TheMastersSon Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 (edited) We've been trying for years but yesterday was the last straw with KFC. Short of ordering just a Coke for lunch or dinner, we haven't found anything at this chain that doesn't give us stomach and digestion problems. A quick glance at their ingredients list explains it I think. Remember your mom's mashed potatoes & gravy? Mash up some cooked potatoes, throw in a bit of milk, butter and salt, top with some pan drippings from your beef or chicken and you're done. Well here's what happens when mashed potatoes & gravy are put through today's filter of modern corporate America. No joke, we just copied it from KFC's site: Ingredients for Mashed Potatoes With Gravy (Family)Potato (Dry), Salt, Maltodextrin, Contains 2% Or Less Of Whey Product (Whey, Calcium Caseinate, Calcium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate), Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Cottonseed), Vegetable Mono and Diglycerides, Spice, Artificial Color, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Calcium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate. Freshness Preserved With Sodium Bisulfite and BHT. Liquid and Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Salt, Soybean Lecithin, Natural and Artificial Flavor, TBHO and Citric Acid Added to Protect Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Dimethylpolysidoxane, An Anti-foaming Agent Added. OR Potato (Dry), Butter Blend (Non Dairy Creamer [Corn Syrup Solids, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Sodium Caseinate, Dipotassium Phosphate, Mono and Diglycerides], Dehydrated Butter [Cream, Salt], Nonfat Milk, Sodium Caseinate, Natural Color, BHT, Natural Flavor), Salt, Contains 2% Or Less Of Vegetable Mono and Diglycerides, Natural and Artifical Flavor, Spice and Coloring, Annatto, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate. Freshness Preserved With Sodium Bisulfite, BHT. Liquid and Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Salt, Soybean Lecithin, Natural and Artificial Flavor, TBHO and Citric Acid Added to Protect Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Dimethylpolysidoxane, An Anti-foaming Agent Added. OR Potatoes, (Color and Flavor Protected With Sodium Bisulfite, Citric Acid, and BHT), Salt, Corn Syrup Solids, Butter, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Monoglycerides, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Nonfat Milk, Natural Flavor, Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Caseinate, Dipotassium Phosphate, Artificial Flavor, Mono and Diglycerides, Artificial Color. Liquid and Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Salt, Soybean Lecithin, Natural and Artificial Flavor, TBHO and Citric Acid Added to Protect Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Dimethylpolysidoxane, An Anti-foaming Agent Added. OR Potatoes, (Color and Flavor Protected With Sodium Bisulfite, Citric Acid, and BHT), Salt, Whey Product (Whey Solids, Sodium Caseinate, Calcium Phosphate, Calcium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate, Calcium Hydroxide), Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Soybean and Cottonseed), Mono and Diglycerides, Artificial Colors, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Calcium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate, Spice.Liquid and Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Salt, Soybean Lecithin, Natural and Artificial Flavor, TBHO and Citric Acid Added to Protect Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Dimethylpolysidoxane, An Anti-foaming Agent Added. AND Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Food Starch-Modified, Maltodextrin, Chicken Fat, Salt, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Monosodium Glutamate, Dextrose, Palm And Canola Oils, Mono and Diglycerides, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Caramel Color (Contains up to 20 ppm Sulfites), Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Onion Powder, Natural and Artificial Flavor (With Milk), Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Spice, With Not More Than 2% Silicon Dioxide Added As An Anti-caking Agent.) We'll be making our own mashed potatoes from now on. :smile: Edited November 1, 2017 by TheMastersSon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niborino9409 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Wa-hat. How can they even claim that to be potatoes xD "KFC's Mixed Chemicals and s#*!." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit1251 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 I've never had a problem with KFC and love the food. If you want more of what you desire you might try Boston Market if you have one in your neighborhood. It takes a little longer, but the food is ever so much wholesome. The Rabbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMastersSon Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 On the whole I like what's been going on the last few years with our food producers and processors, e.g. more supermarket items are crap-free and I see a lot more organic and minimally processed stuff on the shelves etc compared to 10 or 20 years ago. But apparently nobody has informed the fast food industry. I mean other than In-N-Out Burger. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted1205226User Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 (edited) You are what you eat. If you eat degenerated food ... Edited November 2, 2017 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 I stopped eating at KFC years ago, simply because their food pretty much guaranteed that I would be sick for a couple days afterwards..... I love my mashed potatoes though. :) We put garlic, and onion in ours as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMastersSon Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 (edited) It's been a point of contention in our house because one of us is like Rabbit 51, he really loves their chicken, has no problem digesting it and insists on going a few times every month. So the rest of us are stuck trying to figure out what to order to not get sick. We're down to corn on the cob and sodas. In the interest of fairness I'll add that the above ingredient list is actually several lists back to back. Apparently the recipes vary by location and franchise agreement, and they've listed all possible recipes for all items. It's still a mind-numbing (literally) brew of Monsanto heaven imo. Edited November 2, 2017 by TheMastersSon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanori24 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I've about had it with any fast food, and while KFC has never given me... the... Okay the point is I have had a regular bad experience with them, but at a certain location the staff was just incredibly rude. It went something like this, going through the drive-thru... *you sit there for about 30 seconds* "Can I take your order? (not a pleasant tone) "Yes, I would like the buffalo chicken tenders meal w-" "What to drink?" "Um... Coke would be fine. But I would like that meal with-" "$12.95 drive around" I'm not joking. It gets worse than that but there is more. One time, my brother and I pulled up into the drive through, and this is what we hear coming through the speaker... "Man I wish these people'd go on somewhere. Can you believe dat b&@*$ wanted ketchup with that s#*!? Who'd'ell wants ketchup with their mashed potatoes? Dafug you say go one somewhere, woman!" Yeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhh.... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Well, it's not like these are the kinds of places that draw high quality talent........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanori24 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Well, it's not like these are the kinds of places that draw high quality talent........Isn't that the truth :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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