5. Every Chicken Finger is Unique

First you are brought into the world and introduced to the chicken fingers at fast food restaurants. They are small and wimpy – but salty in a way that piques your interest and primes you for a life of chicken fingers. As an adult, you start to eat them in all new places, and discover that they can be flat and flakey or curved and breaded with a hint of … paprika? Each new chicken finger is a trip into the unknown.

4. Chicken Fingers Are a Good Excuse to Eat Condiments

Chickens don’t actually have fingers, but some genius in history designed a food product with the ideal shape for dipping into sauce. Barbeque is the hands-down ideal destination for this dip, but it doesn’t end there. (Pro tip: McDonald’s has a new Sweet Chili Sauce.)

3. Chicken is a Fairly Chill Type of Meat

As far as meat goes, chicken is a small commitment. It doesn’t pack the grease power of bacon, it won’t make you sleepy like turkey, and it’s not full of fat like a huge burger. It’s just bird!

2. Chicken Fingers are Reliable

When you order chicken fingers, you know you’re about to get a fried spread of edibles that your body has been familiarized with regularly since age 2. It’s not like ordering a curry dish, where you could end up with a soupy mess that gives you jalapeno heartburn. Plus, if your chicken fingers are sub-par, you can just douse them in ketchup.

1. Chicken Fingers Make Your Body Happy

Hungover and dizzy? Try a chicken finger. So hungry you’re angry? You need a chicken finger. Feeling like nothing delicious has been in your mouth for awhile? Here’s a chicken finger.

–Becky Lang