Calories in Chicken Strips

Chicken meat without bones or skin is known as chicken strips. Chicken strips are also referred to as chicken tenders, chicken fingers, chicken toes, chicken fillets, etc. 'Fried chicken strips' is the most sought after dish, anywhere you go. Mouth-watering yummy chicken strips occupy the topmost position in the list of party menus. These days, 'calorie' and 'weight loss' are the most discussed topics in the society. For those, who cannot avoid the temptation of eating chicken strips, here is some useful information.

Chicken Strips Calorie Content
Calories in chicken strips may vary according to the ingredients and methods of preparation. You may note down that one cup cooked and fried chicken meat (140 g) contains approximately 307 calories. While making fried or baked chicken strips at home, you can make suitable changes in chicken recipes to reduce the amount of calories. Use lean chicken to make crispy and tasty chicken strips. Calories in baked chicken strips are more healthy than calories in fried chicken strips. If you want to maintain your weight or lose weight fast, then you should avoid fried food as far as possible. The following table describes calories offered by chicken strips.

Description	Quantity	Calories
Fried Chicken Strips (Bob Evans Farms Inc.)	1.5 oz. (43 g)	127
KFC Chicken Strips (Colonel's Crispy Strips)	3 strips (151 g)	400
Grilled Chicken Strips (Grilled Breast Strips by Foster Farms)	3 oz. (84 g)	100
Baked Chicken Strips	1 Entrée Serving	380
Breaded Chicken Strips (Jack in the Box)	1 Serving (201 g)	500

Chicken Strips Nutrition Facts
One KFC crispy chicken strip of about 47 g contains:

Name of the Element	Quantity	Name of the Element	Quantity
Calories	129	Phosphorus	140 mg
Total Carbohydrates	7 g	Iron	0.3 mg
Starch	6.3 g	Zinc	0.3 mg
Dietary Fiber	0.7 g	Manganese	0.1 mg
Protein	9.6 g	Selenium	8.5 mcg
Sugars	0	Omega 3 Fatty Acids	39.5 mg
Saturated Fat	1.5 g	Omega 6 Fatty Acids	956 mg
Monounsaturated Fat	4.1 g	Cholesterol	24 mg
Polyunsaturated Fat	1.0 g	Vitamin E	0.4 mg
Trans Fat	1.5 g	Vitamin K	4.4 mcg
Calcium	11.7 mg	Niacin	4.0 mg
Magnesium	15.5 mg	Vitamin B12	0.1 mcg
Sodium	445 mg	Pantothenic Acid	0.6 mg
Potassium	157 mg	Vitamin B6	0.2 mg

If you are health conscious, then instead of looking at chicken strip calories only, you should take into consideration chicken strip nutrition facts along with calories. The table above shows that chicken strips are high in protein, vitamins like niacin and minerals like calcium and magnesium. They are good source of phosphorus, selenium, and other important elements. But these chicken strips are high in sodium which is why they cannot be included in the list of healthy foods.

While making chicken strips at home, you can bake them instead of deep-frying. Oven-fried chicken strips are more healthy than deep-fried chicken strips. While making chicken strips at home, use low fat versions of cheese and butter.

Oven-fried Chicken Strips Recipe
Here is a simple chicken strips recipe:

• Melt 2 tablespoons of low fat butter in a baking pan.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Take half cup grated low fat cheese and add to it half cup low fat baking mix.
• Add one teaspoon black pepper powder.
• Add one and half teaspoon seasoning salt to the mixture and mix well.
• Add about 2 pound chicken breast strips to the mixture and coat them well with the mixture.
• Now, keep the coated chicken strips in the baking dish.
• Bake the strips in oven for about 30 minutes.
• Remove the baking dish from the oven when the chicken is brown and crispy.
• Serve hot baked chicken strips with hot chili sauce.

It can be safely concluded that calories obtained from chicken strips are healthy calories. Golden brown hot and crispy chicken strips are perfect for the chilly winter. And they are easy to make as well. So, you can definitely include them in your Christmas party menu.