fried food-- take off the skin?

[hb]

i was just wondering, lets say im having fried chicken and i take the skin off, do i lose the fat? does it become a healthy meal?

 

[gav]

i thought most of the protein was in the skin

 

[taqueso]

Originally posted by gav
i thought most of the protein was in the skin

Then what is the meat made out of?

 

[gav]

Originally posted by taqueso
Then what is the meat made out of?

the skin is richer in protein than the meat

 

[*new*]

you kidding me right,
skin is nearly pure fat.
we have a saying in turkish (it has a rhyme in turkish)
you don't eat a chickens skin or back

 

[taqueso]

From the USDA database: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

1/2 chicken breast, with skin:
Protein (g) 18.14
Total lipid (fat) (g) 8.05

1/2 chicken breast, without skin:
Protein (g) 16.39
Total lipid (fat) (g) 0.88


So the skin contributes a little less than 2g protein and a little more than 7g fat.

 

[hb]

so im guessin the same must be true about fish.................

 

[FlyGuy]

so im guessin the same must be true about fish.................

You should stay away from fried food PERIOD if you're on a serious diet. Fish skin... who eats fish skin? If you mean breaded fish then yeah, if its fried it will soak up the fat just as easily.