KFC’s New Double Down Chicken Sandwich is Frightening

It was one of the moments of television-watching where I thought maybe my eyes were playing a trick on me, but then I saw the commercial for KFC’s new Double Down Chicken Sandwich and I realized this was no cruel joke.

This jaw-dropping concoction from the fast-food chicken chain points to why in this country we have our current obesity epidemic. This sandwich (if you can call it that) is two Original Recipe fried chicken filets stacked on top of each other with a slice of pepper jack cheese, a slice of Swiss cheese, two slices of bacon and the Colonel’s secret sauce. No bun. The fried chicken is the bun. Just a stack of saturated fat, sodium and calories.

With my gaping jaw still wide-open with dismay, I went to KFC’s website and found nothing on it. No photos, no press releases and perhaps fortunately, no nutrition information on this appalling and shameful creation.

KFC redeemed itself in recent months by adding new grilled chicken options to its regular menu of fried chicken, creamy coleslaw, and greasy biscuits, but it seems like with this new Double Down Chicken Sandwich, they have undone any progress they may have made with trying to healthy-up their menu.

When KFC decides to put the nutritional stats on their website, DietsInReview will be sure to share that data with you. But we are warning you now, it won’t be pretty.

August 21st, 2009
by heather
Tags: american diet, fast food, kfc, obesity, restaurants
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tony pierson

This "sandwich" will have fields of wheat breathing a sigh of relief! How much do you want to bet the secret sauce has mayo....3 species (if you count the milk as cow)! I imagine you can get the combo meal with potato wedges, cole slaw, a butter biscuit, and a grande pepsi! And hopefully they still have those processed strawberry shortcake buckeys that we used to beg mom for when we were kids!

What's next? McDonalds weaving bacon into the shape of a bun, stuffed with sausage, holding a beef patty filled with alfredo sauce, dressed with 6 different types of cheese, with the whole concoction drenched in nacho cheese? (With a gravy milkshake and a diet coke...). posted Sep 16th, 2009 9:42 pm

whoa

It's not a matter of caloriphobia; that's not food. Plain and simple. That's an abominable conglomeration of abused, chemically engineered chickens, processed and fried and topped with processed and chemically-engineered "cheese." Not to mention the bacon, once again a far cry from the bacon of anyone's hardy old grandfather. To say very little of the incredible cruelty and ethical lapses that produced the meat and cheese on this creation, this is not and should not be considered food. posted Sep 16th, 2009 1:08 pm

Elizabeth

Exactly, I don't know what kind of workouts you do but I run 30 mile races and am at %19 body fat, really good for a female and I would never consume a thing like that. My heart wouldn't be able to even carry me through a workout if it was clogged up with that garbage. Not to mention the fat that would get into my muscles preventing them to work right. I would think people that work out would be a little more health conscious. It's not about looking good but feeling good and being healthy overall. This is exactly why prevention is more necessary in this country. posted Sep 16th, 2009 10:54 am

OMG...freaking unreal. Too Awesome to be true! 2 boneless fried chicken filets, with bacon, swiss and pepper jack cheese in the middle. I'm gonna bug my local KFC here in WV until the make and sell me one! Gotta have!! It's a Must! posted Aug 25th, 2009 2:45 pm

Fog Horn Leghorn

Yah gotta be mindful of the conditions those chickens were livin in.
I say are you listening boy?
A real chicken hawk wouldn't eat those concentration camp victims
I say boy Now you listen up
Get out there and get your self some real free range chicken
Now thats what a real chicken hawk would do posted Aug 23rd, 2009 11:02 pm

Exactly

FoodLover is right. KFC doesn't exactly cook their food in lard, and just because it's fried doesn't mean it's inherently unhealthy. To someone working out, this is a pretty good lunch. You still need some veggies with it (so skip the fries and get the green beans), but that is a lot of protein in one meal, with none of the empty carbs of an enriched flour bun.

calories mean nothing. get off your asses and workout, and eat what you want. posted Aug 23rd, 2009 10:23 am

FoodLover

You calorophobes are such morons. My grandfather ate meals that would make that sandwich look like a vitamin supplement twice a day, and lived to the ripe old age of 87. He worked hard on a farm all day. It's not food that is causing the obesity of America- it's laziness. I'm gonna go to KFC and try one of these beauts right now. posted Aug 21st, 2009 5:32 pm

Sean Amore

I'm horrified. This was pretty scary too. My, my, my . . .

posted Aug 21st, 2009 3:07 pm