Eating At McDonald’s

Today I needed a break from Subway, so for lunch I decided to try a very popular fast food restaurant, McDonald’s. I used to eat at McDonald’s a lot before the beginning of the year, but this time was different, I was looking for healthier options.

Before I reveal what I ended up getting I want to look at the nutritional information for what I used to buy according to Bag a McMeal, so here goes…

CALORIES

CARBS

FAT

PROTEIN

Large French Fries 570 70 30 6 Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese 740 40 42 48 Coca-Cola® Classic (Large) 310 86 0 0

CALORIES

CARBS

FAT

PROTEIN

Total per serving:

1620

196

73

54

To put that into perspective 1600+ calories is roughly what I’ve been eating for a typical day eating Subway for lunch and dinner, yes, the entire day!

Anyway, I wanted to give McDonald’s a chance so, with the help of my wife, I waded through all the nutritional information on their website and came up with this…

CALORIES

CARBS

FAT

PROTEIN

Grilled Snack Wrap® with Honey Mustard 260 27 9 18 Newman’s Own® Low Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette 40 4 3 0 Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken, without limes and Tortilla strips 280 25 8 29

CALORIES

CARBS

FAT

PROTEIN

Total per serving:

580

56

19

48

As you can see this wasn’t to bad at all, just a little worse than my normal 6″ Subway sub with Baked Lays, and would have been even better if I didn’t have the snack wrap, but I needed something with a wrap or bread to satisfy my carb cravings.

Today has reminded me that it is possible to eat healthily at pretty much any restaurant, all you have to do is making smart, healthy decisions, and if possible take a look at the nutritional information for the menu of the restaurant you are going to eat at to help you make the right decisions.