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Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Sandwich
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The average American dines out between four and five times a week. Regularly choosing convenience foods over meals at home can negatively influence health based on portions, methods of preparation and commercial additives.
Did you know, the average restaurant dish contains 60 percent more calories than a homemade meal? This is due to servings sizes being between two and four times larger. It also typically costs between $9 and $25 per person, which can add up to more than $200 in one week for the average-sized family.
But that can all change by making healthier versions of your restaurant favorites at home. For example, a traditional pulled pork sandwich has anywhere between 400-700 calories and 6-10 grams of fat when served at a restaurant. However, this recipe for a healthier homemade version has 90-150 calories and only 1-5 grams of fat, because chicken is lower in fat and calories than pork.
This meal is easy to pull together on a busy day with the help of a slow cooker, or great to serve at parties to get everyone in the barbecue mood before spring and summer arrive.
Photo credit: A Healthier Michigan
