Healthy Eating on the Road - McDonald’s

What to eat at McDonald’s

Normally I suggest that you avoid fastfood at all costs, but there are times when you are in a pinch, with no time for something healthy, or perhaps no healthier options available at all. 

So when confronted with this situation here are some (relatively) healthy options for what you could eat at McDonalds.

Breakfast

Egg McMuffin-  The Egg McMuffen is probably the healthiest option on the breakfast menu.  At 300 calories/10g of fat/18g of prtein/29g of carbohydrates it is a relatively balanced (cringe) meal.

Scrambled Eggs: You can get two eggs scrambled at McDonalds…while probably not all that filling, it is probably the healthiest item on the menu at 170/11/15/1 (calories/fat/protein/carbs.)

Lunch/Dinner

Premium Asian Grilled Chicken Salad- This salad without any dressing comes in at 300/10/32/23.  Go with either the sesame ginger dressing or better yet…the balsamic vinaigrette.

Hamburger - The question of whether or not it is real meat I will leave for someone else, but the 250/9/12/31 isn’t too bad.

Grilled Chicken - The grilled chicken sandwich is high in carbs (420/10/32/51), try to leave off the mayo (maybe try some mustard) and ditch half of the bun if you can manage (get rid of the whole bun to be real healthy! (120/2/3/22))

Snacks

Apple Dippers (less the dipper)…so I guess it would be more like apple wedges?- This is easy, it is just fresh apples, you don’t even have to clean or cut, they were gracious enough to do it for you (35/0/0/8)…only 6grams of sugar as well.

Ice Cream Cone- Being that my one real weakness is ice cream, and everyone loves ice cream!…I feel like this is one cheat I can squeeze in every once in a while, at only 150 calories (150/0/4/24).  It is still high in sugar,  coming in at 18 grams.

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