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Costco’s chicken salad is packed with tons of protein, but that comes at a cost

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Costco’s Rotisserie Chicken Chef Salad is one of its new food court offerings and contains 59 grams of protein along with 840 calories, priced at $7.99. The salad includes rotisserie chicken, hard-boiled eggs, bacon bits, shredded cheddar cheese on romaine lettuce, tomatoes, and creamy peppercorn ranch dressing. A registered dietitian advises consumers to consider additional nutritional factors beyond the high protein content, noting that the calorie count might be too high for a light lunch for many people. Reactions from customers online have been mixed, with some praising its flavor and others criticizing its proportions and saltiness.

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Costco introduced a new menu item called The Rotisserie Chicken Chef Salad in its food court this year, featuring rotisserie chicken, hard-boiled eggs, bacon bits, shredded cheddar cheese on romaine lettuce with tomatoes and creamy peppercorn ranch dressing. The salad costs $7.99, offers 59 grams of protein, but also packs a hefty 840 calories. Jamie Lee McIntyre, a Florida-based registered dietitian nutritionist, advised that while high protein content is appealing, it's important to consider other nutritional factors like sodium and saturated fat levels. She noted the salad has good whole food ingredients but cautioned that 840 calories might be too much for a light lunch for many people.

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One of Costco’s newer food court additions is packing more protein than anything else on the menu, but a dietitian says shoppers should look beyond the eye-catching number. asserted

shoppers → pack → number

The Rotisserie Chicken Chef Salad, which Costco highlighted among its new food court offerings this year, contains 59 grams of protein along with 840 calories. asserted

Costco → highlight → calories

The $7.99 salad includes rotisserie chicken, hard-boiled eggs, bacon bits and shredded cheddar cheese on a bed of romaine lettuce, along with tomatoes and creamy peppercorn ranch dressing. asserted

salad → include → tomatoes

Jamie Lee McIntyre, a Florida-based registered dietitian nutritionist, told Fox News Digital that protein is only one factor consumers should consider when deciding what to eat. asserted

consumers → base → what

“That’s just a nutrition attribute,” McIntyre said of protein. asserted

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She noted that “a food can be high in protein, but it can also still be high in sodium, saturated fat or calories.” asserted

it → note → sodium

Regarding this particular Costco menu item, McIntyre said the protein “is coming from some good whole foods, chicken and eggs. asserted

protein → regard → foods

But I would say, for a lot of people, 840 calories might be a bit much for a light lunch.” uncertain

calories → say → lunch

Online reactions to the Rotisserie Chicken Chef Salad have been mixed, with some Costco shoppers criticizing its proportions and others praising its flavor. asserted

others → mix → flavor

I wouldn’t buy it again, the portions are just way off, and it was a whole thing to assemble,” one Reddit user said. asserted

user → buy → it

“Someone bought me one, and I went back 2 days later to buy another,” someone wrote. asserted

someone → buy → another

Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted

Costco’s chicken salad is packed with tons of protein, but that comes at a cost

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