Active Low-Carber Forums
Atkins diet and low carb discussion provided free for information only, not as medical advice.
Home Plans Tips Recipes Tools Stories Studies Products
Active Low-Carber Forums
A sugar-free zone


Welcome to the Active Low-Carber Forums.
Support for Atkins diet, Protein Power, Neanderthin (Paleo Diet), CAD/CALP, Dr. Bernstein Diabetes Solution and any other healthy low-carb diet or plan, all are welcome in our lowcarb community. Forget starvation and fad diets -- join the healthy eating crowd! You may register by clicking here, it's free!

Go Back   Active Low-Carber Forums > Main Low-Carb Diets Forums & Support > Low-Carb Studies & Research / Media Watch > LC Research/Media
User Name
Password
FAQ Members Calendar Mark Forums Read Search Gallery My P.L.A.N. Survey


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1   ^
Old Mon, Dec-15-03, 12:11
gotbeer's Avatar
gotbeer gotbeer is offline
Registered Member
Posts: 2,889
 
Plan: Atkins
Stats: 280/203/200 Male 69 inches
BF:
Progress: 96%
Location: Dallas, TX, USA
Default "2 fast-food chains give buns the boot"

Posted 12/14/2003 9:47 PM Updated 12/15/2003 8:08 AM

2 fast-food chains give buns the boot

By Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY


link to article

No more "gimme a burger and hold the bun." Low-carb mania may reach new highs Monday when the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. hamburger chains announce plans to introduce the fast-food world's first "low-carb burgers."



The big bunless burgers — one-third to half a pound — will come wrapped in large leaves of iceberg lettuce for a handhold on the burger and fixings.

The move comes at a time when nearly one in four Americans — inspired by the wildly popular Atkins diet plan — are at least testing low-carb diets. Miller makes low-carb beer. Panera Bread — hit by the diet craze — has announced plans for low-carb bread. And now comes the bunless, fast-food burger that will, in one case, reduce carbohydrates from 61 grams to 6 grams.

"Let 'em poke fun at it," says Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, parent company to the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. chains. "But you wouldn't want to do this with a McDonald's burger."

That's because the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. burgers are so big. The 1/3-pound, $2.89 Hardee's version will be dubbed the Low Carb Thickburger and at Carl's Jr., weighing in at 1/2 pound, will be the Low Carb Six Dollar Burger that actually costs a mere $3.95.

Prices are the same as the same size conventional burgers. "The ingredients are a little cheaper, but the labor costs are more," explains Puzder.

For months, many low-carb dieters at casual dining chains such as T.G.I. Friday's and Chili's have ordered burgers bunless. But Hardee's and Carl's emerge as the two fast-food chains to market the bunless burgers as menu items.

"It's a great idea," says Matthew DiFrisco, analyst at Harris Nesbitt. "That's one in four people who can go to Hardee's or Carl's Jr. who might not have."

Puzder says the company got the idea simply by watching consumers. More and more were ordering the burgers and removing the buns — then eating with knives and forks.

The low-carb burgers will be available at Hardee's beginning today and at Carl's Jr. beginning Dec. 31. Ketchup also will be reduced in both, and dill pickles will be subbed for sweet. The chains' chicken sandwiches also will be sold in a similar format, Puzder says.

The timing is intentional, Puzder says, because so many consumers begin dieting after New Year's. But not all nutritional experts are impressed.

"This makes me laugh," says Robyn Flipse, a registered dietitian from Ocean, N.J. "People are deluding themselves into thinking this is weight-loss food. It is a very high-calorie and high-fat item without all the other pieces of the Atkins diet in place."
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
  #2   ^
Old Mon, Dec-15-03, 12:30
AzureMoon's Avatar
AzureMoon AzureMoon is offline
Senior Member
Posts: 530
 
Plan: Atkins
Stats: 259/191/160 Female 69 inches
BF:
Progress: 69%
Location: Tennessee
Default

Great news! If I want a fast food burger Hardee's is my restaurant of choice already (because they taste the best and already understood how to make a bunless burger in a box) but this just makes it that much easier.

Only thing I'd change would be omit the ketchup instead of reducing the amount.
Reply With Quote
  #3   ^
Old Mon, Dec-15-03, 14:18
brobin's Avatar
brobin brobin is offline
Senior Member
Posts: 470
 
Plan: Atkins
Stats: 231/172/175 Male 70 inches
BF:30%/19%/17%
Progress: 105%
Location: Ontario
Default

At least they made some mods to the food, not just taking the bun off. Maybe one day they will even put low carb ketchup on, but with only 6 carbs anyway, its probably not work the inventory costs to do it. You can always ask for it without.

brobin
PS.. now if only some Canadian companies would follow suit.
Reply With Quote
  #4   ^
Old Tue, Dec-16-03, 21:54
black57 black57 is offline
Senior Member
Posts: 11,822
 
Plan: atkins/intermit. fasting
Stats: 166/136/135 Female 5'3''
BF:
Progress: 97%
Location: Orange, California
Default

Carl's Jr. is just a jog down the street from me. It is in the same plaza where I go to Curves. I am soooo excited!
Reply With Quote
  #5   ^
Old Wed, Dec-17-03, 10:08
Quest's Avatar
Quest Quest is offline
Posts: 12,116
 
Plan: Atkins
Stats: 255/187/150 Female 5'0
BF:
Progress: 65%
Location: Chicago area
Default

It's great that the "registered dietician" quoted in the article seems to acknowledge that eating a burger can be healthy with "all the other pieces of the Atkins diet in place."
Reply With Quote
  #6   ^
Old Wed, Dec-17-03, 10:17
PilotGal PilotGal is offline
Registered Member
Posts: 36,355
 
Plan: KetoCarnivore
Stats: 206.6/178/160 Female 5'7
BF:awesome
Progress: 61%
Location: USA
Default

Hey GotBeer, I can always rely on you to find the ground breaking news in restaurant fare.. Thanks for the article on burgers...
I've learned that when eating at Applebee's and Cheesecake Factory, I just tell them to hold the starch, and they usually pack steamed broccoli on my plate with the steak I order.. Its nice not to have to negotiate any longer over cheap starch for more expensive veggies. Thanks for the link Beer!
Reply With Quote
  #7   ^
Old Thu, Dec-18-03, 10:21
drdemars's Avatar
drdemars drdemars is offline
Registered Member
Posts: 58
 
Plan: atkins
Stats: 238/205/200 Male 72
BF:25 % /19 % /16%
Progress: 87%
Location: Cottonwood,Arizona
Default

<p>great news! On our trip when we were in a hurry we would stop at McDonald's and order there 99 cent burgers. I would set aside the buns and get strange looks from other customers. It is good news that fast food providers are meeting the demand. Profit will out.</p>
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Fat fast rhaazz Newbies' Questions 0 Thu, Aug-07-03 17:13
Fast Food Wars, or Whose Responsibility? Dana114 LC Research/Media 1 Mon, Aug-19-02 09:03
Fast food chains display fat content doreen T LC Research/Media 1 Mon, Jul-29-02 16:46
Do you know - How many calories or ounces are in fast food burgers without buns? Sandylee Newbies' Questions 6 Sun, Jul-21-02 19:07
Fat Fast and the Dr. Atkins book??? Erin4980 Atkins Diet 0 Wed, Jan-30-02 11:28


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:31.


Copyright © 2000-2024 Active Low-Carber Forums @ forum.lowcarber.org
Powered by: vBulletin, Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.