A while back, I mentioned that Starbucks had been test-marketing hot breakfast sandwiches in a few select locations. They are now selling them at quite a number of stores - 126 in the Chicago area alone - as part of their regular menu and seem to be planning to roll them out country-wide over the coming months.
The Chicago Sun-Times rounded up a panel of tasters who were willing to put the Starbucks sandwiches head-to-head with McDonald's McMuffins to give the rest of us an idea of what they're like. Two out of three said that they still preferred McDonald's, which appears to be the gold standard for quick, breakfast sandwiches. Here's what they thought of each of the offered sandwiches:
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Eggs Florentine with Baby Spinach and Havarti - A taster favorite, with lots of sauce and spinach. "It's really delicious!" declared one.
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Sausage, Egg and Cheddar - Opinions were mixed, with positive and negative reviews. Some liked the crisp bread, but others thought it was bland.
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Black Forest Ham, Eggs and Cheddar - "I'd buy this!" said one happy taster, noting that the smoky ham was very good.
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Peppered Bacon, Egg and Cheddar - The bacon had a nice bite, but the rest was bland.
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Low Fat Turkey Bacon, Cholesterol-free Egg and Reduced Fat Cheddar - This doesn't sound appealing and it's no surprise that tasters didn't like it. There are probably better combinations for a low fat sandwich.

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6-09-2006 @1:36PM frodo said... I've been eating the Eggs Florentine one for a while and it is very very good. All of the sandwiches have this great handmade looking english muffin, which is cool, and they all taste really homemade. A++ WOULD BUY FROM AGAIN.
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6-18-2006 @1:14AM JamesBond said... Dumb poll.
The lowfat turkey bacon is absolutely awesome. And it has 22 grams of protein. Some of us are intelligent enough to like healthy food with great taste. But my tastebuds can't stand fatty foods, but the average Chicagoian if usually a fat, out of shape slob..
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7-09-2006 @10:59PM Bridget said... I really like the low fat turkey bacon sandwich. where can I find out the calorie and nutritional info on it?
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7-19-2006 @12:30PM Erika said... I also love the low-fat turkey bacon sandwich - I wish I could add spinach to it. It'd be perfect. Where can I find the nutritional information?
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7-19-2006 @1:07PM Erika said... Okay - I just called Starbucks and got some information. The number provided on the Starbucks website is pretty quick, and the customer service rep I spoke with was nice. Anyone can call if they need to know nutritional info for the dieting needs!
The reduced fat turkey bacon breakfast sandwich has:
350 calories
10 g fat
3.5g sat. fat
0 trans fat
41g carbs
2g fiber
5g sugars
17g protein
25mg cholesterol
850mg sodium
5% calcium
15% iron
20% vitamin A
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7-21-2006 @10:43AM dee said... any info on nutritional info for ham egg & cheese?
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8-01-2006 @12:51PM MJ said... Why do those look so good?? if it is anything like the coffeee it will be a hit!
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