2008 Woodie Awards
College Co-ed's quest for fast food nirvana on the cheap
Corey Hodges and R.J. Boutelle, Collegian correspondents
Issue date: 5/9/08 Section: Arts & Living
Additionally, the unanimous decision was grilled chicken lacks the elusive "delicious factor," a variable that more than compensates for the disparities in nutritional value.
Now to the guts of the research (or alternatively those of the chickens that were, in fact, harmed to make this all possible). Much to the misfortune of their arteries each dining companion tested the entire CSW spectrum, including seven varieties of wraps from the three different eateries.
McDonald's, the founding father of the CSW movement, with the "Snack Wrap," provided a range of three options based around their choice of sauces: ranch (an American favorite and a waistline's bane,) honey mustard and chipotle barbeque.
"If you're going go to McDonald's, you got to heat it up with the chipotle and cool it back down with the ranch," said Jason Stencel, UMass sophomore.
At about 335 calories, 145 calories from fat (about 25 percent daily value [DV] of fat intake), 10 percent DV of cholesterol and about 33 percent DV of sodium apiece, all three are sure belt-busters. They all rank in with 14 grams of protein, which is their singular redeeming feature.
"The Chipotle BBQ was a slowly accelerating pleasure-train in my mouth: each bite was better than the last, until I inwardly wept at the train wreck that was the empty wrapper," said Ankit Chandra, a junior economics major at UMass.
The other taste testers, while maybe less enthusiastic, agree. The honey mustard flavor didn't even receive an honorable mention. It was blown away by the other two varieties - and the sauce just wasn't as tasty as expected.
KFC's new "Toasted Wrap" was next on the CSW adventure.
With comparable calories (albeit more calories from fat) and sodium levels, 30 percent DV of total fat, 13 percent DV of total cholesterol, and only marginally more protein, this is clearly the least healthy choice of CSWs tested thus far.
Furthermore, the researchers agreed that it was devastatingly more disappointing than their expectations had led them to hope.
Now to the guts of the research (or alternatively those of the chickens that were, in fact, harmed to make this all possible). Much to the misfortune of their arteries each dining companion tested the entire CSW spectrum, including seven varieties of wraps from the three different eateries.
McDonald's, the founding father of the CSW movement, with the "Snack Wrap," provided a range of three options based around their choice of sauces: ranch (an American favorite and a waistline's bane,) honey mustard and chipotle barbeque.
"If you're going go to McDonald's, you got to heat it up with the chipotle and cool it back down with the ranch," said Jason Stencel, UMass sophomore.
At about 335 calories, 145 calories from fat (about 25 percent daily value [DV] of fat intake), 10 percent DV of cholesterol and about 33 percent DV of sodium apiece, all three are sure belt-busters. They all rank in with 14 grams of protein, which is their singular redeeming feature.
"The Chipotle BBQ was a slowly accelerating pleasure-train in my mouth: each bite was better than the last, until I inwardly wept at the train wreck that was the empty wrapper," said Ankit Chandra, a junior economics major at UMass.
The other taste testers, while maybe less enthusiastic, agree. The honey mustard flavor didn't even receive an honorable mention. It was blown away by the other two varieties - and the sauce just wasn't as tasty as expected.
KFC's new "Toasted Wrap" was next on the CSW adventure.
With comparable calories (albeit more calories from fat) and sodium levels, 30 percent DV of total fat, 13 percent DV of total cholesterol, and only marginally more protein, this is clearly the least healthy choice of CSWs tested thus far.
Furthermore, the researchers agreed that it was devastatingly more disappointing than their expectations had led them to hope.
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