Grilled Chicken: The New Superfood?
Published on 26th January 2024
With the release of Sizzling Chicken, our brand new and innovative line of chargrilled frozen poultry products, we want to highlight the many health benefits that the range has to offer.
Grilled chicken is viewed as a food type that has all the hallmarks required to be classed as a superfood and Meadow Vale’s Sizzling Chicken range boasts an alternate offering to coated products that ensures all food service professionals have the option to add a different concept of added value frozen poultry to their menus.
What Is a Superfood?
Superfoods in the simplest terms are foods packed full of nutrients, fibre, fatty acids and antioxidants. They are most likely to be consumed by people looking to live a healthy lifestyle, as superfoods also contain healthy fats that have been proven to lower the risk of heart disease and other pulmonary issues.
The most common superfoods include nuts, beans, eggs, avocados, blueberries, kale, sweet potatoes, olive oil and salmon, but a recent study showed the increased doses of protein and niacin in grilled chicken are all characteristics that should label it a superfood too*.
Grilled Chicken – A Rich Source of Protein
Chicken has more protein per gram than most cuts of beef and is commonly referred to as the healthiest form of meat, regardless of it being red or white.
Chickens themselves consume their nutrients from the high-quality feed they eat, alongside natural grasses and weeds in their diet. Grilling chicken is the best way to keep all those nutrients inside the meat and readily available for human consumption.
What’s more, grilled chicken provides adequate levels of B vitamins, phosphorus and selenium and if consumed without the skin, it can be even healthier as it lowers the amount of fat in each cut.
How Much Protein Is in Grilled Chicken?
The Sizzling Chicken range features chargrilled chicken fillet breast and thighs and these individual cuts of meat provide a great source of protein per 100g, as highlighted below**:
- BREAST - A skinless fully cooked chicken breast contains around 31g of protein per 100g.
- THIGH – A skinless, boneless, fully cooked chicken thigh contains around 26g of protein per 100g.
Further Health Implications of Grilled Chicken
When consumed as part of a healthy diet, grilled chicken can have many other health benefits alongside being a superfood rich in protein. Paring grilled chicken with other high protein superfoods like quinoa, broccoli, eggs and lentils can have the following positive implications in the areas of health and wellbeing:
- 1. Increasing muscle mass
- 2. Burning excessive body fat
- 3. Lowering blood pressure
- 4. Boosting metabolism
- 5. Reducing cravings, thus maintaining a balanced diet
Sizzling Chicken
The whole range of Sizzling Chicken has the capacity to revolutionise many menus and is a versatile way to offer healthier alternatives for health-conscious customers, dining in your restaurants and takeaways.
By adding a leaner Original Chargrilled Chicken Fillet burger or a Piri Piri Thigh rice box to the menu, chefs will be catering for all consumer preferences and especially those looking to eat healthier.
Adding these dishes alongside a variety of menu classics using our tried and tested shredded chicken and coated fillets is a way of maximising revenues with a full service offering of great tasting chicken!
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Watch our menu idea video here forn an example of how Sizzling Chicken can be a big hit for your business!
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