If you're in a pinch and don't have time to cook an entire bird for your family or friends, a rotisserie chicken is both a convenient and inexpensive way to get protein on the table. However, like any prepared food, there are a few potential downsides , depending on where you're buying it from. For example, some major grocery stores' own brands of rotisserie chicken are packed in sodium . Some are even injected with a solution (which helps to keep the meat tender and moist) with sugar. RELATED: "Healthy" Foods With More Sugar Than a Krispy Kreme Donut, Says Science That's not to say that a rotisserie chicken is a bad choice, though. In fact, Sammi Haber Brondo , MS, RD, and author of The Essential Vegetable Cookbook , suggests that the way a rotisserie chicken is prepared may be healthier than some other cooking methods. "Rotisserie chicken is basically seasoned and then spit-roasted in the oven for a few hours," she says. "Unlike oth