Rotisserie Chicken...at whole foods or similar

[cwhite251]

Does anyone know if the rotisserie chicken at grocery stores are a good choice of protein without added fat? It would be a great option since it's already prepared but not sure if they baste it with lots of oil or whatever. Just wondering...

Thanks,

CW

[FitRunner]

That probably depends on the store. I've eaten pretty greasy rotisserie chicken and pretty lean rotisserie chicken. Ask the deli personnel, they should know what sauce (if any) the chickens were basted with. But even if they are basted with something less great, it's better than most fast food. I consider rotisserie chicken a good backup idea for when my planning fails.

[Jimilu]

I use Rotisserie Chicken all the time for a quick meal. I did it yesterday. Take out the meat by hand (you can use the bones for a broth). Use the meat for a salad, tacos, mix it with something.

[CyberFitnessGuru]

The rotisserie chicken from boston market seems very healthy.

[scourtney7]

Be careful of the sodium count in restaurant prepared meats and other foods. Also beware that often times the nutritional info that is posted online or on the wall or brochure may under-report or underestimate the actual counts in the foods.

[Sterling]

You are better off just getting a chicken yourself. Rub some bacon fat, butter, or olive oil on the outside with a bunch of herbs and spices; then cook it in the oven on 225 for 6 hours. It'll taste better and cost you less money.

[chrisiclow]

Is a turkey breat as good of a protien sorce as chicken bought a turkey breast and was going to take your advice Sterling...do you think it will work the same

[FitRunner]

I'm sure Sterling will jump in here too, but I've used them the same. I found a frozen turkey breast on sale a while back and roasted it up. But more at like 350ºC for 1.5h, you can make your own time/temperature tradeoff. Turkey breast will probably have a lower fat content than a whole chicken since it's all white meat. Whether you think that's good, bad, or irrelevant is up to you :)

[Sterling]

Turkey is a great source of protein. A turkey breast has about 25% more protein than a chicken breast of the same portion. I'm a big fan of slow cooking because it leaves the meat so tender. I rarely buy cooked meat. I'd much rather cook it myself so I know exactly what is in my meat. Buy organic if possible.

[Dave]

The opening of this thread asked about eating whole chicken, which I am a big fan of. I would try to find organic free range chicken, so you ensure your food has the highest nutritional quality possible. I do want to point out that we recommend you avoid processed meats. You know that really clean looking sliced chicken or turkey meat at the deli or in the chilled section? Avoid that stuff. Those meats are heavily processed and most of them have a lot of sugar in them. Why sugar? Because it is addictive. The more you eat, the more you get addicted. The more you get addicted, the more you eat. The more you eat, the more money the food companies make and that's really all they care about.