| WARNING: Today's column features plenty
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| | than that amazing shrinking man Jared.
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| of fowl language.Let's talk chicken. Fast
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| | The thin-again spokesperson who says he
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| food chicken. We'll chew on the
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| | lost some 245 pounds eating subs (please
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| nutritional info surrounding the
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| | do not try this with meatball or
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| sandwiches, subs, salads... even the new
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| | cheesesteak subs) has lately been
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| "chicken fries" recently trotted out by
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| | skewering fast food chicken choices.But
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| Burger King.Every savvy dieter knows
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| | before you grab a few bawk, bawk, bawks
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| white meat chicken is a yummy part of a
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| | and rush off to Subway for a super
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| healthy eating plan. So why are the
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| | healthy chicken sandwich, check this
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| nutritional numbers so scary at your
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| | out:The 6" Chicken & Bacon Ranch sandwich
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| favorite fast food joint? Flock this way
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| | has 530 calories and 25 grams of fat. The
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| and check out the latest offerings
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| | numbers aren't that much better than the
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| including McDonald's new line of premium
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| | McDonald's sandwiches listed above. In
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| chicken sandwiches.By now, you must have
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| | fact, the McChicken boasts just 370
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| seen the ads featuring the so-called
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| | calories and 16 grams of fat. So what
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| premium sandwiches. When McDonald's
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| | gives?Well, Jared was sort of comparing
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| launches a new product, they saturate the
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| | apples to oranges when he attacked the
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| market with mouthwatering ads. But please
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| | fast food sandwich with mucho grams of
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| don't confuse the catchword premium as a
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| | fat and recommended the 6" Sweet Onion
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| synonym for healthy.Let's check the tale
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| | Chicken Teriyaki sandwich and its 5 grams
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| of the tape for the nutritional numbers
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| | of fat.Savvy dieters like you and me know
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| that are accessible a few pecks away at
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| | we need to do our homework before we head
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| As you seem, you have a choice of 3 new
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| | to the corner fast food joint for
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| sandwiches, with each coming in two forms
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| | breakfast, lunch or dinner. Stick with
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| -- grilled or "crispy" which is a nicer
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| | grilled and steer clear of breaded
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| word than fried. The envelope
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| | chicken and you are off to a good start.
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| please...Premium Crispy Chicken Classic
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| | Other tips:Say nay-o to mayo. Mustard is
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| Sandwich: This 8.2-ounce sandwich has 490
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| | a perfectly good chicken sandwich
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| calories (150 from fat), 16 grams of fat,
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| | topping.Be sure to load up your sandwich
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| 3 grams of saturated fat (1.5g trans
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| | with lettuce and tomato... and any other
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| fat), 60 milligrams cholesterol, 1,350mg
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| | raw veggie you can sink your teeth
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| sodium, 62 grams of carbs, and 3 grams of
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| | into.Just say NO to fries. Round out your
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| fiber.The 8-ounce Premium Grilled Chicken
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| | meal (not your belly) with water, diet
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| Classic Sandwich is a better bet with 410
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| | soda, and fruit or a side salad with
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| calories (80 from fat), 9g fat, 2g
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| | light dressing served on the side.Most
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| saturated fat (zero trans fat), 80 mg
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| | large franchises now offer nutritional
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| cholesterol, 1,210mg sodium, 52g carb,
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| | values online or on the premises. Ask for
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| and 3g fiber.The Premium Crispy Chicken
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| | the info if it's not readily accessible.
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| Ranch BLT Sandwich weighs in at 8.6
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| | If they don't want to dish it out, say
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| ounces and weighs ya down with 570
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| | bye-bye. It's your money and your health
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| calories (180 from fat), 20g fat, 5g
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| | at stake here. Get what you want, not
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| saturated fat (1.5g trans fat), 70mg
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| | what they want to serve you.Now, back to
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| cholesterol, 1,730mg sodium, 64g carbs,
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| | chewing the fat -- and calories -- on
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| and 3g fiber.A Premium Grilled Chicken
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| | fast food chicken.Consumer Reports
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| Ranch BLT Sandwich (8.5 ounces) has 480
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| | recently investigated more than 35
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| calories (120 from fat), 13g fat, 3.5g
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| | chicken dishes in 16 restaurants. Some of
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| saturated fat (zero trans fat), 90mg
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| | the more unappetizing results:Boston
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| cholesterol, 1,590mg sodium, 53g carbs,
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| | Market's Marinated Grilled Chicken Caesar
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| and 3g fiber.The 9.6-ounce Premium Crispy
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| | Salad: 800 cals, 62g of fat
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| Chicken Club Sandwich packs 660 calories,
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| | Wendy's Mandarin Chicken Salad: 630
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| 29g fat, 9g saturated fat (1.5g trans
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| | cals, 35g of fat
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| fat), 100mg cholesterol, 1,800mg sodium,
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| | Carl's Jr.'s Low-Carb Breakfast Bowl:
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| 63g carbs and 3g fiber.And, finally, the
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| | 900 cals, 73g of fatMr. Bad Food would be
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| 9.4-ounce Premium Grilled Chicken Club
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| | remiss if he didn't check out the
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| Sandwich has 580 calories, 21g fat, 8g
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| | nutrition numbers for the latest entry
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| saturated fat (zero trans fat), 40mg
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| | into the fast food chicken wars -- Burger
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| cholesterol, 1,660mg sodium, 53g carbs,
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| | King's Chicken Fries. A 6-piece order
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| and 3g chief nutritionist Susan Burke
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| | with Buffalo dipping sauce has 340
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| offers this mini-review:"McDonald's new
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| | calories (210 from fat), 24 grams of fat
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| Premium Grilled Chicken Sandwich is an OK
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| | (4.5 saturated; 3 trans fat), 40mg
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| option for fast food, as long as you do a
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| | cholesterol, 1,020mg sodium, 20g carbs
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| little modifying so you can have it 'your
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| | and 2g fiber.The verdict? The 6-pack is
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| way.' Just say, 'Hold the mayo!' Mayo
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| | actually slightly worse in some respects
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| adds saturated fat and calories. Say YES
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| | than a medium fries which has 360
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| to ketchup or mustard... or both."By the
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| | calories (160 from fat), 18g fat (5
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| way, I'm talking the grilled chicken, not
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| | saturated; 4.5 trans fat), 0 cholesterol,
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| the 'crispy' sandwich -- crispy is code
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| | 640mg sodium, 46g carbs, and 4g fiber. So
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| for added fat -- or the chicken BLT,
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| | don't fall for "chicken has to be better
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| which has 20 grams of fat, 5 grams of
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| | than french-fried potatoes" trap.Another
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| saturated fat, and 1.5 grams of trans fat
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| | heavily hyped chicken sandwich these days
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| per sandwich."If you're watching your
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| | is the KFC Snacker. The 99 cents price
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| sodium, all bets are off... at McDonald's
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| | tag makes it a lot more affordable than
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| and all fast food restaurants. A quick
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| | the Colonel's high-priced bucket
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| look at all the chicken sandwiches gives
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| | selections. But you are basically getting
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| me heart palpitations. There are 1,800
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| | little more than one crispy strip nestled
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| milligrams of sodium in just one Premium
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| | inside a "snacker bun" with pepper mayo
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| Crispy Club Chicken Sandwich. That's 75%
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| | and a lettuce blend.The nutrition numbers
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| of what you need for the entire day."Even
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| | are 320 calories, 16 grams of fat (3g
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| the plain Premium Grilled Chicken
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| | saturated), 25mg cholesterol, 700mg
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| Sandwich has 1,200mg sodium, which is
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| | sodium, 31 grams of carbs and 1 gram of
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| still too high for just one sandwich. So,
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| | fiber. I don't know about you, but I'd
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| balance the day with fresh fruit and
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| | need at least two of these 4-ounce
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| vegetables -- and don't make fast food a
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| | teasers to feel anywhere near full.A few
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| daily habit."Couldn't have said it better
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| | decent chicken choices include:--Burger
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| myself Susan!While chatting with Susan
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| | King Fire-Grilled Chicken Garden Salad
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| about fast food in general, I learned
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| | with fat free honey mustard dressing has
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| that one managerial rooster at a huge
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| | 280 calories and 7 grams of fat.
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| chain said size is what really matters
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| | --Wendy's Ultimate Grill Chicken
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| when it comes to pleasing the hungry
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| | Sandwich has 360 calories and 7 grams of
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| public. Yep, this biz wiz claims we want
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| | fat.
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| BIGGER... as in bigger buns, bigger meat,
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| | --Quizno's Small Honey Bourbon Chicken
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| bigger toppings, bigger scale numbers,
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| | sandwich has 359 calories and 6 grams of
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| bigger pants sizes, and bigger medical
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| | fat.
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| bills. Oops, he didn't say all that. But
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| | --Hardee's Charbroiled Bar-B-Q Chicken
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| he may as well have.In honor of this
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| | Sandwich has 415 calories and 5 grams of
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| "bigger is better" belief, I think the
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| | fat... and includes the mayo.The bottom
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| fast food chains ought to offer special
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| | line: when you feel peckish for fast food
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| "Really Big Kid" meals featuring heart
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| | chicken, choose wisely and enjoy your
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| defibrillators and other nifty toys. I
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| | meal. Oh, and don't squawk to Mr. Bad
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| can hear the drive-thru window worker
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| | Food if temptation and bad
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| now, as she asks sweetly after taking
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| | decision-making cause you to lay an egg,
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| your order, "Would you like oxygen with
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| | motivationally speaking.John McGran,
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| that?"But I digress. I came here today to
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| | Editor-in-ChiefAt eDiets, there's
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| cackle about chicken. I have to admit I
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| | something for every body. Click here to
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| was inspired by the recent spate of
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| | choose from more than 20 personalized
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