Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Hello out there! I know it's been awhile since I've been on a rant, or as I like to call it, a 'speechifyin' moment. What can I say? I have been a little busy...but no excuses. So here's the latest. K 'G' C? Kentucky GRILLED Chicken?
First I say, simply wow. WOW. To use the lingo of the younger, more computer-savvy gen...WTF? This is an establishment and empire, mind you, that has been in its own right since the 1950's! Yes, I know he started way before then, but he really didn't start getting his recognition until the 1950's. And it was built on FRIED chicken. The secret recipe that has stood for years as the 'penultimate' stantion for fried chicken. So now they cater to the health conscious with grilled chicken? I am beside myself on this issue.
I mean, yeah it is truly great to be healthy wih food choices and such, but every once in a while it is nice to have a little fried something every now and then. I know, I know, you nay-sayers you, that yeah they still offer their traditional menu, but c'mon! That's like McDs offering a choice between a choice salad (which still has waay to many preservatives in it to be truly healthy) and a Big Mac! Which would you choose? Sure, say salad, ass, to 'present' yourself as healthy. We all know what the real choice would be. C'mon, BMac versus a salad? Really?
All I am saying is this: I understand offering a 'healthy' alternative for things, but I did a small experiment as far as money goes. For what I paid for two breasts, two wings, and two legs (grilled at the K 'G' C), I found I could pay less than half that amount for a grilled whole chicken at my local grocery, and got twice the meat! And better than that, it tasted the same! The only difference I found was that the sodium content was almost twice for K 'G' C than the grocery! YIKES people....YIKES!
Just thought I'd mention it is all. Yes I am a fast food kinda guy. But, when I am looking for health and the like, Sometimes it's the bottom line what really matters. Upon taste, K 'G' C was no better than the local grocer, and well, I'd prefer to buy once and have three meals as opposed to buy once and have less than two.
What have we come to in the fast food industry? It never claimed to have been super healthy before, and well it always boils down to choices (yeah, damn us for having free will).
I say, quit blaming the industry, they're making a buck just like the rest of us. I say, don't fall for their new healthy attire - it's still fast food! I mean, what truly is the difference between that and that age old snickers, or pack of fire fries from the vending machine? Risk and choice are what we are faced with. Belief is what you choose it to be.
BTW, I chose to have extra crisp K 'F' C this eve. Yeah, I'm feeling my heart slow, and my faculties are a bit on the 'What the hell?' side, But I made my choice. I'm not pissed or upset. I mean, bottom line....It tasted amazing!
