Comments on: Wendy’s Natural-Cut French Fries http://www.vrg.org/blog/2011/06/02/wendys-natural-cut-french-fries/ The Vegetarian Resource Group Blog Sun, 05 May 2013 16:52:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: anonymous http://www.vrg.org/blog/2011/06/02/wendys-natural-cut-french-fries/comment-page-1/#comment-69979 anonymous Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:46:47 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=1818#comment-69979 if they fry them in the same oil with the chicken, then they're NOT vegan. if they fry them in the same oil with the chicken, then they’re NOT vegan.

]]> By: Timmie http://www.vrg.org/blog/2011/06/02/wendys-natural-cut-french-fries/comment-page-1/#comment-28929 Timmie Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:14:58 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=1818#comment-28929 Avocado fries could be even healthier! Ingredients: 1 avocado, peeled and cut length-wise into strips 1/3 cup cornmeal 1 egg 1 TBSP heavy cream 1/2 tsp stevia (or sugar) dash cayenne pepper salt & pepper Sour cream or Greek yogurt for dipping Directions: Preheat oven to 450°F. Whisk egg and cream together in a bowl. Combine dry ingredients, except salt and pepper, in a separate bowl. Dip each slice of avocado into egg mixture and then into cornmeal mixture coating well. Place avocado slices on a greased foil-lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake for 20 minutes, flipping once after 10 minutes. illustrated here: http://www.fourgreensteps.com/community/recipes/appetizers/cornmeal-crusted-avocado-fries You can find more vegetarian recipes here! Avocado fries could be even healthier!
Ingredients:

1 avocado, peeled and cut length-wise into strips
1/3 cup cornmeal
1 egg
1 TBSP heavy cream
1/2 tsp stevia (or sugar)
dash cayenne pepper
salt & pepper
Sour cream or Greek yogurt for dipping

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450°F. Whisk egg and cream together in a bowl. Combine dry ingredients, except salt and pepper, in a separate bowl. Dip each slice of avocado into egg mixture and then into cornmeal mixture coating well.
Place avocado slices on a greased foil-lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake for 20 minutes, flipping once after 10 minutes.

illustrated here:
http://www.fourgreensteps.com/community/recipes/appetizers/cornmeal-crusted-avocado-fries
You can find more vegetarian recipes here!

]]> By: Amanda Trevelino / FullDISHclosure.com http://www.vrg.org/blog/2011/06/02/wendys-natural-cut-french-fries/comment-page-1/#comment-28696 Amanda Trevelino / FullDISHclosure.com Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:36:34 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=1818#comment-28696 According to Fooducate.com, the ingredients are: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (contains one or more of the following oils: canola, soybean, cottonseed, sunflower, corn), Dextrose, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (to maintain natural color). Cooked in Vegetable Oil (soybean oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, natural flavor [vegetable], citric acid [preservative], dimethylpolysiloxane [anti-foaming agent]). Cooked in the same oil as menu items that contain Wheat, Egg, Milk, and Fish (where available). Seasoned with Sea Salt. ...43% percent increase in sodium compared to the previous Wendy’s version. That’s 500mg (more that 20% of the daily max) in a medium serving of fries. The calorie count is 420 for the medium size. That’s BEFORE the burger and the soda. Luckily, each packet of ketchup is only 10 calories. To keep the fries from browning when frozen, they are coated with dextrose (a type of sugar from corn) and sodium acid pyrophosphate. Both are safe, but lead to the question why freeze the fries in the first place? Well, the process for making fries is to fry them once at a central location, then ship them to your local neighborhood Wendy’s where they are kept frozen until you order them. Then they are fried again. The frying oil includes dimethylpolysiloxane, a chemical that prevents the oil from foaming after repeated use. Its’ a type of silicone (used in silly putty too) and not considered toxic, according to the World Health Organization. And yet, other countries have found other ways to prevent foaming oil. To summarize, the image presented to consumers is that of an all “natural” product. In practice, we see it gets quite a lot of help from a chemistry set. According to Fooducate.com, the ingredients are:
Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (contains one or more of the following oils: canola, soybean, cottonseed, sunflower, corn), Dextrose, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (to maintain natural color). Cooked in Vegetable Oil (soybean oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, natural flavor [vegetable], citric acid [preservative], dimethylpolysiloxane [anti-foaming agent]). Cooked in the same oil as menu items that contain Wheat, Egg, Milk, and Fish (where available). Seasoned with Sea Salt.

…43% percent increase in sodium compared to the previous Wendy’s version. That’s 500mg (more that 20% of the daily max) in a medium serving of fries.

The calorie count is 420 for the medium size. That’s BEFORE the burger and the soda. Luckily, each packet of ketchup is only 10 calories.

To keep the fries from browning when frozen, they are coated with dextrose (a type of sugar from corn) and sodium acid pyrophosphate. Both are safe, but lead to the question why freeze the fries in the first place? Well, the process for making fries is to fry them once at a central location, then ship them to your local neighborhood Wendy’s where they are kept frozen until you order them. Then they are fried again.

The frying oil includes dimethylpolysiloxane, a chemical that prevents the oil from foaming after repeated use. Its’ a type of silicone (used in silly putty too) and not considered toxic, according to the World Health Organization. And yet, other countries have found other ways to prevent foaming oil.

To summarize, the image presented to consumers is that of an all “natural” product. In practice, we see it gets quite a lot of help from a chemistry set.

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