Part of being an adult is knowing that OP needs to mind their own business.
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Part of being an adult is eating chicken wings everyday for a week until you get bored because you can. lol
Why the fuck not? I'm not switching to breast. Breast meat sucks.
Very limited by choice here if I want frozen chicken. 99% is ultra processed crap. Went through an entire aisle the other day in Iceland and not one raw or even plain cooked option for chicken. Everything was battered or covered in what ever sauce and more expensive because of it.
Aldi had chicken breast and that was the only option.
I believe the idea is fried chicken wings. Fried food is not a good daily meal.
It's actually pretty good if you give it some maillard and seasoning. Don't just boil it and expect Popeyes.
It still ain't better than the wings and thighs when they're made the same way.
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I don’t really like chicken wings. Too much messy work for too little reward.
Hold onto the side of the flat with the knuckle cartilage and twist the small bone and pull it out, now you can mouth the whole flat and pull the meat from a single bone or if you twist and pull the bigger bone out you can eat the thing whole except the cartilage.
It is still a lot of work vs reward but the crispness of the skin and sauce holding ability make them worthwhile.
I can absolutely destroy a plate of wings in like just a couple minutes using this technique and my reckless abandon for devouring cartilage. This is just basically a skill issue
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This. In my case, it was realizing that I can have potato chips every day of the week.
That’s exactly what a chicken would say
I don't get the appeal of chicken wings. The amount of work involved vs the meat payout is way lopsided.
Chicken wings are only food on medium difficulty. Whole crabs take more energy to open than you gain from meat.
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Why not?
It's a protein, so it really just depends on what your eating with them. As long as you're getting balanced nutrition, there's no reason Chicken Wings can't be the protein choice every day.
They are fried and fatty. Some protein, but mostly fats. Also, vegetables are made of protein.
You..you don't have to fry them
https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/crispy-baked-chicken-wings/#wprm-recipe-container-10130
Legit baked wing recipe. Baked but they come out as crispy as fried. You use baking powder and dry seasonings and pat the wings dry before baking. So damn good.
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Compared to lots of other foods, chicken wings aren't especially unhealthy, I think? They aren't normally deep fried, chicken is a healthier meat than beef or pork, not sure there are good health reasons not to eat them every day? Of course it gets boring after a while.
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I remember saying to my roommate at the time, 30+ years ago, something like, "I can just buy and eat cake whenever I want. What the hell?"
This was just before my realization that pie is superior to cake in every way.
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200 million chicken get slaughtered each day, they lived a life of horror veyond comprehension. If they are lucky they are the 50% that lands in the meat grinder after birth. And people here are worried that it might be unhealthy or that they need their protein.
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Fried chicken from the supermarket deli is affordable. $16 for 12 pieces of dark meat. Enough to give me at least two meals, probably three.
Responsible adulting, requires fried chicken.
reminds me of the saying - the difference between wisdom and knowledge is, knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit and wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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I'm doing keto. I'm allowed.
And it really really works
I am not doing keto but also allowed
Embrace your inner child.
I kind of think along the lines of knowing I could eat a whole dozen donuts and knowing I shouldn’t eat a whole dozen donuts … all bets are off if they’re warm Krispy Kreme
I could, though, it’s an option.
I like the hot sauce lol
Wait; what?
I mean, maybe they’re a liiiittle fatty, but I’m not going to be eating boneless skinless chicken breast instead.
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