Can an Extra-crispy KFC Dinner Kill You?

I have never eaten from any fast food chain place in my life. I don't fry anything. I just don't like the looks of it and being that I know what it does to a person's body, I decided to forgo it. I also don't drink or smoke anything. I did try grass once when I was in my early 20's but it burned my throat and tasted like sh^t. And there was no high.

I am very picky about my body, what I eat and drink, and what I use topically. I guess that comes from my medical background. I am the only member of my core family left; my parents were heavy drinkers and smokers, and my brothers also. All passed before they were 50. I am 78 and for the most part feel good. I do have pain from RA but I am more better then bad. The docs tell me my heart is like a 20 yr olds. Several of my aunts and an uncle have lived well into their 90's and one uncle lived to be 103 in great health until he just died.
 
RadishRose said:
I used to love KFC long ago.
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So did I. However, the last several times I got it, the chicken wasn't crispy or delicious; the skin was usually soggy and grease-laden. I'm not sure if this is a general KFC trend or just back luck on my part. The last time I got it was 2012, and after that experience I gave up. However, I have lovely memories of it being crispy and tasty from my younger years.
 
In good economic times, you got "value" for your money with some fast food chains. The food was affordable, tasty and prepared in a fairly safe manner. But with today's inflation and poor customer service (not many kids or adults working in fast food take pride in their work) risks of food borne illnesses, I have refrained from eating all fast food.

I sure do miss fast food fried chicken:)
 
We are retired now so we fix most of our own meals, unless we go out to a nice restaurant for something special. But, at times we will pick up some type of fast food, especially if we have been traveling and are getting home late. KFC is on the list of places we might use for a quick meal. Ours has always been good when we have used them.
 
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Michael Z said:
The super heated vegetable oils used for deep frying break down and cause inflammation. So eating any fried foods every day is not good. But once in a while should be ok. Peanut oil would be better for you, but it is very expensive.
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I used to love eating KFC with my family and friends as a teen, but I wouldn't go for it anymore. I've lost the just food addiction and it really is so unhealthy. Why even go there?
 
We were flying from Newark to Denver. The plane departed at 4:30 nonstop to Denver International. The flight attendants were serving dinner in first class and the Purser asked my first officer and I if we wanted to eat now also. We agreed to eat now, but United (like many other airlines) had a policy that the two pilots could not eat the same meal.

I also had a policy that my first officer and I would eat at different times. I always ate after my first officer finished. He ordered baked chicken and I ordered the grilled fish. When he finished eating, I was served. We were about a half hour from Denver when he started complaining of feeling sick to his stomach. Twenty minutes later when we were about 10 miles from the airport, he grabbed an airsickness bag and started vomiting.

I had to do all the work to land the plane. I told the controller giving me vectors that my F/O was very sick, probably from his dinner. Strange thing was that no one in first class that ordered the chicken got sick. After we landed, the airport’s doctor was waiting at the gate and came onboard and checked him out and decided it was food poisoning. He was better that evening at the hotel and we flew home the next afternoon with no issues.

That’s my chicken story.
 

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