Best Fast Convenience Food Choices - KFC

Since we swore off KFC 10 years ago, I was curious to see what new offerings and changes they may have made to their menu. I always like to start these posts with what most people think as "healthy" picks and am surprised at how some healthy are not.

I am assuming that since most people know their fried is not the best pick, some might want to convince themselves that if they choose what they think is a healthy 'side', they can justify a piece of chicken.

Let's just see how their individual sides measure up.......



SIDES (individual) - rated by Total Carbs

No. 1
Green Beans
* Calories 25 * Total Fat 0g * Total Carbs 4g * Sugars 1g

No. 2
Mashed Potatoes without Gravy
* Calories 120 * Total Fat 3g * Total Carbs 15g * Sugars 15g

No. 3
Corn on the Cob (3")
* Calories 70 * Total Fat 0.5g * Total Carbs 16g * Sugars 3g

No. 4
Mashed Potatoes with Gravy
* Calories 120 * Total Fat 4g * Total Carbs 19g * Sugars 2g

No. 5
Macaroni and Cheese
* Calories 160 * Total Fat 7g * Total Carbs 19g * Sugars 2g

No. 6
Cole Slaw
* Calories 180 * Total Fat 10g * Total Carbs 20g * Sugar 17g

No. 7
Sweet Kernel Corn
* Calories 100 * Total Fat 0.5 * Total Carbs 21g 8 Sugars 3g

No. 8
Macaroni Salad
* Calories 190 * Total Fat 10g * Total Carbs 22g * Sugars 2g

No. 9
Biscuit (1)
* Calories 180 * Total Fat 8g * Total Carbs 23g * Sugars 2g

No. 10
Potato Salad
* Calories 210 * Total Fat 11g * Total Carbs 26g * Sugars 17g

No. 11
KFC® Cornbread Muffin
* Calories 210 * Total Fat 9g * Total Carbs 28g * Sugars 11g

No. 12
Corn on the Cob (5.5")
* Calories 140 * Total Fat 1g * Total Carbs 33g * Sugars 5g

No. 13
Potato Wedges
* Calories 290 * Total Fat 15g * Total Carbs 35g * Sugars 0g

No. 14
BBQ Baked Beans
* Calories 210 * Total Fat 1.5g * Total Carbs 41g * Sugars 18g

SALADS - rated by Total Carbs

No. 1
Caesar Side Salad without Dressing & Croutons
* Calories 40 * Total Fat 2g * Total Carbs 2g * Sugars 1g

No. 2
House Side Salad without Dressing
* Calories 15 * Total Fat 0g * Total Carbs 3g * Sugars 2g

No. 3
Crispy Chicken Caesar Salad without Dressing & Croutons
* Calories 340 * Total Fat 18g * Total Carbs 16g * Sugars 3g

No. 4
Crispy Chicken BLT Salad without Dressing
* Calories 360 * Total Fat 19g 8 Total Carbs 18g * Sugars 5g

DRESSINGS - rated by Total Carbs

No. 1
Heinz Buttermilk Ranch Dressing (1)
* Calories 28 * Total Fat 17g * Total Carbs 1g * Sugars 1g

No. 2
Marzetti Light Italian Dressing (1)
* Calories 15 * Total Fat 9.5 * Total Carbs 2g * Sugars 1g

No. 3
KFC® Creamy Parmesan Caesar Dressing 91)
* Calories 260 * Total Fat 26g * Total Carbs 4g * Sugars 2g

No. 4
Hidden Valley® The Original Ranch® Fat Free Dressing (1)
* Calories 35 * Total Fat 0g * Total Carbs 8g * Sugars 2g

No. 5
Parmesan Garlic Croutons Pouch
* Calories 70 * Total Fat 3g * Total Carbs 8g * Sugars 0g

STRIPS, FILETS, POPCORN CHICKEN & BITES

No. 1
Original Recipe® Bites (6)
* Calories 200 * Total Fat 9g * Total Carbs 7g * Sugars 0g

No. 2
KFC® or Filet
* Calories 200 * Total Fat 9g * Total Carbs 8g * Sugars 0g

No. 3
Crispy Strips (2)
* Calories 260 * Total Fat 14g * Total Carbs 11g * Sugars 0g

No. 4
Popcorn Chicken - Kids
* Calories 260 * Total Fat 17g * Total Carbs 12g * Sugars 0g

No. 5
Original Recipe® Bites (10)
* Calories 300 * Total 15g * Total Carbs 12g * Sugars 0g

No. 6
Crispy Strips (3)
* Calories 390 * Total Fat 21g * Total Carbs 17g * Sugars 0g

No. 7
Popcorn Chicken - Individual
* Calories 400 * Total Fat 26g * Total Carbs 18g * Sugars 0g

No. 8
Popcorn Chicken - Large
* Calories 560 * Total Fat 37g * Total Carbs 26g * Sugars 0g

For a comprehensive nutritional listing of all the items on their menu, click here.