The author.
Nuff said.
Posted on 05/04/2010 9:00:15 AM PDT by jackspyder
Which came first the chicken or the egg? If you believe the Judeo-Christian story of creation found in the book of Genesis the answer is simple: the chicken. God spoke, and bam! Plump juicy chicken. He then observed His creation and said that it was "good." I however have not been so fortunate.
Not long ago, here in San Diego, I ordered the Oven Roasted Chicken sandwich from fast-food giant Subway, and saw that it was not good, because what they called chicken looked more like a white sponge on a bun. I was shocked, realizing that this was not what God intended chicken to be.
I was scared - seriously debating whether I should eat my $5 Foot-long special or not. "Maybe I should have bought a more expensive sandwich?" I pondered worriedly. With fear and trepedation I tried not to think too much about it, yet I cringed while proceeding with my lunch, telling myself: "I hope I'll be alright. I hope I don't get sick or regret this. No one should have to eat chicken like this, if in fact it is chicken." ...
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The author sounds like he wants expensive chicken sandwiches and has an agenda.. I kind of like the Subway Chicken Sandwich. Add veggies and cheese and it’s an affordable lunch for 2 days.
Thanks for reminding me - I was planning on a KFC Double-Down for lunch. Better get going.
Know what: it’s called “fast-food” for a reason.
When you spend less than $5 and get your meal in less than 3 minutes, what the Hell do you expect?
If I’m in a hurry, it’s fast food, if I have time, it’s okra, maters, corn-bread, pork-chops, etc...
The author.
Nuff said.
Compared to most fast food restaurants, Subway is above average. That's not saying much, but a Subway sandwich made in front of you is much better than a belly-bomb burger stored under the heatlamp for an hour.
not chemicals and fillers—just water.
Yes, it’s a sad existence for the chicken. But how else can chickens be processed to feed the need of people?
The problem is that this “meat patty” is processed, its not a solid chicken breast. Its meat that’s been chopped up, and reformed into a patty.
Similar to say low end nuggets in your grocery store or a chicken patty in the freezer section of your super market.
This article is a disingenuous comparison, saying that this patty is should look and be the same texture as a fresh chicken breast cooked is just flat out disingenuous.
While I am not for cruelty to animals, this article implies that the muscle is bad, when in fact its not solid muscle but shredded and reformed muscle being compared to nonshredded muscle. Its a disingenous comparison.
perhaps for Subway, but not necessarily for all pressed and formed chicken
That is funny, but just wrong... lol
Teh Ghey
Well said.
I did have a great meal of pulled pork, okra and greens at a little hole-in-the-wall place in NC once while visiting a client site. Every bit as fast as a chain, but boy was it good. I could eat that every day and be happy.
Lady behind the counter couldn’t believe a white boy with an Ohio accent would like okra and greens and didn’t want to serve them to me ‘cause “she knew I was going to take one bite and throw the rest away”. She eyeballed me for a good five minutes before she was convinced I was actually eating and enjoying them.
Gotta love someone who takes such pride in her cooking that she won’t serve it to you if she doesn’t think you’ll eat it.
I thought Rene was a woman the way he was writing about being scared of his food.
You know what Rene? Don’t expect too much from Subway and you’ll always be satisfied.
bttt
He’s a good-looking guy. Now post a picture of you and we’ll compare.
chicken on a bun! great pic! lol
I have made the switch to free range. I was resistant to it for a long time, since I’ve built up a lot of skepticism towards health claims. The only nutritionists I really trust are weightlifting enthusiasts — they tend to be on the cutting edge of nutrition, and are just concerned with results, as opposed to ideology or politics.
The quality of the meat in free range is significantly better, on almost every level (in addition to what the free range doesn’t have!). What’s interesting is that I can now taste the difference, and most normal store bought meat just tastes disgusting to me (especially chicken).
As you say, I don’t think its really the processing that is the problem, because all they are really doing is “reformatting” it. My concern is that what they start with isn’t that great.
I highly recommend the KFC “Double Down”. OMG, Becky! Heaven.
Well, that’s it for Subways at lunch for me!
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