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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004Burger King to offer "Protein-style" burger
Burger Giant Joins Low-Carb March Salads, Web Information Part Of Trend DES MOINES, Iowa -- Hoping that low carb may translate to high profit, Burger King is offering Whopper hamburgers minus the bread. And the fast-food chain plans to introduce salads featuring steak, chicken and shrimp. Consumers watching their calories and carbohydrates will also be able to order Whopper meals that allow substitutions of french fries with salads and bottled water for soft drinks. The nation's No. 2 burger chain is suggesting franchises charge the same for burgers whether including buns. Introduction of low-carb fare follows a wave of similar moves by other restaurants. CKE Restaurants' Hardee's and Carl's Jr. chains feature burgers wrapped in lettuce. McDonald's restaurants in New York City have posters and brochures advising customers how they can lower their carb intake by modifying what they order. Wendy's has similar nutritional information on the web. Burger King also is debuting a website, www.have-it-your-way.com, with information on carbohydrates, calories and fat content in its offerings. Burger King is owned by a group of investor firms, including Texas Pacific Group, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.local6.com/food/2761377/detail.html > Re: Burger King to offer "Protein-style" burger-- As opposed to what, a carbohydrate-style burger? A cardboard-style burger? (I'd say the latter is what their current fare tastes like) By including the word "style" does that mean there is in fact no protein in the burger. Kinda like processed cheese food -- an edible oil product. -- Jim Marnott 231/194/194 (Hit goal on 22 Nov '03 -- exactly 6 months later) Atkins since 22 May '03 Gym since 1 sept '03 It does however show the direction in which fast food companies are heading because of the demand and we all want easy to shop places that offer as least a simile of our food fare don't we? dot ky wrote: > Re: Burger King to offer "Protein-style" burger-- As opposed to what, a carbohydrate-style burger? A cardboard-style burger? (I'd say the latter is what their current fare tastes like) By including the word "style" does that mean there is in fact no protein in the burger. Kinda like processed cheese food -- an edible oil product. -- Jim Marnott 231/194/194 (Hit goal on 22 Nov '03 -- exactly 6 months later) Atkins since 22 May '03 Gym since 1 sept '03 The term "protein-style burger" typically means a burger wrapped in a large lettuce leaf, as opposed to a carbohydrate-style burger with a bun. And even though I am not eating buns any more, I gotta disagree with the carboard sentiment--the Whopper is one of the best fast food burgers around, IMHO. I, for one, applaud the move, as none of the burger joints out my way have any "portable" low carb fare (i.e., all they have are bunless burgers and salads--not exactly edible while driving). ~Stretch~ >> Re: Burger King to offer "Protein-style" burger-- > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > protein in the burger. Kinda like processed cheese food -- an edible > oil product. I agree. I think BurgerKing does an excellent job with their burgers. Almost as good as my dad does at home. > The term "protein-style burger" typically means a burger wrapped in a large > lettuce leaf, as opposed to a carbohydrate-style burger with a bun. And [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > protein in the burger. Kinda like processed cheese food -- an edible > > oil product.  SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. >I agree. I think BurgerKing does an excellent job with their burgers. >Almost as good as my dad does at home. I used to work at a Burger King in Toronto (Finch and Weston Rd area) a couple years before I had my first son. I remember the manager being almost *anal* that I made the whoppers in the correct way. Hello!!! It is *just* a hamburger!! LOL!! I *should* have said that to him back then. I will give BK credit. Several years ago, before many people had climbed on the LC bandwagon, I walked into one and asked for a double whopper without the bun. The order taker just shrugged and said "have it your way" and struggled to figure how to get it in two little cardboard boxes. He ended up putting the burger in one and the fixings in the other. That seemed to be more trouble than it was worth, so the next time I got it the regular way and tossed the bun when I got home. Well actually, I gave the bun to the dogs so everyone was happy <G>. Now, the one that's always impressed me is Fuddruckers. For years, they've had a button on their cash registers that says no bun. They've never missed a beat when I've asked them to hold the bun. Lee > > I used to work at a Burger King in Toronto (Finch and Weston Rd area) > a couple years before I had my first son. I remember the manager > being almost *anal* that I made the whoppers in the correct way. >--the Whopper is one of the best fast food burgers around, >IMHO. I have to agree (and NOT because I used to work at a BK once) but because they taste better and are 100% beef. Not all burger places use 100% beef patties. I know that Harvey's does not. I could taste the wheat crumbs in thier burgers with the first bite. I do not eat there anymore. FYI: Jack in the Box offers salads as a replacement for fries with NO upcharge. They have been doing this for years. As for paying *more* for a burger without a bun, no thanks. For example, I order two or three double cheesburgers ($0.99)at Wendy's, along with a salad ($0.99), and then I strip the burger and cut it up on the salad lid and mix it in ---- Cheesburger Salad for $2.99. > Burger Giant Joins Low-Carb March > Salads, Web Information Part Of Trend [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > http://www.local6.com/food/2761377/detail.html | FYI: Jack in the Box offers salads as a replacement for fries with NO | upcharge. They have been doing this for years. | As for paying *more* for a burger without a bun, no thanks. For example, | I order two or three double cheesburgers ($0.99)at Wendy's, along with a | salad ($0.99), and then I strip the burger and cut it up on the salad lid | and mix it in ---- Cheesburger Salad for $2.99 Only problem with that is, all the cheese sticks to the bun tht you throw away :( SignaturePeter website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo Same price, ptooie. There ought to be a small discount because they don't have to cough up the roll! I can somewhat understand Subway charging more for the LC wraps because they are actually giving you something different. But if BK is _taking away_ a component then they oughta take away a few cents! Lee > The nation's No. 2 burger chain is suggesting franchises charge the > same for burgers whether including buns. | Same price, ptooie. There ought to be a small discount because they | don't have to cough up the roll! I can somewhat understand Subway [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] || The nation's No. 2 burger chain is suggesting franchises charge the || same for burgers whether including buns. It's always bewildered me that anything that says "sugar-free," or "no-sugar added" always costs twice as much as the same product that has sugar added. Go figure. SignaturePeter website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo > It's always bewildered me that anything that says "sugar-free," or >"no-sugar added" always costs twice as much as the same product that has >sugar added. Go figure. Diet sodas don't. At least not where I shop. Yeah, it's like when I clothes shop. Since I'm 5' tall, I spend a lot of time looking through the petite section. I've never understood why clothing that obviously uses _less_ material costs more! Then again the "women's" sizes which use more material also cost more. I think they just like raising prices <G>. Lee > It's always bewildered me that anything that says "sugar-free," or > "no-sugar added" always costs twice as much as the same product that has > sugar added. Go figure. > -- > Peter > website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo Don't forget that they are putting it in some sort of plastic bowl with plastic fork and knife. Probably cost more than a bun does. dot Same price, ptooie. There ought to be a small discount because they don't have to cough up the roll! I can somewhat understand Subway charging more for the LC wraps because they are actually giving you something different. But if BK is _taking away_ a component then they oughta take away a few cents! Lee > The nation's No. 2 burger chain is suggesting franchises charge the > same for burgers whether including buns. |
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