Trader Joe's Bacon & Spinach Salad Review!

There's a lot of food out there. With so much to choose from, it's hard to tell what's healthy and what isn't. So HealthyButJuicy is starting a new series of food/product reviews! Want something tested and reviewed? Comment below your requests and we might just try it! :>

Salad = Healthy, right? An olio of fresh produce and unsaturated fat for dressing usually is but 'salad' has come a long way in how we classify the dish. Depending on what's in it and how much you eat, salad can actually be more unhealthy than a value meal at McDonalds! Seriously.

In this episode of HealthyButJuicy Reviews, we taste and rate Trader Joe's Bacon & Spinach Salad. We love Trader Joe's but just like Whole Foods, their products aren't always necessarily good for you. By law, ingredients are listed by weight; this product's name (unfortunately) is not much different and, well, the name says it all.

We love salads and getting pre-made ones like this is a great means of 'fast food' when grabbing a quick bite for lunch. But how does this salad rate in terms of nutrition, value, and taste? Watch and find out!



What kind of salad have you eaten lately? Comment below and tell us about it, we'd love to hear! :>

Bunless, though it won't leave you so

There’s a lot of hub-bub going on about KFC’s new Double Down Sandwich, which features two pieces of chicken sandwiching bacon, cheese, and mystery sauce. They exclaim: ‘This product is so meaty, there’s no room for a bun!’ And that’s exactly what this is—a product. More specifically, a product marketing tool, which is obviously working, clogging, and nauseating all at once.

Why some people are having such issues, however, is slightly puzzling. Consider...

The Double Down is practically equivalent (nutrition-wise) to an 'EC' (extra crispy) Chicken Breast, which has been on the menu for god knows how long.

	Calories	Calories from Fat	Total Fat (g)	Saturated Fat (g)	Sodium (mg)
Double Down	540	290	32	10	1380
EC Chicken Breast	510	290	33	7	1010

Though the Double Down has slightly more fat, the Crispy Twister Sandwich still tops it in the calorie category—590 vs. 540.

	Calories	Calories from Fat	Total Fat (g)	Saturated Fat (g)	Sodium (mg)
Double Down	540	290	32	10	1380
Crispy Twister	590	280	31	7	1220

The Double Down is actually and unfortunately not the worse, single item on the menu. If you haven't already, meet the Chicken Pot Pie folks, just don't get too cozy. Ugh. And this photo was taken from their site too. No amount of Photoshop could sell me this.

	Calories	Calories from Fat	Total Fat (g)	Saturated Fat (g)	Sodium (mg)
Double Down	540	290	32	10	1380
Chicken Pot Pie	690	360	40	31	1760

As far as 'meals' go, the worst isn’t pot pie, which (on the menu) is presented as a whole meal. The worst 'Plated Meal' is the 2pc. Breast & Wing option, which includes two factory-, i mean, ‘home-style’ sides and a biscuit—soda and dessert not included—burp. Ex-squeeze me and my expanding waistline..

Let's face it folks. We're talking KFC here. Should we be expecting anything less?? KFC exists for fodder and nothing else.