McDonalds Nutrition InformationThey do not make any claims to be a healthy choice, but they have worked hard in recent years, employing top quality chefs to come up with alternatives in order to keep their customers happy. So just how bad is the McDonalds nutrition information? Is a quarter pounder with cheese really all it takes to spiral downwards towards heart disease? Here is a run down of calorie counts of some of McDonalds most popular items. Breakfast First let’s take a look at the high-rollers on the McDonalds nutrition facts charts. They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but if you have the Deluxe Breakfast at McDonalds, it may be all you need that day! The Deluxe Breakfast with large size biscuit has 1140 calories not including syrup and margarine. Add on a portion of syrup for 180 calories and margarine for 40 calories and you are looking at 1390 calories for the large size biscuit meal. You don’t have to live large though, there are plenty of choices that are quite reasonable. An Egg McMuffin has 300 calories and a sausage McMuffin has 370. Or choose an English Muffin for only 160 calories. Add margarine to your muffin and you are still at only 200 calories. Lunch For lunch, McDonalds does offer healthy salads, but beware of the addition of dressings and chicken which substantially increase the calorie count. According to the McDonalds Nutrition Information published on their website, the salad dressings range from 40 calories for Newman’s Own Low Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette to 190 calories for a single serving of Newman’s Own Creamy Caesar Dressing. A salad without chicken is around 150, but after the addition of meat and dressing can add up to well over 600 calories. Pair a chicken salad with dressing and add in a 32 oz chocolate triple think shake for 1160 calories and you have probably reached your day’s limit even if you are not watching your weight. A regular cheeseburger (300 calories) and small fries (250) would actually be a better choice and will also satisfy that fast food craving that you go to McDonalds for in the first place. The wraps are reasonable ranging from around 260 to 340 calories, whereas the chicken club sandwiches are in the 500-600 calorie range. A tasty McRib sandwich is 500 calories, surprisingly no more than a chicken sandwich. It pays to know your nutrition facts. Snacks & Drinks McDonalds nutrition information offers 9 pages of food items, so it is not impossible to find healthy alternatives to the standard hamburger and fries or between meal snacks. Iced tea with no sugar has 0 calories, and sugar contains only 15 calories per packet. Compare that to a 24 oz flavored vanilla iced coffee at 190 calories. The yogurt parfaits are also good options, and good for you too, with 160 calories for the fruit ‘n’ yogurt parfait and 130 calories for the same thing without granola. McDonalds Nutrition Information, including calories, fat content, vitamins, cholesterol and so on, is listed completely for all the packets of ketchup, mustard, honey and so on that you can pick up in the restaurant, so you can calculate precisely what a meal there is going to cost you. If you figure it out in advance, and stick to your plan, you can come out with a clean conscience! Philip Kustner
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