Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Cannibalistic Chicken McBites TV Ad

Did anyone else notice the cannibalistic scene in one of McDonald's TV ads for their new Chicken McBites?

It's suggestive of feeding chicken to a chicken!

Sure it's just a car that looks like a chicken, but couldn't something similar be said of Chicken McBites themselves?


You can watch the whole ad below, but first, a little about the new Chicken McBites...

First, here's the complete nutritional facts:

Nutrition
Facts
Serv. Size 85g Servings 1
Calories 310
  Fat Cal. 170
www.foodfacts.info
Amount/serving%DV*Amount/serving%DV*
Total Fat 19 g 29% Total Carb. 22 g 7%
  Sat. Fat 3 g 14%   Fiber 1 g 6%
  Trans Fat 0 g   Sugars 0 g
Cholesterol 35 mg 11% Protein 14 g
Sodium 490 mg 20%
*Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

And second, here are the ingredients: Chicken breast chunks with rib meat, water, maltodextrin, modified rice starch, yeast extract, sodium phosphates, salt, modified tapioca starch, onion powder, garlic powder, sugar, spices, carrageenan, natural (botanical and animal source) and artificial flavors, chicken broth, citric acid, spice extractive, gum arabic, lactic acid, chicken fat. Battered and breaded with: bleached wheat flour, water, wheat flour, food starch-modified, wheat gluten, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), salt, spices, garlic powder, dried onion, dried garlic, maltodextrin, onion powder, citric acid, natural (plant source) and artificial flavors, lactic acid, yellow corn flower, extractives of paprika and turmeric (color).

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