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<\/p>\nChick-fil-A is making a bold addition to its menu.<\/p>\n
The company is launching a kale-based side as an alternative to fries, marking the first time that a fast-food chain has offered kale nationwide, executives told Business Insider.<\/p>\n
The new so-called superfood side features hand-chopped kale and broccolini tossed in a maple vinaigrette dressing and topped with dried sour cherries and roasted nuts, including walnuts, almonds, and pecans.<\/p>\n
The dish is just 140 calories for a 5-ounce portion and contains 7 grams of fat. By comparison, a medium order of the chain’s waffle fries are 400 calories with 21 grams of fat.<\/p>\n
To make room for the new side, Chick-fil-A has dropped cole slaw from the menu, which has been served by the chain since it opened in 1946.<\/p>\n
“It’s a bittersweet day for us because cole slaw has been on the menu for a long, long time,” said David Farmer, Chick-fil-A’s vice president of menu strategy and development, in an interview. “But its popularity has waned over the years … and t he days of adding things to the menu without taking things away are behind us.”<\/p>\n
The new side, which has been 18 months in the making, is launching on January 18.<\/p>\n
It was created in collaboration with Ford Fry, an Atlanta restaurateur and a James Beard Award-nominated chef.<\/p>\n
The side can be ordered as a substitution for fries in a combo meal for an extra charge of $0.94. It’s also available on its own in a 5-ounce serving for $2.59 or an 8-ounce serving for $3.79.<\/p>\n
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In advertising, the company will suggest pairing the side with an eight-count order of grilled nuggets for a healthy 280-calorie meal.<\/p>\n
Like all of Chick-fil-A’s salads, the “superfood side” will be prepared in restaurants throughout the day and served fresh. The ingredients are never frozen.<\/p>\n
It’s so fresh, in fact, that Chick-fil-A had to push back the launch by a week because of recent cold weather in California and Arizona that has delayed their suppliers from harvesting the broccolini.<\/p>\n
Farmer promises that people who don’t even eat broccoli or kale regularly will love the new side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chick-fil-A is making a bold addition to its menu. The company is launching a kale-based side as an alternative to fries, marking the first time that a fast-food chain has offered kale nationwide, executives told Business Insider. The new so-called superfood side features hand-chopped kale and broccolini tossed in a maple vinaigrette dressing and topped… <\/p>\n