"You can imagine the questionable looks I received at checkout. "That girl must love chicken" was likely on the minds of everyone. Once home, I cooked the products according to the package directions, sampled them, and judged each based on flavor, texture, and nutrition. Stuffed with yummy protein, I ranked the chicken from my least favorite to what I preferred. Everything was tasty, but those at the top had the best taste, texture, and nutritional profile."
"Aldi might hold the record for number of frozen chicken products sold by one grocery chain. Aldi's private-label chicken product line - Kirkwood - features a vast array of options, from plain to breaded, raw to cooked, and shapes like nuggets, fillets, strips, patties, wings, and fries. If you aimlessly walk into Aldi for "frozen chicken," you might be standing in the freezer aisle a while."
Every available Kirkwood frozen chicken product — 18 total — was purchased, cooked according to package directions, sampled, and judged on flavor, texture, and nutrition. Aldi's Kirkwood line includes plain and breaded options, raw and cooked forms, and shapes such as nuggets, fillets, strips, patties, wings, and fries. Most products proved tasty, with higher-ranked items combining superior taste, satisfying texture, and stronger nutritional profiles. Unseasoned Kirkwood wings serve as a flexible base for custom preparations but a rancid batch rendered one purchase inedible. One 4-ounce serving of the wings contains 170 calories, 12 grams of fat, 16 grams of protein, and 33 milligrams of sodium.
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