The average Canadian consumes about 76 pounds of chicken a year.
We most likely eat so much chicken because it’s inexpensive, works well in a variety of dishes, and is actually very healthy for you.
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Chicken legs make healthy additions to your diet, providing essential minerals and vitamins.
Iron and zinc (important for a healthy immune system) are present in much higher quantities in dark meat than in white meat.
Just make sure to remove the skin and fat from chicken legs before cooking to minimize your saturated fat intake.
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Chicken legs contain a moderate number of calories (each drumstick with the skin removed provides 106 calories, while a skinless chicken thigh contains 176 calories).
Both cuts of chicken leg provide ample amounts of protein (important for tissue repair and muscle growth).
Each drumstick offers 17 grams of protein, and each thigh contains about 28 grams.
This contributes significantly toward your daily protein intake requirements of 46 grams for women and 56 grams for men.
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Chicken legs also contain some fat (3.7 grams per drumstick and 6.2 grams per thigh).
This fat provides energy to fuel your lifestyle and aids in vitamin absorption.
Avoid preparation methods such as frying that require you to add large amounts of oil during cooking.
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Instead, try our ZEG’s Oven Baked / BBQ Chicken Recipe for a healthy way to cook chicken and maximize the flavour.
Pick up a great sale on some Chicken Leg Quarters for $1.77 / lb (only until June 17) at Lococo’s.
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When combined with ZEG Sauces, these chicken leg quarters will have the customized flavour to meet everyone’s needs!
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