{"id":1893,"date":"2010-04-07T20:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T20:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/?p=1893"},"modified":"2010-04-07T20:29:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-07T20:29:00","slug":"in-defense-of-the-devil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/07\/in-defense-of-the-devil\/","title":{"rendered":"In Defense of the Devil"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I’m sure you’ve seen this new double down<\/a> sandwich.\u00a0 If you’ve been under a rock, it is two fried (or grilled) chicken breasts as the “bun”, with bacon, cheese, and some colonel’s sauce (how delightfully ambiguous!) inside.\u00a0 Gluttons are praising it as the next coming of indulgence, health food bloggers are calling it an abomination of all things good and holy.\u00a0 What’s my stance on it?<\/p>\n

I’m ok with it’s existence.\u00a0 I think the double down is just fine.<\/p>\n

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What, you say?\u00a0 How can you, as a sane person who tries to do the right thing, who cares about your health and weight, who endeavours to prime your body for athletic pursuits… how can you not condemn this devil food?\u00a0 Quite a few reasons actually.<\/p>\n

You know it’s a splurge.\u00a0 No human being can approach this foodstuff and at least not have an inkling that it’s not in their best interest to consume this.\u00a0 However, as human beings, we sometimes are motivated by pleasure (and perhaps adventurous natures) and put things in our bodies that aren’t the greatest for us.<\/p>\n

Perhaps though, I decide that I’m going to pass by that double down and eat something healthier.\u00a0 I’m out on the road and gonna hit up something to go.\u00a0 Oooh, maybe I’ll hit up a sandwich shop<\/a>.\u00a0 Get me a tuna sandwich on wheat.\u00a0\u00a0 Fish is good for me, right?\u00a0 And wheat bread is healthier than white.<\/p>\n

Oh.\u00a0 844 calories – 33% more.\u00a0 Slightly less saturated fat, but what’s 8.5 in comparison to 10?\u00a0 Also, 1800+ sodium, pushing 80% of what you should have in a day.<\/p>\n

Sorry Jimmy John’s.\u00a0 I’m going to go to that Quiznos<\/a> down the street.\u00a0 And I think I’m going to switch it up and get a salad.\u00a0 Let’s try a honey mustard chicken salad.\u00a0 That sounds tasty!\u00a0 Grilled chicken is good for me, greens and veggies are great, and mustard is pretty low cal, right?<\/p>\n

Oops.\u00a0 920 calories, over 40% more.\u00a0 DOUBLE the saturated fat (yeah, 20 grams).\u00a0 Slightly less sodum at 1700 but sheesh.\u00a0 FOR A SALAD.<\/p>\n

All this calorie counting is making my head spin.\u00a0 I need to sit down.\u00a0 At a restaurant.\u00a0 Ah, look, Ruby Tuesdays<\/a>!\u00a0 I am going to order me an avocado turkey burger.\u00a0 That sounds incredibly healthy.\u00a0 Avacodo is good healthy fat, and turkey is very lean.\u00a0 No fries, I know those are bad for me, just the burger.<\/p>\n

1234 calories, holy crap!!!\u00a0 I could eat 2 double downs and have some calories to spare.\u00a0 With that – 81 grams of fat?\u00a0 How do you make TURKEY into something with 81 grams of fat?\u00a0 And to add insult to injury, it’s got almost 3000 grams of sodium (130% of your daily value).<\/p>\n

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Now, in comparison here’s the double down:<\/p>\n

Calories: 590
\nCalories from fat: 280
\nTotal fat: 31g
\nSaturated fat: 10g
\nTrans fat: 0g
\nCholesterol: 190mg<\/p>\n

Honestly?\u00a0 If this is your thing, you can work it into an otherwise healthy day every now and again and come out the other side unscathed.\u00a0 And the biggie for me?\u00a0 It’s not presented as a health food in any way or a “seemingly healthy” or “normal” food.\u00a0 It’s like deep fried oreos or cotton candy or the worm at the bottom of the tequila bottle – they have their place (as very very very occasional indulgences), and should be respected as such.\u00a0 You know what you’re getting into here.<\/p>\n

Not so much when you sit down to that salad.<\/p>\n

So, if we really want to get past shock journalism and really actually do something about our obesity problem?\u00a0 Leave the double down alone and go<\/a> after<\/a> all<\/a> the<\/a> assholes<\/a> out there with a 1000+ calorie SALAD on their menu.<\/p>\n

Will I eat it?\u00a0 Nah.\u00a0 KFC (along with most chain fast food) has been off my CAN EAT list for about 4.5 years now – it does nasty things to my tummy – but it doesn’t mean I’m not intrigued.\u00a0 And might recreate this at home.\u00a0 That is, if I can get someone to tell me what colonel sauce is…<\/p>\n

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