Certainly not me!The marketing for CFA is great, and this is a great idea to promote business, etc. It seems as if everyone in the town of PF was all abuzz about Chick-fil-A last Friday!! I live AND work in PF, and everyone was talking about it.
Thing1 had an interview at the hospital & he and his job coach we're even given free CFA cards for a meal. He's had 2 meals there, so far.
(Lookout - I am getting on my Debbie Downer soapbox!)
A gal I know from work took a day off leave and camped out with her bf overnight. Got their Chick-Fil-A (#1sandwich meal deal)52 meals for a year card! (Basically, 1 a week)
Granted, all the campers were treated like royalty, given hot coffee or tea, or hot cocoa and they were fed (CFA) breakfast, lunch & dinner during the 24 hrs, allowed to eat INSIDE, and even allowed the use of bathrooms for breaks. So that's cool.
So then, my co-worker friend bought her first breakfast there the next morning, used her free meal card @ dinner that day and even had lunch there the following work day! (Friday)
I don't care how good or how pure/whole meat their chicken is - THAT is too much! CFA is still FF and it is loaded with sodium!!!.
Ok, I do like their chicken, don't get me wrong. I might eat their nuggets or 1 sandwich by choice once in a blue moon, but that is it. I steer clear from FF whenever it is possible.I don't care what other people do (just Thing1--I help him make informed choices) - I just think people should realize that food has a ton of sodium in it!
I'm ALL for capitalism, and I have nothing against the American dream, NOR someone making a living with a business. The chicken is very good, and they have some pretty cool sides to offer, as well as grilled chicken options. Just drink a ton of water with it and afterwards to help flush all that sodium out!
(/Rant).
Thanks but no thanks on eating one sandwich with that much salt, much less all the chemicals and preservatives.
Nice rant.
We were coming back from DC Saturday night and stopped at the Wawa in Prince Frederick around 7, noticing Chik-Fil-A was PACKED as we went by. I don't get the attraction either and the amount of salt in their food is off the charts! And many items that comes in part from MSG.
For example, for ONE Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich:
Ingredients
Chicken (boneless, skinless chicken breast filet, seasoning [salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, spices, paprika], seasoned coater [enriched bleached wheat flour {with malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, nonfat milk, leavening {baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate}, spice, soybean oil, color {paprika}], milk wash [water, nonfat milk, egg], peanut oil [fully refined peanut oil, with Dimethylpolysiloxane, an anti-foam agent added]), bun (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, sugar, yeast, soybean oil, wheat gluten, contains 2% or less of salt, cultured wheat flour, vinegar, calcium sulfate, monoglycerides, DATEM, calcium propionate, ascorbic/citric acid, enzymes, soy lecithin, potassium iodate), bun oil (soybean oil, palm kernel oil, soy lecithin, natural flavor, beta carotene), pickle (cucumbers, water, vinegar, salt, contains less than 2% of alum, calcium chloride, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavor, polysorbate 80, yellow 5, blue 1.
Allergens
This item contains dairy, wheat, soy, egg.
Per Sandwich:
440
Calories
19G
Fat
40G
Carbs
28G
Protein
4G
Sat Fat
0G
Trans Fat
60MG
Chol
2G
Fiber
5G
Sugars
1350MG
Sodium
0%
Vitamin A
4%
Vitamin C
15%
Calcium
15%
Iron
https://www.chick-fil-a.com/Menu-Items/Chick-fil-A-Chicken-Sandwich
From The American Heart Association:
How much salt per day?
Thanks but no thanks on eating one sandwich with that much salt, much less all the chemicals and preservatives.
