up anyway.

I sadly even have plates that are like lunch trays with their own little seperate compartments, that way nothing gets mixed up.

SzczerbiakManiac

06-05-2006, 12:31 PM

I hate to admit it, but I saw a commercial for this last night and thought to myself, "Damn that looks good!"

Due to my low-cholesterol, low-sodium, doctor-mandated diet, I won't be ordering one, but if I wasn't on it, I'd probably be all up in that bowl.

tracilicious

06-05-2006, 03:09 PM

My little brother used to make a post-thanksgiving sandwich that consisted bread, mashed potatos, turkey, gravy and stuffing topped with more bread. He also used to eat spaghetti sandwiches. Bleh.

The KFC bowl just might be the worst fast food abomination ever.

CoasterMatt

06-05-2006, 05:15 PM

I think wet fries are far worse than the KFC bowl, but they're yummy too

tracilicious

06-05-2006, 05:16 PM

Wet fries?

Capt Jack

06-05-2006, 08:19 PM

I used to really like their cole slaw. I don't know why, but I did.

oooh, I still love their slaw and I'm not usually a coleslaw fan. its all I can do sometimes to keep from just wolfing it all down first.

Wet fries?

new one on me too. :confused:

Ponine

06-05-2006, 09:03 PM

Arent wet fries, Fries with gravy poured on top?

CoasterMatt

06-05-2006, 09:11 PM

Wet fries = fries SOAKED in gravy

CoasterMatt

06-05-2006, 09:21 PM

I think I found even more of a food abomination...

A Bacon Cheeseburger With A Krispy Kreme Donut for a Bun!! (http://cbs4denver.com/watercooler/watercooler_story_155114334.html)

Cadaverous Pallor

06-05-2006, 11:06 PM

I did not read the whole thread (urp) but I have to say that I saw the commercial and my god people think that looks GOOD? :confused:

BarTopDancer

06-05-2006, 11:12 PM

I did not read the whole thread (urp) but I have to say that I saw the commercial and my god people think that looks GOOD? :confused:

Looks digusting. Sounds good. ;)

Gemini Cricket

06-06-2006, 06:08 AM

This thread makes me wanna hurl...

Cue CoasterMatt and KevyBaby to post something worse...

:D

CoasterMatt

06-06-2006, 06:20 AM

What, the bacon cheeseburger with a krispy kreme bun wasn't enough?!?

There's also Tommy's Mega Combo - A triple chilicheeseburger, chili cheese fries, and a 44 oz. drink

Morrigoon

06-06-2006, 05:12 PM

Something about the title turns me off... maybe it's the idea of "Crispy Cream" being associated with chicken...

Morrigoon

06-06-2006, 05:13 PM

What, the bacon cheeseburger with a krispy kreme bun wasn't enough?!?

There's also Tommy's Mega Combo - A triple chilicheeseburger, chili cheese fries, and a 44 oz. drink
Mmmmm..... Tommmmmmyyyyyy's.... aughlhrghghrllgh!

Kevy Baby

06-06-2006, 07:45 PM

I'm also one of those people who doesn't like to mix up their food very much. I'm not anal where I don't like food touching at all, but I don't like mixing up my corn and mashed potatoes etc.I have to share the ultimate anal retentive and mixing of food story. It concerns my very own Father.

When going out to breakfast, he will order a typical eggs (over easy), hash browns, etc. plate. When he gets it, he mixes EVERYTHING into a goulash-like glob. He will then flatten it out (about 3/4" thick or so) and square it up on his plate.

He then cuts a corner off and puts that into his mouth. As he is chewing, her will the RE-SQUARE the whole mess and start over. He will do this (take a bite, resquare; take a bite, re-square) until he is done.

It is absofrickinlutely hilarious to watch. Naturally, we laugh at him every time does it!

The one exception is rice and beans at a Mexican restaurant, I love mixing those together...Amen brutha! And scoop it up with tortilla chips!!!

alphabassettgrrl

06-07-2006, 08:30 AM

Count me in the Ewww camp.

No KFC bowl. No Krispy Kreme bacon cheeseburger.

No wet fries.

My food tastes are pretty simple. I like it that way. KFC has been sounding good lately though. I can almost justify it if I bike to the restaurant, right? :)

Gemini Cricket

06-14-2006, 09:58 AM

A U.S. consumer group sued the operator of the KFC fried chicken restaurant chain on Tuesday to try and force it to stop frying foods in an artery- clogging fat.
Source (http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/13/news/companies/kfc.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes)

Not Afraid

06-14-2006, 10:10 AM

Was someone forcing hi to eat KFC on a daily basis?

My eyes are going to get stuck in the rolling position.

Stan4dSteph

06-14-2006, 11:42 AM

If the people at KFC were smart, they would have already been working on this. Look at all the good PR Wendy's is getting for changing their fry oil over to be free of transfats.

AllyOops!

06-14-2006, 01:03 PM

I'm personally against KFC and their whole cruelty to chickens extravaganza :( , but occasionally, I'm one of those rare meat-eating vegetarians. ;)

However, my girlfriend took me through the drive-thru Friday night after tanning to cheer me up and pull me out of my blues. Nothing bonds girlies together like heartbreak and grease. ;)

You can mock me like a muthertrucker, but those bowls were white-trash heaven! I only wish they were swimming in more gravy. Mashed potatoes, gravy, cheese, corn and fried chicken nuggets..what's not to like? I think seperately most people enjoy all of those things. Mixed together, eaten seperately..either way it all comes out in the end.

I completed my goal to eat a bowl.

lashbear

06-14-2006, 01:26 PM

I used to really like their cole slaw. I don't know why, but I did. And extra crispy chicken skin. Mmm mmm. It's been a long time since I've eaten there.

You used to like the coleslaw because of the 8 tablespoons of sugar in the dressing. Coleslaw Candy

(Actual;y, not sure how many teaspoons, but it's intentionally high)

flippyshark

06-14-2006, 07:41 PM

Chipotle is owned by McDonald's.

Actually, this just in, McDonald's has divested itself of it's majority interest in Chipotle Grill. I supose this means you won't have to avoid it on principle. I will continue to avoid it because it is misnamed. It ought to be called Cilantro Grill. (I'm not a fan of cilantro.)

CoasterMatt

06-14-2006, 08:16 PM

Does my former cruelty to chickens (when I was just a lad on the farm) still count against me?

lashbear

06-15-2006, 03:00 AM

Does my former cruelty to chickens (when I was just a lad on the farm) still count against me?

I hope you weren't too Hard on them. :eek:

BarTopDancer

06-15-2006, 10:54 AM

I hope you weren't too Hard on them. :eek:

:snicker: you said hard on :snicker:

/runs away giggling.

Prudence

06-15-2006, 05:54 PM

No one's tried one of these yet, have they? Because BT and I were planning on getting some tonight to see if they're strangely addictive or unbelieveable horrible.

It's all For Science, you know.

AllyOops!

06-16-2006, 01:10 PM

No one's tried one of these yet, have they? Because BT and I were planning on getting some tonight to see if they're strangely addictive or unbelieveable horrible.

It's all For Science, you know.

Hey, beautiful! Please refer to my above post!

I LOVED them. If I could have eaten it whilst lounging in a rusty, rickety lawn chair, staring at my various pink flamingos :birdy: & lawn gnomes :gnome: that decorate my dirt lot along with the outdoor TV with tinfoil rabbit ears, outside of my Christmas lighted trailer in June and then washed it all down with some ice cold Hamm's, then yes, Heaven might have arrived on earth that night..

:D :p ;)

Prudence

06-16-2006, 01:18 PM

Hey, beautiful! Please refer to my above post!

I totally missed the part where you ate one! Well, we did our duty for science last night. I think BT is in love. I thought they were tasty, but like you'd imagine it sits like a rock in your belly after. It's like Thanksgiving - I love having that food once a year, but it's not something I could do regularly.

That said, the cheese didn't really register as a flavor - probably a testament to the usual crappy quality cheese. The corn, however, was kind of cool. They were sort of crunchy to go with all the mush. It reminded me of sushi rolls rolled in roe. And I'm probably going to hell for that comparison.