[kirsteng]

Does anyone know what the calorie counts are like for the deli counter roasted chickens that most grocery stores carry?

We are currently living in Chile, and I bought one tonight, that had a spicy mix on it, but when we ate it I found the reddish spice was sort of shot all through it in a kind of gelatinous mixture.. like in the thighs, breast, etc. It tasted greasier than a normal roast chicken as well - are these things injected with grease aka a butterball turkey??

THere are no calorie counts on the package...

If so, I've blown my cals for the day.. even though i only had one thigh, skin removed (it tasted so greasy I felt kind of sick after 1)!

[caramelkitty]

I don't know if I'm doing it right, I usually go on my fitness pal and take the calories for Rotisserie chicken and round it up to the higher amount (ex: 286 = 300) . Hope this helps!

[kidjng]

Here's what calorie king says for various options. Hope this is helpful

http://www.calorieking.com/foods/sea...howresults=yes

[kirsteng]

Thanks for the help!

So I think the calories were okay, but what the jelly-like gunk was was a whole bunch of salt! Dh and I had totally dry mouths and drank all kinds of water last night, and still woke up with that salt 'hangover' feeling. We decided that was probably our last grocery-store roasted chicken (at least here in Chile anyway!).

[crimsons]

I'm suspicious of US grocery-store chickens as well, because they couldn't be that delicious without added fat.