Got meat? New KFC 'Double Down' has a double dose!

Got meat? New KFC 'Double Down' has a double dose!
BY Randy Kreider and Katie Nelson
DAILY NEWS WRITERS

Originally Published:Wednesday, April 7th 2010, 9:40 PM
Updated: Wednesday, April 7th 2010, 11:53 PM

KFC's The Double Down chicken 'sandwich.' Take our PollKFC's double-meat treat
The Double Down sandwich: Delicious or disgusting?

Delicious! Looks like junk food heaven.
Disgusting! I wouldn't touch this thing.
I'm not really sure.

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The fried chicken franchise is rolling out a new "sandwich" with no bread - and extra meat.

The "Double Down" is two fried filets that cradle two pieces of bacon, two slices of Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheese and a squish of Colonel's Sauce.

Feeling healthy? Go for the grilled chicken version instead. KFC initially tested the Double Down in Nebraska and Rhode Island and will fatten up menus nationwide with its new addition on April 12.

The chain is literally counting down the seconds until the supersandwich goes on sale on its Web site.

The Double Down isn't the unhealthiest fast food out there, but it's probably got enough sodium to draw salty tears from sodium-battling Mayor Bloomberg.

The "original recipe" Double Down has 540 calories, 32 grams of fat and 1,380 milligrams of sodium. The grilled version has 460 calories, 23 grams of fat and a whopping 1,430 milligrams of sodium. Most health groups recommend a maximum intake of 1,500 to 2,400 milligrams a day.

New Yorkers weren't all ready to gobble down a Double Down. "Sounds disgusting," said Danielle Mitchell, 31, a student from midtown. "I don't see how that's healthy. I mean, the bread is probably not healthy, but that's a lot of meat with the chicken and the bacon. I don't think it's good."

Giada Ferrone, 35, a dance teacher from the upper West Side agreed. "I'm a vegetarian. It's pretty gross if you ask me. Even if I did eat meat, I wouldn't eat that."

Cari Gervino of Essex County, N.J., counts herself a taker. "Sounds delicious, and I actually don't eat bread," said the 24-year-old teacher and distance runner. "If I was really in the mood for something unhealthy, I would definitely buy it."

Tom Everard, 24, a tourist from Manchester, England, was just plain perplexed. "I'm so confused by it. It's not a sandwich without bread. What's next? It's a slippery slope."

knelson@nydailynews.com



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