McDonald's Fruit and Maple Oatmeal with maple brown sugar. The hot cereal does offer 5 grams of fibre. It's advertised on the company's site as "nutritious made delicious!" We found the dressings in a separate category under "condiments."ĬBC News also scoped out the nutritional profile for McDonald's Fruit and Maple Oatmeal with maple brown sugar. Nutritional information for the kale salads excludes the dressing they're served with. He added customers can find nutritional information online including calorie, fat, and salt content for all menu items.ĬBC News had to do some searching online to crunch the numbers for salads. " have the choice to have a salad with or without dressing, select a burger without the bun, choose their chicken protein crispy or grilled," said spokesperson Adam Grachnik in an email to CBC News. McDonald's says customers can modify many menu items to make them healthier.
To make it healthier, Lindzon recommends using only half the dressing to cut calories and fat and removing the feta to cut down on salt. That's almost the same calorie, fat and salt content as a Double Cheeseburger. (McDonald's)Ĭombined with the Greek Feta Dressing, the " I'm Greek-ing Out" salad with grilled chicken amounts to: 420 calories, 26 grams of fat, and 1,080 milligrams of sodium. McDonald's I'm Greek-ing Out salad with kale. "Putting kale into the menu doesn't mean you're getting a healthy choice," she says.Įven McDonald's lightest chicken kale salad is not a nutritional winner for Lindzon. But the consulting dietitian says consumers still need to be aware of what they're eating. Lindzon applauds McDonald's for adding more vegetables to its meals. Yoni Freedhoff says the chain is trying to appeal to consumers' need to "feel like they're not making such terrible choices." He adds, "Words like 'kale' can help do that."īut the Ottawa doctor says there's not much difference between a salad and a burger when both have similar salt and calorie content. The McDonald's slump: Are golden days of golden arches over? The news came on the heels of lagging sales and a declaration by new CEO Steve Easterbrook that he planned to turn the chain into a "modern, progressive burger company." McDonald's made headlines last year when it announced it would be adding kale to menu items. Average adult women would also be getting about one third their recommended daily calories. "By eating that salad, you're getting your sodium for the day," said Lindzon. Health Canada recommends adults should not exceed 2,300 milligrams of sodium daily and ideally aim for 1,500 milligrams. At 1,400 milligrams, the Caesar salad's sodium content also beats the burger's.
CALORIES DOUBLE BIG MAC MAC
You'd have to chow down three traditional McDonald's hamburgers to consume about the same number of calories.Ī Double Big Mac actually has fewer calories and much less fat, although it does contain slightly more saturated fat. It's hard to believe, but the Double Big Mac may be a healthier option than McDonald's Caesar salad on a number of fronts. "Health-wise, I think it's fat and sodium overload," says Toronto registered dietitian, Shauna Lindzon. According to McDonald's own numbers, the salad tops up at 730 calories, 53 grams of fat, and 1,400 milligrams of sodium. McDonald's boasts on its site that the " Keep Calm, Caesar On" chicken salad contains "real parmesan petals" and "a nutrient-rich lettuce blend with baby kale."īut once you plop the accompanying Asiago Caesar dressing on the "crispy chicken" version, the salad's nutritional profile doesn't look so good. McDonald's promises hormone, antibiotic-free chicken in U.S.
Kale, a leafy green vegetable chock-full of vitamins, has become a trendy superfood. One of new kale salads has more calories, fat and sodium than a Double Big Mac. But some of its nutrient-enhanced meals are actually comparable to junk food, say some health experts. In a quest to reinvent its image, McDonald's is on a health kick.
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