KFC Commercial

I just saw a commerical for KFC telling the carb count for their chicken.
I have noticed more and more in the last week that there are advertisements
geared toward low carbers. Are the "experts" finally realizing or are the
companies
switching gears? Either way, I'm glad that the tide is turning in our favor.

I just saw a commerical for KFC telling the carb count for their chicken.
I have noticed more and more in the last week that there are advertisements
geared toward low carbers. Are the "experts" finally realizing or are the
companies
switching gears? Either way, I'm glad that the tide is turning in our favor.


Are they?
Sounds like a marketing ploy to me.
I have a feeling we are going to see more and more low carb products that are
not low carb at all, or have been all along.

~Kat


"Rice Krispies. East meets west"
Cosmo Kramer

Jarkat2002 wrote:
I just saw a commerical for KFC telling the carb count for their
chicken.
I have noticed more and more in the last week that there are
advertisements geared toward low carbers. Are the "experts" finally
realizing or are the companies
switching gears? Either way, I'm glad that the tide is turning in
our favor.


Are they?
Sounds like a marketing ploy to me.
I have a feeling we are going to see more and more low carb products
that are not low carb at all, or have been all along.

~Kat


"Rice Krispies. East meets west"
Cosmo Kramer

I agree. I don't remember the carb-count for KFC, but it was like "just 13
grams in 1 chicken breast" which sounds pretty high to me (induction). And 1
chicken breast isn't much.

"Jeff Rose" wrote in message
news:nj_ob.108504$EO3.22198@clgrps13...
Jarkat2002 wrote:
I just saw a commerical for KFC telling the carb count for their
chicken.
I have noticed more and more in the last week that there are
advertisements geared toward low carbers. Are the "experts" finally
realizing or are the companies
switching gears? Either way, I'm glad that the tide is turning in
our favor.


Are they?
Sounds like a marketing ploy to me.
I have a feeling we are going to see more and more low carb products
that are not low carb at all, or have been all along.

~Kat


"Rice Krispies. East meets west"
Cosmo Kramer

I agree. I don't remember the carb-count for KFC, but it was like "just 13
grams in 1 chicken breast" which sounds pretty high to me (induction). And
1
chicken breast isn't much.


Certainly a 'marketing' ploy, if nothing else. There's a second commercial
where one guy is bicycling by another, stops and says, "Dave, is that you?
You look great! How'd ya do it?" And Dave replies, "Eating chicken... Just
chicken...", switch to tag line where they talk about how LOW FAT the
chicken is.

So they want to get people in whatever their diet plan is; Low carb, Low
fat, Family easy dining, etc.

Steve
I do not work for KFC. :-)

In article ,
owza (Jarkat2002) wrote:

I just saw a commerical for KFC telling the carb count for their chicken.
I have noticed more and more in the last week that there are advertisements
geared toward low carbers. Are the "experts" finally realizing or are the
companies
switching gears? Either way, I'm glad that the tide is turning in our favor.


Are they?
Sounds like a marketing ploy to me.
I have a feeling we are going to see more and more low carb products that are
not low carb at all, or have been all along.

Yeah, like the Thomas "low carb" bagels I've been seeing in the
supermarket. Well, they do have have the carbs of the regular Thomas
bagels. The package says something like 22 g/carb per bagel (compared
with 45g on the regular ones). That's on the nutrition panel, but the
label also says that 1/2 bagel would have 8 effective g/carbs. But they
are way spongier in texture than a bagel ought to be. I think that if I
really wanted a "bagel experience", I could just as well have a half of
one of the mini bagels I'm also seeing around.

--
AF
"Non Sequitur U has a really, really lousy debate team."
--artyw raises the bar on rec.sport.baseball

"Jeff Rose" wrote in message
news:nj_ob.108504$EO3.22198@clgrps13...
Jarkat2002 wrote:
I just saw a commerical for KFC telling the carb count for their
chicken.
I have noticed more and more in the last week that there are
advertisements geared toward low carbers. Are the "experts" finally
realizing or are the companies
switching gears? Either way, I'm glad that the tide is turning in
our favor.


Are they?
Sounds like a marketing ploy to me.
I have a feeling we are going to see more and more low carb products
that are not low carb at all, or have been all along.

~Kat


"Rice Krispies. East meets west"
Cosmo Kramer

I agree. I don't remember the carb-count for KFC, but it was like "just 13
grams in 1 chicken breast" which sounds pretty high to me (induction). And
1
chicken breast isn't much.



That's only if you eat the breading, otherwise it's zero carbs.

The ad was pretty groundbreaking actually; This was the first mainstream
fast food restaurant to advertise a low-carb product geared toward low-carb
dieters on national U.S. television. I thought it was great!

You guys sound pretty cynical for not having seen the ads!
--
Peter
website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

20/20 was talkng about KFC commericials Friday night. A chicken breast
has 11 carbs, if you remove the skin it has 0 carbs. I love the skin but
it's not worth 11 carbs for me.

I haven't seen the low carb commercial, just their disgusting "laptop" pack
commercial for kids. 2 moms in the front seat taking the kids to soccer
practice. Hands them these "laptop" meals with a piece of chicken,
applesauce, potatoes, fruit leather thing and a sugared soda. Yuck. My kids
can do without that thank you.

Amy
"SRDENBOW" wrote in message
...
I just saw a commerical for KFC telling the carb count for their chicken.
I have noticed more and more in the last week that there are
advertisements
geared toward low carbers. Are the "experts" finally realizing or are the
companies
switching gears? Either way, I'm glad that the tide is turning in our
favor.

In article , marengo wrote:


The ad was pretty groundbreaking actually; This was the first mainstream
fast food restaurant to advertise a low-carb product geared toward low-carb
dieters on national U.S. television. I thought it was great!

You guys sound pretty cynical for not having seen the ads!

I've never seen this ad, but I have seen a bunch of Miller Lite ads that
mention the low carb count (and revert to the old "Tastes Great/Less
Filling" theme). I've also seen neon signs in bars touting Miller Lite
as low carb.

--
AF
"Non Sequitur U has a really, really lousy debate team."
--artyw raises the bar on rec.sport.baseball

"Alice Faber" wrote in message news:afaber-
I've never seen this ad, but I have seen a bunch of Miller Lite ads that
mention the low carb count (and revert to the old "Tastes Great/Less
Filling" theme). I've also seen neon signs in bars touting Miller Lite
as low carb.
AF

True; I guess the beer companies are driving the low-carb bandwagon (maybe
it's drawn by the Anheiser-Busch Clydesdales!?) The KFC fast food ad though
is the first I've seen where they actually say, "If you are counting your
carbs ...."

Ironically, the same day I saw for the first time - and this was on a
national cable network also - an ad for LeCarb frozen products, which they
say is perfect for someone on a "low-carb diet."

I feel that we're about to come out of the low-carb closet and become
mainstream! What's next? A MacDonald's low-carb menu? O Happy Day!!

--
Peter
website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo