Nutrition Information for Chicken Nuggets

Chicken nuggets have found their way onto nearly every fast food restaurant menu. Frozen chicken nuggets make it possible to cook them at home. Fast food chicken nuggets are notorious for being unhealthy. How healthy are chicken nuggets when prepared at home?

Serving

• Chicken nuggets come in a variety of serving sizes. This guide focuses on a six piece serving of regular chicken nuggets (106g).

Calories

• Six chicken nuggets supply more than 300 calories. Those who eat a double portion have added more than 600 calories to their daily diet.

Cholesterol

• Those who are watching their cholesterol may want to stay away from chicken nuggets. One serving of chicken nuggets has 60mg of cholesterol. That's a fifth of the daily maximum.

Fat

• Chicken nuggets are high in fat. There are 20g in a six-piece serving. Of this, 4g are saturated fat. That's 20% of the recommended limit for this unhealthy fat.

Protein

• Chicken nuggets are a good source of protein. There are 18g of protein in a six-piece serving. That's 35% of your daily recommended intake of protein.