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Everybody Loves to Eat Chicken

Chicken is probably the most consumed meat the world over. It is low cost at the market and a large number of rural families raise their own, all over the world.

There are many ways to cook delicious entrees, as with all kinds of poultry. You can bake chicken, fry it, grill it, broil it, broast it, roast it, or stew it.

In general, chicken meat is a low fat food. This does not include the skin. As a matter of fact, chicken skin is very high in both fat and cholesterol, so it's a good idea to remove and discard it before cooking.

Chicken Nutritional Information

Below is the nutritional value of the different parts of the chicken, based on the same size serving, cooked the same way, and all pieces are skinless.

1 pound serving of fried chicken breasts (no skin) ready to cook.

• Calories = 97
• Total fat = 2 g
• Cholesterol = 47 mg
• Sodium = 41 mg
• Total carbohydrates = 0
• Protein = 17 g

Chicken breasts are low in Sodium and a good source of Vitamin B6, Phosphorus and Selenium, as well as and an excellent source of Protein and Niacin. Unfortunately, it is high in Cholesterol.

1 pound serving of fried chicken drumstick (no skin) ready to cook.

• Calories = 49
• Total fat = 2 g
• Cholesterol = 23 mg
• Sodium = 24 mg
• Total carbohydrates = 0 g
• Protein = 7 g

1 pound serving of fried chicken back (no skin) ready to cook.

• Calories = 101
• Total fat = 5 g
• Cholesterol = 33 mg
• Sodium = 35 mg
• Total carbohydrates = 2 g
• Protein = 10 g

1 pound serving of fried chicken thigh (no skin) ready to cook.

• Calories = 68
• Total fat = 3 g
• Cholesterol = 32 mg
• Sodium = 29 mg
• Total carbohydrates = 0 g
• Protein = 9 g

Source: http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-chicken005000000000000000000.html