GIVEAWAY: WIN a $25 BK Gift Card to try the New BURGER KING® Menu - ENDS 5/1 (CLOSED)

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Burger King's menu includes classic items along with a wide range of new offerings...

I'll be honest - I have not tried a lot of menu options at Burger King outside of the Whopper and Whopper Jr with fries. So when I was asked to review Burger King's new menu offerings which includes a variety of made-to-order Garden Fresh Salads, Snack Wraps, Real Fruit Smoothies, Frappés and Crispy Chicken Strips, I was excited to expand my pallet outside of burgers.

I found out duirng my review that, over the past nine months, Burger King has created and tested more than two dozen new products based on consumer feedback.  These new options are rounding out their menu to provide more choice and something for everyone, not just burger lovers.

So here is rundown of the new items at Burger King...

New Garden Fresh Salads are made fresh daily with premium ingredients that can be topped with your choice of TENDERCRISP® or juicy TENDERGRILL® chicken. Varieties include:

- Chicken BLT Garden Fresh Salad ~ made with a three cheese blend, thick cut bacon, tomatoes and red onion, served with Ken’s® Avocado Ranch dressing

- Chicken, Apple and Cranberry Garden Fresh Salad ~ made with crisp apples, dried cranberries, bleu cheese and Ken’s® Apple Cider Vinaigrette

- Chicken Caesar Garden Fresh Salad ~ made with 100% romaine lettuce, tomatoes, shaved parmesan cheese, and home-style croutons.

New Snack Wraps provide quick, flavorful snacks for less than 400 calories each. Snack Wrap options include:

- Honey Mustard Crispy Chicken Snack Wrap ~ A flour tortilla filled with crispy, marinated white meat chicken, a three-cheese blend, and a combination of spring mix, romaine and iceberg lettuce, all topped with Ken’s® Honey Mustard Dressing

- Ranch Crispy Chicken Snack Wrap ~ A flour tortilla filled with crispy, marinated white meat chicken, a three-cheese blend, and a combination of spring mix, romaine and iceberg lettuce, all topped with Ken’s® Ranch Dressing

New Crispy Chicken Strips are made with white meat tenderloin chicken, marinated and lightly battered in seasoned home-style breading. The new Crispy Chicken Strips are perfect for dipping in one of eight BK® classic or bold new sauces and are available in 3 or 5 piece servings

New Real Fruit Smoothies are offered in 12, 16, and 20oz. servings, and are made fresh to order with real fruit, low-fat yogurt and juices blended together. Each smoothie provides a full serving of fruit and is offered in the following varieties:

- Tropical Mango
- Strawberry Banana

Rich and smooth Frappés are made to order and provide the perfect combination of sweet Mocha or Caramel flavors, a hint coffee and ice. Offered in 12, 16, and 20oz. servings, frappes are available in the following varieties:

- Mocha Frappé ~ The perfect combination of sweet flavor, a hint of coffee and ice all topped with whipped topping and a swirl of fudge

- Caramel Frappé ~ The perfect combination of sweet flavor, a hint of coffee and ice all topped with whipped topping and a swirl of caramel

I loved my Garden Fresh Salad and Fruit Smoothie...

My Experience with the New Menu.... some items are better than others
After looking over all the great sounding new Burger King menu options. I decided to try out the Chicken Caesar Garden Fresh Salad, the 3 piece Crispy Chicken Strips, and a Tropical Mango Real Fruit Smoothie.

I have always found that restaurants add way too much lettuce to salads in relation to the amount of meat, and the Burger King Caesar Garden Fresh Salad is no exception.  After I removed about 1/3 of the lettuce, I added the croutons and Ken's Citrus Caesar Vinaigrette dressing.  The salad was very good because the chicken was moist, seasoned just right and tasty.  I thoroughly enjoyed it.  Make sure that you ask for an extra dressing pack since I found one is not enough.

Overall, the Crispy Chicken Strips were lightly seasoned, nicely fried and just right for dipping. But they were also too dry for my taste.  My favorite item of the entire meal was the Tropical Mango Real Fruit Smoothie.  It was fresh, smooth and yummy and I finished the entire thing in no time flat.  My meal was so good that, if I had not eaten it at work, I would have surely taken a nap.

The new Burger King Caesar Garden Fresh Salad and Real Fruit Smoothie were a hit with me and I now have more options to order during future visits - although I still love the Whopper Jr ;)

To find out more about Burger King's new menu options, Follow Burger King® on Facebook or Burger King® on Twitter and you can also find information on the Burger King® website.

Keep reading to find out how one FREEISMYLIFE reader will be able to try the new Burger King Menu options for FREE...

GIVEAWAY
One FREEISMYLIFE reader will win a $25 BK Gift Card so they can try the new Burger King Menu options compliments of Burger King  - HOLLA to the FREE!!!


TO ENTER

-  Fill out the information in the form below.

 - One entry per person please. Duplicate entries will be removed.

 - USA addresses only.

- The contest ends on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 11:59 am EST.

 - One winner will be selected by random number generation.

 - Prize will be fulfilled to winner by MyBlogSpark for Burger King.  USA ADDRESSES ONLY.

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Enjoy!


Disclosure: The coupons, product information, and additional gift pack have been provided courtesy of Burger King Corporation through MyBlogSpark.  All opinions are my own.

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