According to Gallup the Average American is 17 pounds overweight.

Nicki and I saw the advertisement for the NEW KFC Grilled Chicken the other night and we both immediately and repeatedly said that we wanted to try it. Beginning the week after Thanksgiving in 2007 I have been on a journey of eating healthier and wiser, therefore I cut out a lot of fried chicken, in fact, there have been very few times we went to KFC since that week and most of the fried chicken I’ve eaten in the last year and a half has been from a Chinese restaurant when I splurged and rewarded myself. We went to a local KFC that has a buffet on a few occasions because we could get all of the vegetables we wanted, but could still control how much fried chicken we ate.  When you lose 50 pounds, its easy to learn to say ‘No!’ to a lot of things that did you harm in the past.

Nicki got a purse order today and we decided to take the children out to eat. We decided to go to KFC to try the new grilled chicken. Typically, it costs extra for grilled chicken or the healthier choices at restaurants, especially fast food restaurants, however, at KFC you can get the grilled chicken in leu of the fried chicken for the same price. Fortunately at KFC we can take the whole family (all 5 of us) and still eat affordable. We decided to go to the new KFC right down the road from our house. It was very clean and modern looking. A nice atmosphere for a fast food joint.

Here’s the bottom line…The Grilled Chicken at KFC rocks!!! It is very tasty (Great spices) and best of all its healthier than the fried. Here are a few nutrition facts (Click Here for the entire breakdown):

Original Fried Breast:…370 Cals.
Extra Crispy Breast:…..490 Cals.
Grilled Breast:…………180 Cals.

Original Fried Thigh:…..260 Cals.
Extra Crispy Thigh:…….370 Cals.
Grilled Thigh:…………..140 Cals.

America, do yourself a favor and get the KFC Grilled Chicken instead of the fried. Sure, it won’t kick all of that extra weight the average American is carrying around, but it will help you not add to it, plus it gives you an affordable alternative. Don’t believe me? Visit your local KFC on Monday, April 27th to try the new Grilled Chicken for Free!