Hungry Girl: McDonald's Chew & Tell
By: Lisa "Hungry Girl" Lillien
The Salads
Okay, first you need to know that these are practically identical. They all start off with the same base, which is a combo of iceberg and romaine lettuce, some purple cabbage and a few tomatoes. Even their Caesar salad is prepared this way, though typically, those are tomato-free and made with just Romaine lettuce. That said, they aren't bad. My favorite was the Bacon Ranch Salad with grilled chicken. (Make sure you order the grilled chicken and not the "crispy" version with all the salads. That slipup could cost you about 90 calories and seven grams of fat.) Because the salads are so similar, you should choose your salad based on the extras. If you like bacon, get the ranch. If you like parmesan, get the Caesar, and if you are a fan of bleu cheese, go for the cobb. No matter which salad you order, though, the only dressing you should even think about using is the Newman's Own Low-Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette. I recommend using half the pouch for 20 calories and 1.5 grams of fat.
Ice Cream Cone
Congrats, McDonald's! Your ice cream cone is completely awesome. But don't think for one second that it's comparable to a shake or a McFlurry. It isn't. One perfectly sized McDonald's cone contains 150 calories and 4.5 grams of fat. Those shakes and McFlurries come in at 500 to 600+ calories. That's pure insanity! Stick with the cones, people. And don't let your friendly neighborhood McDonald's employee overstuff that cone. That adds extra calories.
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