How to Eat Healthy at Church's Chicken

Eating healthy can seem like an uphill battle sometimes, especially with meals like fried chicken. Many people love Church's chicken but worry about what it may be doing to their health. If you learn which items to look for on the menu and which ones to avoid, you can eat healthy at Church's Chicken whenever the mood strikes you.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Pick the right chicken. Church's chicken tenders are your best bet when trying to eat healthy. Each piece has 110 calories and 6 grams of fat.
2. Take the skin off. The fat in most chicken is underneath the skin, so by removing the breading and the fatty skin underneath, you can make your chicken a bit healthier. Keep in mind that a wing has around 300 calories and 19 grams of fat, while a chicken breast has 200 calories and 11 grams of fat. So choose white meat.
3. Choose your sides carefully. Honey-butter biscuits are 240 calories apiece, whereas mashed potatoes and gravy are only 70 calories per serving. Surprisingly, okra and sweet corn nuggets are two of the worst side choices you could make. The okra is 350 calories and the corn a whopping 600 calories. So stick with mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, Cajun rice and collard greens.
4. Skip over sugary sodas. A large soda can add several hundred calories to your meal, so skip it altogether and go with a diet soda or water.

Tips & Warnings

• Church's offers nutritional information available to their patrons, so be sure to ask for a copy or visit the Church's website.
• The calorie counts reported by each establishment are estimates and may vary by location or portion size. Always use common sense when trying to eat healthy.