You might want to think twice before you place that next fast food order…
It’s been long talked about what exactly goes into those yummy golden chicken nuggets most of us love so much and now a study reveals new stomach turning details.
Mississippi researcher have discovered that two nuggets they examined consisted of 50 percent or less chicken meat. Each nugget from brands they wouldn’t name, came from two national fast food chains in Jackson.
The three researchers selected one nugget from each box, and found the first nugget was about half muscle, with the rest a mix of fat, blood vessels and nerves and the second nugget was only 40 percent muscle, and the remainder was fat, cartilage and pieces of bone.
Ahhhh!!
Lead author Dr. Richard D. deShazo of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, said:
“What has happened is that some companies have chosen to use an artificial mixture of chicken parts rather than low-fat chicken white meat, batter it up and fry it and still call it chicken,”
He adds:
“It is really a chicken by-product high in calories, salt, sugar and fat that is a very unhealthy choice. Even worse, it tastes great and kids love it and it is marketed to them.”
The doc says the nuggets he examined would be okay to eat occasionally, but he worries that since they are cheap, convenient and taste good, kids eat them often.
Being vegan doesn’t look so bad right now huh?
SOURCE: Reuters | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty
