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Hungry Girl: McDonald's Chew & Tell

By: Lisa "Hungry Girl" Lillien

If you can avoid their greasy burgers and fries, and steer clear of those shakes, McDonald's isn't a bad place to get yourself a diet-friendly meal or snack. Check out Hungry Girl's Mickey D's food finds:


Fruit and Yogurt Parfait
Now that they've axed the ginormous version of this parfait from their menu, you can't do too much damage with one of these. The yogurt in this adorable fruit-packed parfait happens to be, hands down, the best vanilla yogurt I've ever tasted. And, if you leave off the granola (who needs it?), this thing has just 130 calories and three grams of fat! Plus, it costs a dollar. How can you beat that?


English Muffin
If you're the type of person who needs some kind of bread in the morning, go for a dry English muffin, and add a little jelly. The muffin alone has only 150 calories, and it even has two grams of fiber. You can throw an egg on top for about 75 calories more. Skip the butter, cheese and breakfast meats, though, if you know what's good for you.


Fruit and Walnut Salad
Even though the candied walnuts on this salad are high in fat and calories, I decided to give it a whirl. Turns out, the fine folks at McDonald's forgot to include the packet of nuts. Ooops! That little mistake saved me 140 calories and 12 grams of fat. I recommend avoiding the candied walnuts when you can ‑- they're sugary and loaded with calories. I think this "salad" (which is really a fruit bowl with a small amount of yogurt for dipping) is better as a breakfast or snack than it is as a lunch or dinner.

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