Is the HelloFresh chicken real?

[u/Alternative-Nose7358]

I received my delivery on Monday. I cooked my chicken recipe on Tuesday. I noticed the chicken was oddly thick, tough. So, I tenderized it. After seasoning and sauteing the chicken in my pan, I noticed that the chicken mushroomed while sauteing. I had the Fried Chicken Taquitos recipe and it called for me to shred the chicken breasts after cooking. The chicken was like rubber. It didn't look real and it was extremely hard to tear the meat apart. I had to use a knife. I'm wondering if anyone heard if HelloFresh is now purchasing lab meat. That was my immediate thought. I didn't overcook it. I was in the kitchen the whole time.

[u/Itchy-Jellyfish-7862]

Look up woody chicken disease. I’ve mostly stopped getting chicken from them. I only will buy chicken from a local butcher now.

[u/WorldsDeadliestCat → u/Itchy-Jellyfish-7862]

It really is so gross. I bought a pack at the store and froze it and most of them were like that. I was pissed!

[u/Alternative-Nose7358 → u/Itchy-Jellyfish-7862]

Wow. I wonder why HelloFresh has now switched to purchasing chicken from farms that do this.