200 million chicken get slaughtered each day, they lived a life of horror veyond comprehension. If they are lucky they are the 50% that lands in the meat grinder after birth. And people here are worried that it might be unhealthy or that they need their protein.
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Why not?
It’s a protein, so it really just depends on what your eating with them. As long as you’re getting balanced nutrition, there’s no reason Chicken Wings can’t be the protein choice every day.
They are an essential component of the Team Sports industry
I’m doing keto. I’m allowed.
I could, though, it’s an option.
Compared to lots of other foods, chicken wings aren’t especially unhealthy, I think? They aren’t normally deep fried, chicken is a healthier meat than beef or pork, not sure there are good health reasons not to eat them every day? Of course it gets boring after a while.
“Healthy” in regards to foods is problematic at best. It all depends on the rest of your diet, your needs, and especially your dosage (portions and portion size).
Could a small amount of chicken wings be a great supplement? Sure, it has all sorts of useful micro and macro nutrients, if that’s what you need. Could you have a bunch without any impact to your health? Possibly, if you’re doing keto. Would your health improve if you cut them out? Also a maybe, if it doesn’t work with the rest of your lifestyle and genetics.
Example: Chicken is high in omega-6. This is bad for some people, but only some. And I bet you hadn’t considered it as a factor in whether it’s healthy.
Im sorry to say, chicken wings could quite possibly be the worst thing for you. Its the absolute fattest part of the chicken. Its really all fat. Then they are covered in sugary sauce or fatty sauce. They aren’t chicken breast, they’re the dark meat covered in skin. The dipped in delicious butter/oil rich buffalo sauce. The best things ever…
Wings are white meat though.
OK, I wasn’t thinking of the sauce, that part could be unhealthy.
Have you ever made buffalo sauce? It’s literally 50% butter and 25% honey (and its delicious)
No, I may or may not have had it at a restaurant or something, but if so, don’t remember it. It’s not a usual food where I live.
I’m only slightly ashamed to admit I had buffalo wings for breakfast with oil rich buffalo sauce this morning.
Yes, but also XKCD 150
This. In my case, it was realizing that I can have potato chips every day of the week.
I don’t get the appeal of chicken wings. The amount of work involved vs the meat payout is way lopsided.
- protein
- crispy crunchy
- flavourful (whether from being nicely cooked or from all the optional extra stuff)
- takes some time to eat, slowing me down (so I don’t overeat as easily, and can sit down and actually watch the game recap without finishing 20% of the way through)
also, chicken wings come in sizes from “this looks like it was a baby” to “there is no way this chicken was healthy before slaughter”
I like a good midsize crispy wing with spices and just a dab of sauce.
eating slop bowls gets boring
The same with drum sticks!
Cooking is supposed to be the difficult part and once I sit down to eat I don’t want to work for the food any more! Just let me eat it.
Well the appeal basically boils down to they’re fucking delicious; particularly when compared to other chicken parts seasoned in the same way.
Your focus on the meat of it all is probably your downfall. Fat brings the flavor and chicken skin is packed with it. Wings, far and away have the best skin to meat ratio of all the chicken parts.
After some practice, you only need two bites and maybe a little nibble for each one. Then they’re great.
Sometimes I prefer food that takes work to eat because I know I’m not actually all that hungry, just bored.
I never understood the difficulty argument. It’s not like these people would be open to just slamming a glass of Soylent because it’s easy.
Funny you mention that. I absolutely went through a DIY Soylent phase, but I was playing around with the recipe(s) via nutrition tracker apps, aiming to hit targets via “real” foods, not supplements, and aiming for “different” recipes. It’s actually not as difficult as you might expect, and I don’t even mind eating the same meal for a good chunk of my meals, but it just… didn’t… work… Maybe it’s the lack of chewing?
What do you mean by “didn’t work?”
I was still “hungry”. I was definitely getting calories, macros, etc., but I think it being in liquid form, no chewing, meant that some of the biological processes weren’t getting the expected feedback.
Chicken wings are only food on medium difficulty. Whole crabs take more energy to open than you gain from meat.
Trick is spear the meat and pull it out, instead of trying to open the leg.
For king crab, yes. For snow crab, you can open the leg with the right technique. Snap it in the middle and you can remove one half of the shell then pull the meat out of the other half.
I don’t intentionally eat bugs so that’s a non issue for me.
No bugs? I enjoy most of the sea bugs (with butter). Also eaten crickets, meal worms, and ant eggs/larvae.
I’m cool with someone else enjoying it, it’s just not for me. 🤷
Sometimes it’s not all about how easy it is to eat something. Sometimes if something tastes good enough, I’m willing to put in the smallest amount of effort.
Every time I’ve had it I taste whatever was put on it, zero chicken taste. At that point you may as well just make little dumplings with batter and the seasonings and keep it boneless.
That’s why I go boneless “wings” instead. I make sure it’s actual dark meat pieces and not just nuggets though.
That’s on the wings you choose.
If you have a Publix within range, for example, their “naked wings” are quite tasty. While they do season them lightly with salt and some sort of spice, they’re basically just fried wings, but very tasty.
I miss my pub subs :(
Whole chickens. Taste the rainbow.
- wings: too much work
- drumsticks: too easy
- thighs: perfection
I remember saying to my roommate at the time, 30+ years ago, something like, “I can just buy and eat cake whenever I want. What the hell?”
This was just before my realization that pie is superior to cake in every way.
Hear hear 🤝
pie is superior to cake in every way.
For me, that depends. I have had both shitty cakes and shitty pies. The cake needs to avoid butter cream or frosting in favour of whipped cream, and the pie needs to NOT be mostly sugar in the filling/topping.
I’ve had a sweet tooth since childhood, and the only foods which have ever turned that sweet tooth against me (in terms of having an expected sugar presence) have been both pies and cakes.
Why would you eat cake without butter creme frosting? That’s the entire point of cake. Hand me a piece of cake with WHIPPED CREAM, and I’m gonna, gonna, gonna…well, I’m gonna eat it, but I’d rather have buttercream frosting.
The last time someone suggested people eat it, they cut off her head. And rightfully so.
I stand by my statement without offering evidence, or citations.
Absolutely fair where personal preferences are concerned!
The only defining trait of adulthood is responsibility, for yourself and those around you, so yes. ✌️
Embrace your inner child.
Knowing and doing are very different.
Part of being an adult is making wackadoodle decisions and eating things you later regret.
That’s why I only eat them twice a week.
I know it’s not the healthiest of the foods but being Finnish chicken it’s at least not seasoned with literal poison and considering that I airfry them it’s at least better than deepfryed. Let me have my wings and comforting lies. Cooking and eating is such a struggle for me.
Wait; what?
I mean, maybe they’re a liiiittle fatty, but I’m not going to be eating boneless skinless chicken breast instead.
I made a Thai green curry with enough ghost peppers that I’m taking firey shits today and that boneless skinless chicken breast was damn tasty.
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Chicken thighs are always better than chicken breast.…but at least you have some fat from the coconut milk to help lubricate things…
Chicken thighs are amazing too!
Now imagine how much better it would have been with wings.
I’ve got wings marinating in kaffir leaves, lemongrass and ghost peppers so I don’t have to imagine.
I woke up this morning with a spring in my step because it’s chicken wing day.
I just made some curry yesterday with left over rotisserie chicken!
