Sunday, October 17, 2010

Wendy's New PICK 2 Menu is Pretty Fab!

Wendy's in Lawndale, CA... AHHHHH!!!
I'm not gonna lie... I haven't been to Wendy's in a while. Not because I dislike Wendy's but mainly because my family and I don't eat a lot of fast food. When I do, I'm on the road and other fast food chains are more common and easier to find. However, I do like Wendy's and I think they are one of the best national fast food chains. They offer a wide variety of non-fried items and have for a long time. Long before the "healthy" craze hit the fast food industry, Wendy's was offering baked potatoes, once had salad bars and of course, their signature chili. Also, their beef is never frozen and you can taste the difference.

This week, I was invited to try Wendy's new Pick 2 Menu and I must say, I was really impressed and left Wendy's happily full and satisfied. The Pick 2 Menu is a great way to portion control and save money if you eat out a lot. The Pick 2 menu is divided into two sections and you pick one item from each section to make your own combo. You can have a fulfilling lunch for only $4.99 going healthy one day, go for the grease the next time and mix it up on the days you want to.
I picked it!
The menus include items such as a cheeseburger, a cup of chili, a Frosty, a soda, French fries, a baked potato, Chicken Go Wraps and half servings of their premium salads and it's actually possible to make 28 different combinations in all!

I treated myself to a cup of chili and the new Apple Pecan Chicken Salad and I LOVED IT! The chili has been consistent for years. It was a good portion but not too much and came with crackers but the salad! Oh the salad! It was really REALLY good - mixed field greens (not just iceberg lettuce), grilled chicken, diced red and green apples, cranberries, roasted pecans, blue cheese crumbles and a pomegranate vinaigrette. My friend, Marsha (aka SweatpantsMom), had the BLT Cobb Salad and it looked equally as yum.

Can you tell I'm left handed?

At this point, I want to disclose that I worked with Wendy's and TheMotherhood.com and I received a small stipend to try the Pick 2 Menu.I know there is a fair amount of debate in the bloggersphere about whether a blogger will write a fair review if they are receiving compensation. Listen, I'm not blowing sunshine up your fast food hole. I get paid whether I write something nice or not and I have no motivation to lie about the food. It really was good and I would definitely eat off the Pick 2 Menu again and tell other people about it. In fact, I'm telling you right now!

And here's where YOU come in. Wendy's and TheMotherhood.com gave me two $7 giftcards for a reader giveaway! $7 is enough to try the Pick 2 Menu and have an additional beverage or other treat. :)

Want to win one? There are three ways to enter and please leave contact information in your entries:

1) Leave a comment telling me your favorite menu item at Wendy's!

2) Follow my blog on Google Friend Connect (the link is on the right of this post) and leave a comment to let me know you're following.

3) Tweet this giveaway and leave the URL in a comment to show you have done it. Here is a copy and paste you can use:
Win a Wendy's Gift Card at www.FunnyYellowMom.blogspot.com  #WendysPick2 #Giveaway  
Please RT!

Wacky small print: Entries will be accepted until 12:00am, midnight on October 31, 2010, PST. Two recipients will be chosen at random using Random.org. Winners must respond with their mailing address within 48 hours of being contacted or they forfeit their gift card and another recipient will be chosen at random.

21 comments:

  1. YUMMY! Wendy's is my go to fast food place. The ORIGINAL chocolte frosty is of course my favorite menu item.

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  2. Here is my tweet http://twitter.com/#!/Adriennevh/statuses/27701858247

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  3. I love Wendy's 1/4 lb.* Single Cheeseburger

    debbiebellows[at]gmail[dot]com

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  4. following via GFC as ms-texas

    debbiebellows[at]gmail[dot]com

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  5. tweeted

    http://twitter.com/bellows22/statuses/27704765563

    debbiebellows[at]gmail[dot]com

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  6. My favorite item is their Spicy Chicken sandwich! It is so good! I love Wendy's! I also love their fries and frosty!

    luckysluna(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  7. I tweeted as @luckysluna Thanks for giveaway!
    http://twitter.com/#!/luckysluna/status/27705175580
    luckysluna(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  8. I follow you via GFC, please follow me back :)

    luckysluna(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  9. I love their chili.

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  10. I'm a new follower of your blog on GFC.

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  11. I love the chili!

    megryansmom@sbcglobal.net

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  12. The chili is the best :-)
    suezette at aol dot com

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  13. I tweeted!
    http://twitter.com/unellie/status/29248734789

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  14. I ate Wendy's chili and baked potato almost every day at work while I was pregnant with R!

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  15. I love the spicy chicken sandwich!

    eugenechoi at hotmail dot com

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  16. Wendy's is the only place close enough to visit on my lunch break. When I go to Wendy's, I always get a frosty!

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  17. My favorite Wendy's menu is the fries. They don't score high on being veg friendly, but I do appreciate the introduction of all these salads. But I love the fries.

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  18. My favorite item is the apple pecan chicken salad.

    runningmatey at hotmail dot com

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