Kelly's Breakfast Biscuit Showdown

One of the most common pregnancy questions I get is "Are you having any cravings?". Honestly, my answer is "no" because other than being just generally hungry, I don't 'crave' anything strange or specific. However, I have eaten more breakfast biscuits this almost 33 weeks than I have in my life. I think I am attracted to the protein which keeps me fuller, longer. If I eat a bowl of cereal (my prepregnancy breakfast staple), I'm starving in less than an hour :). At least 3 days a week (usually 4 or 5 :)) the Yaris wheels through the drive thru. My two top choices are Chic-Fil-A and McDonalds, mostly because of convenience on my morning commute.

I decided to research the nutrition facts for each of my favorite biscuits and thanks to the internet and FDA regulations, its all posted on the restaurant websites.

Sidenote: Although Joey says that I am a complete fun sucker in this habit, I find it eye opening to see what restaurants are serving patrons. If you haven't read the book or seen the "Eat This, Not That" guy on TV, it is startling! Things that you would think are healthy can have your fat and sodium intake for a week hiding inside. Just for fun look up the nutrition facts BEFORE you go to your favorite restaurant next time, if you look it up when you get home, it's going to make you very sad :).

So, in trying to stay relatively healthy my usual order is a biscuit and a soft drink. I skip the hashbrowns because they double the calories and fat at almost every place. And, they're not that good.

Here is my breakdown:

McDonalds Sausage and Egg Biscuit: 510 calories, 33 g fat, 36 carbs, 18 g Protein
Hardee's Sausage and Egg Biscuit: (Loser) 610 calories, 44 g of fat, 36 carbs, 17g Protein
Chic-Fil-A Chicken Biscuit: 450 calories, 20 g fat, 48 carbs, 20 g protein
Bojangles Cajun Filet Biscuit (surprise results): 454 calories, 21 g fat, 46 carbs, 20 g protein

Once Baby Liam arrives, it will be back to cereal or oatmeal for breakfast, and my biscuit habit will have to be rolled back to once or twice a month. I will miss the nice people who work in the drive thrus especially at Chic-Fil-A and McDonalds...they have a special gift for serving up convenient breakfast with a smile :).