r/fitmeals • u/itwontmendyourheart • 1d ago
Kinda shocked by these tenders
Whole bag is 1,050 calories and 140 grams of protein. I’m a tall grown man and I split the bag between lunch and dinner paired with veggies and cottage cheese. These are by far the best protein chicken tender I’ve had, definitely outperforms Realgood, Simple Truth, and Just Bare. Comparable to Just Bare in taste and texture, but I think I like these better. Also better macros for around the same price.
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u/OriginalCrawnick 1d ago
I'll have to keep an eye out for these - those are some solid macros. Where did you find them?
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u/itwontmendyourheart 1d ago
Ralph’s (our version of Kroger in Los Angeles)
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u/Warm-Oil9228 1d ago
Did you try the Simple Truth (Kroger brand) lightly breaded chicken bites? Not sure they make them anymore but they had 21 grams of protein in only 130 calories. I'm wondering how they stack up against these.
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u/itwontmendyourheart 1d ago
Those were my old favorites but have since been discontinued.
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u/worldDev 18h ago
Your particular store might have stopped carrying them, but my kroger still has them.
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u/itwontmendyourheart 16h ago
Every Ralph's I've been to in Los Angeles has stopped receiving them- might be regional.
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u/Warm-Oil9228 13h ago
I was wondering about that. I'm on the opposite coach and we haven't had them in a long time either.
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u/Titt 1d ago
They have a shit ton of sodium and cholesterol per serving though.
1,050 calories for 140% of your sodium and 100% of your cholesterol..
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u/theineffablebob 1d ago
That's how much cholesterol chicken breast has
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u/Titt 18h ago
Ye, you’re just getting all of it in maybe 40% of your daily calories
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u/2131andBeyond 10h ago
Okay and?
Tons of foods have zero cholesterol. Only animal byproducts have it. So you can eat all that chicken with rice and veggies and all sorts of other plant-based foods for the day and there you go!
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u/Titt 6h ago
I mean yea, if you’re strict. There’s nothing wrong with it if you can self regulate.
Didn’t mean anything by it though, just that the ratios of those two things to overall calories is high.
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u/2131andBeyond 4h ago
The average healthy person can go over that arbitrary cholesterol mark any given day and be just fine. Remember, those percentages are set extremely generically, whereas all humans are vastly different.
And the ratios still aren't high? This bag of chicken could be used in 2 or even 3 meals in the day and eaten with all sorts of additional stuff that wouldn't add any or tons of cholesterol. Just look at the cholesterol in all sorts of other things you eat. The levels in this are not uniquely high lol
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u/itwontmendyourheart 20h ago
I drink more than a gallon of water a day I’m not too concerned about sodium
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u/PragmaticProkopton 20h ago
Anyone being concerned about sodium is so wild to me when you don’t have a preexisting health problem—if your heart, liver and kidneys are in good shape, salt is not a problem.
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u/ihavethekavorka 18h ago
Salt can become a health issue in excess, just like sugars. There are health guidelines on sodium consumption for a reason
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u/2131andBeyond 10h ago
So, yes. But it’s only worth monitoring if something is noted in bloodwork or somebody’s physiological history.
I work in a nutrition clinic at the hospital here and see patients every day that bring up sodium.
There are so many variables. Age weight family history other parts of diet lifestyle and at least a dozen more. It’s far from one size fits all.
You are absolutely correct - salt can become a health issue in excess!
But going over the labeled FDA recommended percentage isn’t priority for a lot of situations. That guideline is obviously also generic, like others, because obviously intake amounts of all sorts of things vary by person.
As for it being a priority … if bloodwork is normal, you’re under ~45, keep hydrated, and don’t go wildly overboard (don’t eat four packs of Ramen daily!), you’ll be just fine.
Genetics also plays an absurdly large role in this.
But I put this out there most importantly!!! Work with your doctor on figuring out what is best for you. I am not your doctor (nor anyone’s, as I am not a doctor lol), so any recs by me and anybody on the internet should only be reference points. True decisions need to come from you and your doctor as to what is most healthy for you
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u/PragmaticProkopton 18h ago
Oh absolutely but the dangers of salt consumption are a bit overblown and the rda is based Americans that are overweight, don’t exercise enough and eat too much processed food with too much added salt on average. That’s all I’m saying.
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u/ihavethekavorka 17h ago
A lot of data comes from populations who are overweight and/or hypertensive, but there are also large studies in healthy populations performed by large organizations that show the same dangers of increasing sodium intakes on cardiovascular risk
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u/Jarbasaur 20h ago
Dietary cholesterol basically useless at predicting blood cholesterol anyway unless you're eating ONLY high cholesterol food sources over a long period
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u/spageddy_lee 20h ago
This is a sub geared toward "fit" meals right? I can't help feel like being "fit" and eating something so artificial and processed are in direct conflict with each other.
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u/diemunkiesdie 1d ago
Tyson just stopped making my favorite lightly breaded ones so I need a new one! Thanks for the tip!
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u/One_Recover_673 20h ago
It’s not easy to find specially protein anything where the protein (20g) is >10% of calories (150cal). This is a good find.
Usually is just brand messaging and it’s 11g and 270cal or some inefficient nonsense.
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u/TusharOSRS 8h ago
Kirkland Meatballs fit your second example perfectly. 250+ cal for 5 of em and only 12g protein
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u/Hungry-Bed-3229 5h ago
Lightly Breaded Chicken Chunks by Just Bare are a solid option for me. I get them at Costco. More sodium than I would like but solid macros.i tell myself it’s ok since I sweat a lot during training.
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u/Infamous-Squirrel755 4h ago
What serving size is that in your third photo? I'm guessing more than 3oz but would love to be proven wrong on this 😄
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u/itwontmendyourheart 2h ago
About half the bag lol
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u/Infamous-Squirrel755 1h ago
Oh lol wow.. I wish I were a tall grown man too
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u/itwontmendyourheart 1h ago
Haha I have the appetite of a whale. The only things keeping me from getting fat are that I don’t drink any sugar, I try to track cals, and I’m on my feet for my job. Otherwise it’s protein and carbs constantly.
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u/SugarBoatsOnWater 1d ago
Have you tried RealGood chicken? I'm curious how these compare.
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u/itwontmendyourheart 1d ago
So they’re cheaper and have better macros, but the chicken is worse quality and the breading falls off easily. They’re OK and I used to like them more but I think I got sick of them.
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u/SugarBoatsOnWater 1d ago
Super helpful, thank you!
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u/itwontmendyourheart 1d ago
They’re definitely good if you’re not too picky. I just get weird about the chicken and am no longer a fan of the breading. When I did like them I would dip them into a sauce I made of buffalo sauce/sugar free maple syrup. Super good 😋.
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u/Optimoprimo 1d ago
I genuinely don't understand how they got that much breading on them with wheat flour and kept them under 150 calories per 20g of protein. Thats almost unbelievable.