No sign of progress at the chicken shop, the banner is now half hanging off the window and the only other thing to see is a planning application from 2013 for a vent. That could always have been there, I don't know. The Anatolian grill also seems to be at a bit of a standstill, but things may be going on inside I don't know.
I won't make any further references to junk food (I learnt my lesson last time) but it does seem to be becoming a street of eating establishments - if they all actually open up!
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They have a massive sign up, that's how I found out... Having seen the website it looks a lot more promising, not a 'kebab shop' after all.Anyway, how did you guys find out about the Turkish, is it going to be a proper restaurant?
Anyway, apologies all for inadvertently launching a debate about what is / isn't junk food (personally I will eat anything and love chicken cooked any way but raw).
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I can positively state without the need for google that not all batter has Monosodium Glutamate in it.
Please do not lecture me on deep frying. I can provide more facts on it than you can put on a plate. I accept that some of the fats used have trans fatty acids but not all and some have trace quantities. And how the oil is maintained and how the food is fried also has an effect on the food content. Deep Fat frying can be less fatty than shallow fried food.
There are risks in all we do and all diets have some 'bad' elements (I had two chocolates yesterday and I bet thousands dies of obesity) but not all 'fast food' is junk food.
A tesco prawn sandwich on brown bread has more fat content by volume (25%) than a portion of cod, chips and mushy peas (7%)
I wil state however my knowledge is based on a fish and chip shop, not a fried chicken outlet.Kateg28
I never suggested that ALL batter contains MSG. Just that used in Fried Chicken shops.
As your knowledge is based on a fish and chip shop, not a Fried Chicken shop your points hold no validity as they are seperate types of concerns.
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Anyway, how did you guys find out about the Turkish, is it going to be a proper restaurant?
They have a massive sign up, that's how I found out... Having seen the website it looks a lot more promising, not a 'kebab shop' after all.Anyway, apologies all for inadvertently launching a debate about what is / isn't junk food (personally I will eat anything and love chicken cooked any way but raw).
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Anyway, how did you guys find out about the Turkish, is it going to be a proper restaurant?
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"Anatolia, which currently has a branch in St Albans, will open at the Maidenhead Street venue, a worker from the restaurant has confirmed today (November 5).
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/T ... z3ICSB9rBJ" target="_blank
Nothing to do with the huge great sign above the shop that's been there since at least Friday!!
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For example, factory produced frozen skinny fries have a much higher fat content than traditional chips that you would get at the chippy.
2 pieces of KFC chicken and regular fries delivers in excess of 700 calories, and 60% of you daily fat intake. Go large and you are talking 1000 calories plus 80% of your fat intake. Add on a Costa Coffee express as sold in petrol stations from machines and you will have exceeded you recommended daily intake of fat. That's without breakfast, lunch, snacks etc. Quite frightening.
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That is a very idealistic view of what a Fried Chicken outlet supplies. 1.The chickens aren't produced by happily chirping around a farmyard. They are mass produced and pumped full of antibiotics which is legal. Salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis are among the most frequently reported foodborne diseases worldwide. Commercial chicken meat has been identifed as one of the most important food vehicles for these organisms (Source:Report of The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and World Health Organisation.)Define junk food. Batter is a natural product containing flour, water and salt (and nothing else), the deep frying method can leave it with less fat per portion than any other takeaway and chips are potatoes."since when was chicken junk food?????????"
Well, possibly when it's smothered in batter, deep fried & served with a mountain of chips?
No E numbers or preservatives etc
What is the definition of junk food?
(just to be clear I have never even see this shop and was oblivious to it's existence until this thread, cannot even remember where Clintons were either)
2.Whatever they are coated in, batter or breaded, they contain vast amounts of salt and Monosodium Glutamate. The effects of MSG are reported to be many....too many to list here, but just Google it.
3.Commercial deep frying often contains Trans fat otherwise known as Trans Fatty Acids. It is used because it doesn't have to be changed as often as other oils. It is a process where oil is hydrogenised. It is shown to raise LDL (bad cholesterol) and lower the levels of HDL (good cholesterol.) This raises the chances of heart disease. In addition Trans fats are believed responsible for 7000 deaths a year in the UK, and teenagers are most at risk (Source The Independent Sep. 2011)
However, you are free to make your choice....chacun a son gout. Bon Appetite!
I can positively state without the need for google that not all batter has Monosodium Glutamate in it.
Please do not lecture me on deep frying. I can provide more facts on it than you can put on a plate. I accept that some of the fats used have trans fatty acids but not all and some have trace quantities. And how the oil is maintained and how the food is fried also has an effect on the food content. Deep Fat frying can be less fatty than shallow fried food.
There are risks in all we do and all diets have some 'bad' elements (I had two chocolates yesterday and I bet thousands dies of obesity) but not all 'fast food' is junk food.
A tesco prawn sandwich on brown bread has more fat content by volume (25%) than a portion of cod, chips and mushy peas (7%)
I wil state however my knowledge is based on a fish and chip shop, not a fried chicken outlet.
Statistics:Posted by Kateg28 — Wed 05 Nov, 2014 9:27 am
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Just for information monosodium glutamate is a naturally occurring salt and present in many foods (not always as an additive). Yes you can "Google it" and find all sorts of alarming hokum and this:
http://www.eufic.org/article/en/artid/m ... glutamate/" target="_blank
Statistics relating to the spread of bacterial diseases via chicken carcasses should be considered against the fact that the "domestic" (which includes factory reared) chicken is simply the most numerous bird in the world. I think I might prefer antibiotics to a dose of salmonella, listeria or campylobacter (although indiscriminate use of antibiotics does reduce their effectiveness over time and should be discouraged for that reason alone)...
Statistics:Posted by Darcy Sarto — Wed 05 Nov, 2014 4:19 am
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Define junk food. Batter is a natural product containing flour, water and salt (and nothing else), the deep frying method can leave it with less fat per portion than any other takeaway and chips are potatoes."since when was chicken junk food?????????"
Well, possibly when it's smothered in batter, deep fried & served with a mountain of chips?
No E numbers or preservatives etc
What is the definition of junk food?
(just to be clear I have never even see this shop and was oblivious to it's existence until this thread, cannot even remember where Clintons were either
)2.Whatever they are coated in, batter or breaded, they contain vast amounts of salt and Monosodium Glutamate. The effects of MSG are reported to be many....too many to list here, but just Google it.
3.Commercial deep frying often contains Trans fat otherwise known as Trans Fatty Acids. It is used because it doesn't have to be changed as often as other oils. It is a process where oil is hydrogenised. It is shown to raise LDL (bad cholesterol) and lower the levels of HDL (good cholesterol.) This raises the chances of heart disease. In addition Trans fats are believed responsible for 7000 deaths a year in the UK, and teenagers are most at risk (Source The Independent Sep. 2011)
However, you are free to make your choice....chacun a son gout. Bon Appetite!
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