The Flame Broiler: A healthier fast food choice

Many people especially in the United States love to eat fast food because it is affordable, easy to access and it requires no time to cook as you go into the restaurant and buy it. And then you come home and enjoy it. But much of the fast food that Americans consume is full of saturated fat, salt, cholesterol and high in calories. If you are a fast food lover but you are concerned about your health, then there is an option available for you.

There is a fast food franchise that has locations in three states and they are continuing to expand. The name of this franchise is known as The Flame Broiler. This place offers fast food that is healthier for you because first of all, they do not fry any of their foods. All of their food is cooked on an open grill and charbroiled to perfection. In addition to this, the food contains no Trans fat. Trans fat is the most unhealthy kind of fat as it can clog up a person’s arteries and can lead to many health problems in the future.

Also, the Flame Broiler’s food items contain no MSG. MSG is a kind of chemical and or artificial substance that is added to many foods to keep them fresh but this MSG can cause cancer if it is consumed in large quantities.

You can choose from several different kinds of bowls or plates depending upon your preference. The bowls come in two different sizes. You have a choice between a mini bowl and a regular sized bowl if you are hungrier. There is no skin on the chicken. The chicken is diced and cut up into smaller pieces and then it is charbroiled. You have a choice between choosing a vegetable bowl, beef bowl, chicken bowl, beef veggie bowl, chicken veggie bowl or the famous works bowl.

The vegetable only bowl has rice with steamed cabbage, carrots and broccoli. The beef and vegetable bowl has slices of beef with the vegetables over your choice of white rice or brown rice. The rice is steamed so you can rest assured that your health will be fine. And although I think the white rice tastes better, brown rice is healthier for you. The chicken bowl and beef bowl contain slices of beef or chicken respectively. The chicken and veggie bowl contains steamed vegetables along with the chicken that is charbroiled as was previously mentioned. The works bowl contains vegetables, chicken and beef over a generous portion of steamed white or brown rice. You can also request the chicken in your order to be cooked using white meat only. That takes a few more minutes to cook but it is very tasty especially if it is blackened a little bit.

The plates come with the same food items as the bowls do depending upon what you order. There are a few differences. First of all, all the plates come with cabbage and onion salad with a special Korean style dressing which is sweet and very tasty. It is a perfect condiment to add to the salad. The plates also come with pieces of orange. You can choose to substitute the orange pieces for either more rice or more salad or you can choose to replace it with kimchi. Kimchi is Korea’s most popular pickled cabbage. It is pickled cabbage that has red pepper, garlic, salt, shrimp and sometimes even anchovies. It may contain other vegetables in some cases. If you love to eat spicy food, then you must try some kimchi when you visit any of the Flame Broiler restaurants. It will cost you an extra added charge however. Some people will love kimchi and continue to eat it all the time while there are other people that cannot stand the taste or smell of the kimchi. It depends on personal preference. I personally love to eat kimchi. You may love it too if you try it.

There is also the rib plate which comes with salad, oranges and big pieces of ribs. You also have the choice of eating your food with green onions at no extra charge. You can choose to order a soft drink, lemonade or flavored tea if you want to. You have a choice of two kinds of sauces to choose from. There is the teriyaki sauce which is salty and sweet at the same time. And then there is the spicy sauce which is a red colored sauce. That is a good choice for spicy food lovers. For those that don’t like or cannot handle spices, you can avoid the hot sauce and just choose the teriyaki sauce.

Why should you have to settle for fast food that is really unhealthy when you can have a nice, delicious and satisfying meal over at the Flame Broiler and enjoy yourself? The prices are also very reasonable. You will be very impressed with the quality of the food over at the Flame Broiler and you will keep coming back for more. Fast food does not need to be unhealthy to be good. The Flame Broiler is an example of a fast food franchise that has found a way to make fast food affordable and healthy. The Flame Broiler has been providing healthy and delicious fast foods to its many customers for sixteen years now and hopefully they will be able to keep on doing it in the future.