In celebration of this rainy Monday, wanted to first congratulate my very first giveaway winner, Nicky Haynes, winner of Attune Foods Probiotic Munch Granola. Yay Nicky - hope you enjoy your granola and all the digestion that comes along with it. ;)
Second, I wanted to vent. Whether its putting cheeseburgers on pizza, bacon cones around your cheese, eggs and bacon, or even taking something as innocent and simple as the ice cream sundae and turning it into a larger than life, fat monstrosity called “The Volcano” - fast food joints and chain restaurants are always coming up with new ways to help us get even fatter.
My co-worker sent me a link to the latest reason why I think fast food executives are just as bad as cigarette companies: KFC’s new Double Down Sandwich. So disgusting.
Fried “chicken” (or is it?) wrapped around bacon, cheese and special sauce (why would anyone in their right mind call something special sauce if they wanted someone to actually eat it??). SO GROSS.
I think its called the Double Down because you can’t get away with eating it without doubling or tripling up on the napkin action. And if you tell me that this is great because there are no carbs, get help. If you think two slabs of fried nasty around your additional helping of meat and cheese are better than bread, seriously quit reading this and go find yourself some help.
More on this in a hilarious post by Mark Morford, columnist for SFGate, San Francisco Chronicle in Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-morford/the-kfc-double-down-one-s_b_531749.html
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I agree it looks disgusting, but I think you should try one and document the experience!
You could also dip it in this: http://www.baconnaise.com/
Bryson, if I weren’t a vegetarian, I might actually accept your challenge. I’m sorry but I have to decline. Plus, I love my arteries too much. :)
I was unaware chicken came in perfectly oval pieces…And you KNOW someone will try to justify how this artery clogging mess by saying is okay b/c of the no bun factor. It would take every bone in my body to not punch them in the face if they said that to me. No, I might just hit them to see if I would pop a hole in their hollow head. Yes, I agree, they are as bad as cigarette companies.
Ughhhh– that sandwich grosses me out just looking at it! So ridiculous!
thx for saying hi earlier and have a great week!
I heard about this a while back, but didn’t think it would actually be released. Then on SNL’s Weekend Update, Seth Meyer’s made fun of it. First he explained the sandwich, then added: “for an extra dollar, the KFC cashiers will just stab you in the heart”. That about says it all.
Next it will be two chicken fried steaks as the bun.
so glad you posted on No Meat!! I need more veggie ideas to keep weeding out the last bits of meat that are in my diet. I eat too much nut butter as my main source of protein..then again can you eat too much of that?
I just posted about this sandwich and it makes me sooo sick to look at it!
Move over Supersize Me… KFC has taken over! Good lord, I truly can imagine deciding to go to a KFC to order this - it’s gross on so many levels. I’m sure you feel just fabulous after eating it too…
That is so unbelievably gross, i don’t even want to think about how many people probably purchased that in our sometimes sad country… I think all of us vegan runners should invent something called the double-up: an apple, wrapped in kale, slathered in almond butter, and sandwiched between two slices of dried banana!
It might look disgusting to those of us non-meat eaters, but I bet it’s a big hit with everyone who is on the Atkins diet! I mean, it’s obviously ok for them to eat since there’s no bun, right?