Fried Chicken and Rice

Today, for lunch I had two pieces of fried chicken and a side of fried rice.  I ate two drumsticks only because I prefer drumsticks and about a quarter of a cup of fried rice.  The fried chicken was bought from Popeyes and the rice was homemade.  The rice was made by oiling a pan, then putting white rice in the pan (preferrably dry rice), salt, pepper, and garlic.  This is a classic rice recipe that I usually eat with fried chicken.  Only because I grew up with this combination. 

Popeyes Drumstick:

Grams: 63

Calories: 110

Protein (g): 11

Carbs (g): 3

Dietary Fiber (g): 0

Sugar: 0

Fat (g): 7

Trans Fat (g): 0

Saturated Fat (g): 2.5

Cholesterol (mg): 92

Sodium (mg): 280

About a cup of white rice can range from 150 to 200 calories depending what you put in it.  Regular white rice is about 181 calories; with the oil, garlic, salt and pepper, it could be roughly about 200 calories.  A healthier alternative for this meal would be to order something skinless and no breading.  A skinless leg or drumstick would be 50 calories which is a lot less than a fried leg or drumstick.  If white meat is preferred rather than dark meat than there is the breast part of the chicken.  A fried chicken breast would be 350 calories or a skinless chicken breast would be 120 calories.  If someone really wanted to eat a fried chicken breast than they could always consume half of the chicken at that time and save the rest at a later time.  The cup of rice could be altered for a healthier consumption and that would be to substitute the white rice with brown rice because brown rice has fewer calories than white rice.