Why does this sound good?
 

Why does the new Crispy Creamy Cheesy Bowl from KFC sound good? I don't eat meat, the gravey is beef based, the cheese looks gross but all together, it sounds so good.

Ya, I'm weird.

We were just talking about it last night! I decided that, like crack, I must never never never never try it.







Yeah, it sounds good.

I think its legal crack v2.0. Chipotle being v1.0.

And the gravey uses chicken flavoring, not beef based. (yes, I looked. hoping it was not meat based. Hey, a girl can dream).

Speaking of gravy, check this out :D

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.

It doesn't look good, just sounds good. I think it's just the combo. When I used to eat KFC everything was dipped in the tatos and gravey. And now it's those things all mixed up. It could lose the cheese though.

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. :)

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

"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...)

I've been working on that for YEARS!! :p

I was curious as to how bad this was nutritionally. I checked KFC's site and found their Nutrition Guide, 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).


You say that like it would be a bad thing ;)

thank you KB! i was wondering about the carbs.

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.

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.

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).

;)

:evil:

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

Just deep fry the carrot sticks :D

You might just be on to something!

Tempura carrot sticks .... Mmmmmmm

[grumble] Geez... do I hafta do everything around here? [/grumble]
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

Short article on KFC bowls

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 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

Chipotle is owned by McDonald's.

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

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!).

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.

Maybe when iSm joins the religious right.

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).

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 veggie Pad Thai and veggie rolls from the local sushi joint.

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.

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

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.

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. The one exception is rice and beans at a Mexican restaurant, I love mixing those together...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Wet fries?

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.



new one on me too. :confused:

Arent wet fries, Fries with gravy poured on top?

Wet fries = fries SOAKED in gravy

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

A Bacon Cheeseburger With A Krispy Kreme Donut for a Bun!!

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. ;)

This thread makes me wanna hurl...

Cue CoasterMatt and KevyBaby to post something worse...

:D

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

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

[Homer]Mmmmm..... Tommmmmmyyyyyy's.... aughlhrghghrllgh![/Homer]

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!

Amen brutha! And scoop it up with tortilla chips!!!

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

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

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.

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)

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.)

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:

:snicker: you said hard on :snicker:

/runs away giggling.

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.

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.