McDonald's for breakfast

littlelily613

Anyone have any idea what a vegetarian can get from McDonald's for breakfast? I don't have choice in the restaurant and am going there tomorrow morning. Last time I had pancakes, but they took more than a third of my calories. I love their hashbrowns, but I am thinking they are mostly empty calories. Has anyone tried their oatmeal? Any good? Any other ideas?

Mommapea2012

They have oatmeal with fruit now

Mommapea2012

They also have muffins like carrot I believe they have a low cal one

dancin2011

I haven't eaten there in forever but used to get an egg and cheese biscuit or something along those lines. Check the nutrition info online to see which has the fewest calories...biscuit, mcmuffin, etc. I have also tried their oatmeal with fruit and nuts. It's really good. I would definitely get it again sometime.

alexisguardian

I really like their oatmeal with the fresh fruit. It is filling all by itself. I usually pair it with unsweet tea since I am not a coffee drinker. They also have a fruit parfait but I have never tried that one myself.

cadaverousbones

Oatmeal with fruit, fruit and yogurt parfait. I believe that they have scrambled eggs (I am not sure if you eat eggs or not)
If you do eat eggs, you can get an egg mcmuffin minus the canadian bacon or whatever meat they put on it. They are only 300 calories with the meat, so without it is probably 50-100 calories less. The hashbrowns have a lot of fat and oil in them so that is probably not the best idea. I also looked up the menu for mcdonalds breakfast hope this helps!


http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/full_menu/breakfast.html

littlelily613

Thanks for the advice everyone! I might give the oatmeal a chance tomorrow!...

iamfranniefierce

Snack size fruit and yogurt parfait.

giraffells

The oatmeal is pretty good.

DMZ_1

Oatmeal and fruit is probably the ticket.

hypersensitiveb

I have had there oat meal its really good . Some times I get there egg mcmuffin with no Canadian bacon on it . There fruit and yogurt parfait is good for a small breakfast or they have a fruit and wallnut tray with yogurt.

edbales

Egg McMuffin w/o Canadian bacon and a nonfat latte would be reasonable.

sissypunks

the oats r awesome my kids and i tried the apple ones and now we always put apple cinn in ours! btw nuts r on the side if u dont want them

atsteele

Use their nutritional information on their website: http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/nutritionfacts.pdf

FlaxMilk

Definitely check the nutrition and ingredients: I am pretty sure their hashbrowns, like their french fries, are not vegetarian. They put beef fat on them.

dododo123

get the egg and cheese burritos, pretty good.

douglasmobbs

I am sure they sell the sausage McMuffins to vegetarians as well as meat eaters.

iluxoxo211

the oatmeal is actually yummy and they also have yogurt with fruit and granola...just look at all the calories ahead of time and pick what your getting.

HonkyTonks

Get the bacon and egg mcmuffin and work out a little longer, lol

sc1572

look at their online menu, but i know they have oatmeal!

mlemonroe2

The fruit and maple oatmeal is SO GOOD!!! They also have an egg and cheese mcmuffin that's on the dollar menu.

LarryLaird

Yes, it is very good!!

sondra216379

Haven't tried the oatmeal but I know the egg and cheese mcmuffin with ham on it is only 290 calories so if you take the meat off that's even a little less!

rcillo219

I would go with the oatmeal or fruit and yogurt parfait. I'm sure the eggs aren't bad but they could possibly be cooked in quite a bit of butter (I mean it is fast food) and it may not count that into their calorie count for that menu item. Stay with things you know are less likely to be processed and you feel good about eating

perdie7

I have to go to McDonald's every Saturday morning for a meeting, I don't want to use my calories up there. And I also need more protein than McDonald's yogurt has, so seriously, I bring my own Greek yogurt, and just buy a ice tea (sometimes).

lawkat

Definitely check the nutrition and ingredients: I am pretty sure their hashbrowns, like their french fries, are not vegetarian. They put beef fat on them.

This is correct. They add beef flavoring to their hashbrowns and french fries to make sure they keep a consistent flavor all year long. If you check their website, it will list beef flavoring as an ingredient.

chrisdavey

always the option of skipping breakfast & eating later also if you can't find anything decent.

BlueInkDot

I've had both their fruit and maple oatmeal and their fruit and yogurt parfait. To be honest I liked the oatmeal better. Quite delicious. And both options are meat-less, of course.

The oatmeal is about 290 calories and the parfait is about 160 calories. Oh and their coffee by Newman's Own is really good.

Bellastarflower

Get the Parfait. It's little calories and yummy

Sabresgal63

Go online to McDonalds nutritional site. It will give you a list of everything they have plus the calories.

traveller888

The Fruit and Walnut salad - snack size is 210 calories with apples, grapes, candied walnuts and yogurt dipping sauce.