Ballyfree chicken breast

siobhan.murphy

course they taste good that will be the msg!!!

billyhead

Hi,

I was just wondering does anyone eat these (the packet variety) or are you better off actually buying chicken breast ad cooking it yourself? and if so are they basically just cooked chicken breast. I tried the spicy salsa and Chicken Tikka versions before and they taste darn good

armour87

Rich mans chicken.

_JOE_

billyhead wrote: »

Hi,

I was just wondering does anyone eat these (the packet variety) or are you better off actually buying chicken breast ad cooking it yourself? and if so are they basically just cooked chicken breast. I tried the spicy salsa and Chicken Tikka versions before and they taste darn good

I used to eat these every day, as i prefer eating my required protein rather than shakes...as a previous poster said, it hits you hard in the pockets...but then i discovered Lidl...you can get 150g of chicken for E1.89, there are other varieties too...and another thing, their beef is the same price as above for 125g...

NicheG

Just a quick one about the Ballyfree packs. I generally buy a couple of packs a week, and when I have to work late, I would generally make a chicken salad out of one of them when I get home.
My question is; is eating a whole pack with a decent portion of salad too much chicken to be eating for a single portion.
I think they are 150g per pack (can't recall).

Should I stick to about half a pack for a single meal?

thanks

Gurlzie1

NicheG wrote: »

Just a quick one about the Ballyfree packs. I generally buy a couple of packs a week, and when I have to work late, I would generally make a chicken salad out of one of them when I get home.
My question is; is eating a whole pack with a decent portion of salad too much chicken to be eating for a single portion.
I think they are 150g per pack (can't recall).

Should I stick to about half a pack for a single meal?

thanks

A chicken breast that is 100g is approx 120 cals which I would have in one serving with salad or veg. Check the pack and see what one serving is and also look at the amount of cals, I think that the Ballyfree chicken has about the same amount of cals per 100g as regular chicken?

150g is probably a bit much for one meal, I'd save 1/3 of the pack and just have 100g with salad.

NicheG

Gurlzie1 wrote: »

A chicken breast that is 100g is approx 120 cals which I would have in one serving with salad or veg. Check the pack and see what one serving is and also look at the amount of cals, I think that the Ballyfree chicken has about the same amount of cals per 100g as regular chicken?

150g is probably a bit much for one meal, I'd save 1/3 of the pack and just have 100g with salad.

Thanks for the advice. I'm gonna maybe cut down to half a pack per serving.

cozmik

billyhead wrote: »

Hi,

I was just wondering does anyone eat these (the packet variety) or are you better off actually buying chicken breast ad cooking it yourself?

IMHO there are too many undesirable added ingredients in those packets of chicken.It's much healthier to do the cooking yourself.

rubadub

Gurlzie1 wrote: »

150g is probably a bit much for one meal, I'd save 1/3 of the pack and just have 100g with salad.

All depends on goals and current size, what else you are eating etc.

I used to eat 400g packs of chicken breast for lunch before. Regularly eat a half chicken, sometimes a small full one. You can get twin packs of ready cooked whole chickens pretty cheap in dunnes. I always get comments about "eating too much", usually from people sitting down to 1000kcal+ white baguettes stuffed with crap.

Gurlzie1

rubadub wrote: »

All depends on goals and current size, what else you are eating etc.

I used to eat 400g packs of chicken breast for lunch before. Regularly eat a half chicken, sometimes a small full one. You can get twin packs of ready cooked whole chickens pretty cheap in dunnes. I always get comments about "eating too much", usually from people sitting down to 1000kcal+ white baguettes stuffed with crap.

Fair point, the amount will depend on goals. I'm cutting at the moment and am on 1500 cals per day so have less than 100g chicken or other meat per serving with salad or veg to keep cals down.
I was assuming that OP is watching the calories so suggested what an average serving might be for one meal.

Don't know how you could eat 400g chicken breast, nothing wrong with it if it fits in with your goals but I would be full after 1/2 of that!

rubadub

Gurlzie1 wrote: »

Fair point, the amount will depend on goals. I'm cutting at the moment and am on 1500 cals per day so have less than 100g chicken or other meat per serving with salad or veg to keep cals down.

Yes, fine with salads, I was eating more of it in place of bread. A slice of bread can be the same kcal as a full fillet. And I find the extra fillet more satisfying.

Gurlzie1 wrote: »

Don't know how you could eat 400g chicken breast, nothing wrong with it if it fits in with your goals but I would be full after 1/2 of that!

Many would be full on 200g, and that is only around 250kcal, most would not be full on 2 slices of bread.

I do love my chicken, feel embarrassed getting it sometimes! Go to the butchers and ask for 20 fillets -"great day for your big BBQ!" and me replying "ehhh, yeahhhh, big BBQ" :pac::pac: