mcdonalds

One nice thing about fast food restaurants now is they have their nutrition facts listed on their website. Before you go out, check out their facts to see what would fit in your daily alottment. I opt for the oatmeal at McDonalds. Delicious!! Subway also has the option to build a virtual sandwich and adds up the nutrition facts for you. I love that option. Taco Bell has the same option. They even had a "diet menu", but be aware a lot of those are loaded with sodium. Hope that helps.

I have to small kids as well. I sometimes get them burgers from BK but never does it feel good.
I would avoid it all all cost anda finds a new place to eat on the run. ANYWHERE But those fast food joints.

Its terrible for you!!!! I promise to never go again if you promise to.

says the hypocritical human

I do let my boys eat the egg and cheese wrap from D n D. Because having it microwaved I don't see too much that is bad with that. Add in a jelly munchkin and their pretty happy

I will often use mcdonalds if I have to eat out with the kids because i used to work there as a teenager, so I have a rough idea
on how to make it healtheir.

I always always place a grill order - quarterpounder - plain or with onions - cos they are raw.
I detest ketchup anyway it is always too sweet.
I always order fries with no salt for me & the kids too. this makes a huge difference to sodium levels and it is rare to get fries which are not hot, in fact I'd be quite suspious if they weren't, I do watch them as the pack them up as it is easy for them to forget.

I only drink diet coke or water depending on mood and how I am doing with my water levels!

I eat the meat from the burger but not the bun. and have a regular fries or share a medium between me and the kids (both under 5) this means my meal works out at about 445 cals, 27g fat and 180mg salt.

You are fine having salads but remember any dressing tends to add silly amounts of cals and croutons have lots of fat in them.

I look at it as a moderation thing, this is my new lifestyle, but I am not going to stop having mcdonalds and other takeways nor am I going to stop my kids from going there, I will just try and teach them that it is an occasional thing not an every week thing.
much to my eldest daughters disgust when in formed last weekend that she wasn't having chips as she'd had them on the friday evening. Fries/chips are a once a week treat in our family.

hope some of the suggestions help.

Hayley, I eat 1500 calories a day. Today I've had - an alpen light bar and a bowl of All Bran for Breakfast, a 6 chicken nugget meal with medium fries and diet coke for lunch and a weight watchers pizza, garlic petit pain and weight watchers toffee yogurt for tea. I've stayed under calories, fat, sat fat and carbs for the day so it can be done!

Sarah xx


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I usually get a happy meal.

Pretty much any of their premium salads, with grilled chicken and no dressing will be tasty as well as decently filling. I uses to get the premium bacon ranch salad (I think that's what it's called) with the grilled chicken. If I was going home to eat it I'd use my dressings at home. If I was on the run with it, I'd use one of their BBQ sauce containers as the dressing. You don't even need the whole container if you shake it up really well.

Just remember, the sodium level will be crazy on any of the choices, so drink plenty of water.

Most of the time I get a cheeseburger (300 cal). If I'm a bit more hungry, I'll go for the grilled chicken club sandwich instead (530 cal). No fries. Diet Coke.

Big Mac meal, medium, with diet coke. 820 calories. Not too bad if you work around it.

Yup, I'll occasionally pop in after my morning workout and have a bacon and egg McMuffin - 300 cals, good post-work-out protein, and tasty enough to feel like a treat. I limit that to once a fortnight. But it's certainly possible to eat there without ruining the whole day's calorie count.