Like other movie theaters around the world, Malaysian cinemas run a series of commercial ads and public notices right before the feature presentation. Without fail there always seems to be an ad for KFC. The latest series of advertisements has a little girl attempting to cook dinner for her mom and dad on several occasions, but each time she fails miserably. Then mom comes to the rescue by whisking the family off to KFC for a bucket of fried chicken.

At some point the announcer chimes in with “do something good for your family by taking them to KFC”. So let’s examine how much ‘good’ there is in a typical KFC meal to see if we should reward the actress who plays mom with a mother-of-the-year plaque, or report her to Richard Simmons for aiding and abetting a heart attack.

1. Two pieces of original recipe fried chicken (1 breast + 1 wing) adds up to roughly 500 calories, which includes 25 grams of fat and about 200 mg of cholesterol. This is almost half the daily recommended allowance of fat for the entire day. But the chicken is a source of protein and iron.



2. A side of coleslaw is around 200 calories, because of its sugary added content, and approximately 10 grams of fat. However, it's a source of vitamin A & C.



3. Mash potatoes with gravy adds another 125 - 150 calories to the meal and a few more additional fat grams.



4. Now wash all this down your throat with a medium soda containing 175 calories, all from sugar, with no nutritional value.

The grand total for this single meal is a 1000+ calories. It's also high in fat (the bad kind), and sugar as well.

Ooh my gawd, what kind of mother feeds her family that crap, and doesn't have the decency to save me not even one piece of chicken!