According to restaurant chain El Pollo Loco, the marinade for KFC’s new grilled chicken contains beef. Well, actually beef products. El Pollo Loco is planning to play up this fact in a new advertising campaign. The company feels the use of beef products in chicken is “wrong.”
KFC has not hidden that they use these beef products in their new grilled chicken; the information is available on their website, if you’re willing to look for it. It’s found on page 14 of a 37 page document online. I have to assume, though, if you’re eating at KFC, you don’t really care about the nutritional value. However, the grilled chicken was recently added to their menu as a “healthy choice.” Read more…
Someone may tell you to chow down on some chicken soup when you’re not feeling well. But it actually does help. That, along with some other foods in your diet can lead to a killer immune system. Check out how these foods can boost your immunity:
Yogurt - live active cultures keep the stomach and intestinal tract free of disease-causing germs.
Sweet Potatoes - vitamin A keeps skin healthy.
Tea - tests show the immune system T cells of tea drinkers fight infection at a rate ten times higher than non-tea-drinkers.
Chicken Soup - the salty broth thins mucus like cough syrup, and the soup itself blocks the migration of inflammatory white cells (to which cold symptoms are a response).
Beef - full of zinc, and zinc deficiency increases your risk of infection.
Mushrooms - increase white blood cells, which fight infection.
Fish and shellfish - selenium helps clear the flu virus out of your body.
Garlic - the active ingredient allicin fights infection and bacteria.
Oats and barley- beta-glucan is a type of fiber with antimicrobial and antioxidant capabilities more potent than echinacea. It boosts immunity, speeds wound healing, and may help antibiotics work better.
A new study has found that the vast majority of beef and chicken served in fast food was fed almost exclusively corn. The study looked at McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King. The findings of the study suggest that mandatory ingredient labeling would be beneficial to the fast food industry. Read more…
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