Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Sorry Labuda KFC has a new delicious sandwich that's being test-marketed in two areas. Two delicious freshly-prepared-from-scratch pieces of the Colonel's finger-licking good chicken with sauce, 2 slices of cheese and bacon in between... <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/24/kfcs-double-down-sandwich_n_266848.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...848.html</a> KFC: Taste what's different!
Originally Posted By Mickeysbestfan More! The Vancouver Sun has done an independent calorie analysis for the "Double Down" and has concluded the "sandwich" likely has 1228 calories. But if our figures hold true, and KFC won't confirm they don't, the Double Down is more caloriffic than the Wendy's Triple with Everything and Cheese (1700 mg sodium, 960 calories, 26 gms of fat), the Burger King Stacker Quad (1770 sodium, 1020 calories, 69 gms of fat), and compares closely to the fat, salt and calorie totals of three McDonalds Big Macs put together (3060 sodium, 1620 calories, 87 gms fat). From the same link as above.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin I don't like Big Macs... too much bread, shreded lettuce (a leaf of lettuce is preferable), and those nearly see through tiny patties....blech.
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins Not that I wouldn't love it, but I've been watching my caloric intake all summer. It's close to my allowed daily intake!
Originally Posted By ecdc So has anyone else seen that episode of 30 Rock where Tracy Jordan releases the Tracy Jordan Meat Machine? The slogan is "Meat is the new bread!" and he actually has an infomercial where he talks about how harmful bread is and that meat is better to use than bread. It was hilarious, and even I never dreamed the day would shortly come that it would be true.
Originally Posted By Mr X Reality meets comedy often these days, it seems. Life has become a page from theOnion.com!
Originally Posted By Faline From that same link: UPDATE 8/25: Rick Maynard with KFC public relations contacted us to say KFC estimates the numbers from The Vancouver Sun are inaccurate. According to their estimates, although they have not done an official workup the Double Down contains the following nutritional information: Calories: 590 Calories from fat: 280 Total fat: 31g Saturated fat: 10g Trans fat: 0g Cholesterol: 190mg Yeow.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Here's the commercial: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLwEZRf3www" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...EZRf3www</a> It's interesting they named it "double down" -- a gambling term. Because it certainly is a gamble.
