Calories in Fried Chicken
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Dear Editor,
I love fried chicken and I
know eating chicken is a good way to lose weight
but how much more calorie does frying add to
chicken. Can I lose weight without giving up my
fried chicken habit.
Dear
Visitor,
Great
question. Unfortunately, frying chicken almost
doubles the calories and fat. For instance,
a grilled
or bake chicken breast with skin has about 220
calories with 12 grams of fat but if you
fry the
breast, the calories increase to 400 calories
and 25 grams of fat.
A good substitution
is to add bread crumbs to chicken and then bake.
We have a great recipe for baking chicken that
taste like fried chicken on our
home
page.
If you insist on eating fried
chicken, then limit to 1 or 2 times per week and
include lots of lean meats such as chicken or
turkey but make sure it’s either deli meat or
baked / grilled. You don’t have to give up fried
chicken to lose weight, just limit your intake
and you’ll do fine.
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