Healthier Homemade Big Mac w/pics!

jdelisle
jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
edited October 5 in Recipes
I try not to eat fast food anymore, but I always end up craving a Big Mac. I was determined to make a healthier version at home, so after some experimenting, this is what I came up with:


http://www.cookingwithjax.com/2011/05/homemade-big-mac-with-special-sauce.html


My husband and I have made this a few times now, and each time it turns out to taste exactly like the original (without the stomach ache!)

To cut down on calories and fat even more, use less sauce and skip the middle bun.

Now if only I could figure out how to duplicate a healthy chicken nugget, I'd be set! ;)

Enjoy! :)
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  • GouchisGirl
    GouchisGirl Posts: 321 Member
    You had me at Big Mac lol
  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
    You had me at Big Mac lol

    Lol! :)
  • jakejacobsen
    jakejacobsen Posts: 584 Member
    I try not to eat fast food anymore, but I always end up craving a Big Mac. I was determined to make a healthier version at home, so after some experimenting, this is what I came up with:


    [img]http://www.cookingwithjax.com/2011/05/homemade-big-mac-with-special-sauce.html[\img] My husband and I have made this a few times now, and each time it turns out to taste exactly like the original (without the stomach ache!) To cut down on calories and fat even more, use less sauce and skip the middle bun. Now if only I could figure out how to duplicate a healthy chicken nugget, I'd be set! ;) Enjoy! :)[/img]

    do you have the food stats? Can you share?
  • mary_kate23
    mary_kate23 Posts: 156
    saving this one!!
  • hopecol
    hopecol Posts: 7 Member
    Awesome!
  • manvsfood
    manvsfood Posts: 175 Member
    Looks great.... can't wait to try it!
  • GouchisGirl
    GouchisGirl Posts: 321 Member
    I try not to eat fast food anymore, but I always end up craving a Big Mac. I was determined to make a healthier version at home, so after some experimenting, this is what I came up with:


    [img]http://www.cookingwithjax.com/2011/05/homemade-big-mac-with-special-sauce.html[\img] My husband and I have made this a few times now, and each time it turns out to taste exactly like the original (without the stomach ache!) To cut down on calories and fat even more, use less sauce and skip the middle bun. Now if only I could figure out how to duplicate a healthy chicken nugget, I'd be set! ;) Enjoy! :)[/img]

    do you have the food stats? Can you share?

    I just looked at it and OMG! Super amazing.... but no nutrition info. I guess we could figure it out on our own by putting in the database, but that would take a few minutes. :)
  • Lekkie84
    Lekkie84 Posts: 17
    Yum!

    I personally wouldn't try to replicate the chicken nugget! You're far better off trying to make a healthier version that suits you! My BF works in a meat processing factory which makes a lot of fast food products and while chicken nuggets are made of chicken, you don't want to see the fillers etc that gets put into a chicken nugget to make it look the way it does!
  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
    Yum!

    I personally wouldn't try to replicate the chicken nugget! You're far better off trying to make a healthier version that suits you! My BF works in a meat processing factory which makes a lot of fast food products and while chicken nuggets are made of chicken, you don't want to see the fillers etc that gets put into a chicken nugget to make it look the way it does!

    I know, yuck! That is partially why I decided to stop eating at most fast food restaurants.
  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
    I try not to eat fast food anymore, but I always end up craving a Big Mac. I was determined to make a healthier version at home, so after some experimenting, this is what I came up with:


    [img]http://www.cookingwithjax.com/2011/05/homemade-big-mac-with-special-sauce.html[\img] My husband and I have made this a few times now, and each time it turns out to taste exactly like the original (without the stomach ache!) To cut down on calories and fat even more, use less sauce and skip the middle bun. Now if only I could figure out how to duplicate a healthy chicken nugget, I'd be set! ;) Enjoy! :)[/img]

    do you have the food stats? Can you share?

    I just looked at it and OMG! Super amazing.... but no nutrition info. I guess we could figure it out on our own by putting in the database, but that would take a few minutes. :)

    I'm working on the nutritional info for you guys as we speak :) It should be on the blog shortly.
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/04/healthy-baked-chicken-nuggets.html

    :D
  • GouchisGirl
    GouchisGirl Posts: 321 Member
    I try not to eat fast food anymore, but I always end up craving a Big Mac. I was determined to make a healthier version at home, so after some experimenting, this is what I came up with:


    [img]http://www.cookingwithjax.com/2011/05/homemade-big-mac-with-special-sauce.html[\img] My husband and I have made this a few times now, and each time it turns out to taste exactly like the original (without the stomach ache!) To cut down on calories and fat even more, use less sauce and skip the middle bun. Now if only I could figure out how to duplicate a healthy chicken nugget, I'd be set! ;) Enjoy! :)[/img]

    do you have the food stats? Can you share?

    I just looked at it and OMG! Super amazing.... but no nutrition info. I guess we could figure it out on our own by putting in the database, but that would take a few minutes. :)

    For anyone who cares I took a shot at putting it in the data base and this is what came out.....

    Ok home made 516 calories 22 g fat, and 1292 mg sodium (Theres still almost an entire days worth!) and 704 cals, 43.7 g fat, and 1148 mg sodium from McDonalds
  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/04/healthy-baked-chicken-nuggets.html

    :D

    Yum! Bookmarked those for later, thanks :)
  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
    I try not to eat fast food anymore, but I always end up craving a Big Mac. I was determined to make a healthier version at home, so after some experimenting, this is what I came up with:


    [img]http://www.cookingwithjax.com/2011/05/homemade-big-mac-with-special-sauce.html[\img] My husband and I have made this a few times now, and each time it turns out to taste exactly like the original (without the stomach ache!) To cut down on calories and fat even more, use less sauce and skip the middle bun. Now if only I could figure out how to duplicate a healthy chicken nugget, I'd be set! ;) Enjoy! :)[/img]

    do you have the food stats? Can you share?

    I just looked at it and OMG! Super amazing.... but no nutrition info. I guess we could figure it out on our own by putting in the database, but that would take a few minutes. :)

    For anyone who cares I took a shot at putting it in the data base and this is what came out.....

    Ok home made 516 calories 22 g fat, and 1292 mg sodium (Theres still almost an entire days worth!) and 704 cals, 43.7 g fat, and 1148 mg sodium from McDonalds

    Thanks!

    I came up with similar calories as well. If you want to reduce calories even further, omit the middle bun and save a little over 80 calories a serving :)
  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
    I try not to eat fast food anymore, but I always end up craving a Big Mac. I was determined to make a healthier version at home, so after some experimenting, this is what I came up with:


    [img]http://www.cookingwithjax.com/2011/05/homemade-big-mac-with-special-sauce.html[\img] My husband and I have made this a few times now, and each time it turns out to taste exactly like the original (without the stomach ache!) To cut down on calories and fat even more, use less sauce and skip the middle bun. Now if only I could figure out how to duplicate a healthy chicken nugget, I'd be set! ;) Enjoy! :)[/img]

    do you have the food stats? Can you share?

    Nutritional information is now on the blog :)
  • JaxieManson
    JaxieManson Posts: 5
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  • nbaxter1104
    nbaxter1104 Posts: 16
    super excited for this... considering I am in LOVE with big macs :)
  • StoneColdLiger
    StoneColdLiger Posts: 29 Member
    This looks really good. I'll have to try it soon. I haven't had a Big Mac in quite a while.
  • WADA58
    WADA58 Posts: 9
    WOW JUST ATE ONE TODAY THE CALORIES OH MYLANTA I DONT BLAME YOU FOR TRYING. HAVE TO TRY YOURS.
  • rughead06
    rughead06 Posts: 4,291 Member
    So going home and trying this.
  • evilgirlie
    evilgirlie Posts: 26 Member
    oh man, that is going on my menu this week! Thanks for sharing!
  • mummy_gerdes
    mummy_gerdes Posts: 336 Member
    making later!
  • Alexdur85
    Alexdur85 Posts: 255 Member
    I added this into the database here and got well over 600 calories for the whole thing. Most of my products come from whole foods or trader joe's and to be honest alot of them i used the low fat version and I made this to serve 4 people instead of two (hence taking out the extra patty and bun bottom). Since I only allot mself 1200 a day that's pushing my calories a bit but it looks delishious. One day I will have to work my butt off at the gym so I can have one =)
  • Aries03
    Aries03 Posts: 179 Member
    Bump
  • destined2bfit4life
    destined2bfit4life Posts: 25 Member
    bump to read later
  • patricia909
    patricia909 Posts: 205 Member
    bump
  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
    I added this into the database here and got well over 600 calories for the whole thing. Most of my products come from whole foods or trader joe's and to be honest alot of them i used the low fat version and I made this to serve 4 people instead of two (hence taking out the extra patty and bun bottom). Since I only allot mself 1200 a day that's pushing my calories a bit but it looks delishious. One day I will have to work my butt off at the gym so I can have one =)

    What products/brands you use can greatly fluctuate the calories for any recipe, some for the better, some for the worse.

    You can easily cut out over 100 calories simply by omitting the middle bun and reducing the sauce by half, making your Big Mac just over 400 calories (not too bad for a Big Mac). You also save nearly 10 grams of fat from the original McDonald's version. :)
  • AnarchyCupcakes
    AnarchyCupcakes Posts: 18
    I added this into the database here and got well over 600 calories for the whole thing. Most of my products come from whole foods or trader joe's and to be honest alot of them i used the low fat version and I made this to serve 4 people instead of two (hence taking out the extra patty and bun bottom). Since I only allot mself 1200 a day that's pushing my calories a bit but it looks delishious. One day I will have to work my butt off at the gym so I can have one =)

    What products/brands you use can greatly fluctuate the calories for any recipe, some for the better, some for the worse.

    You can easily cut out over 100 calories simply by omitting the middle bun and reducing the sauce by half, making your Big Mac just over 400 calories (not too bad for a Big Mac). You also save nearly 10 grams of fat from the original McDonald's version. :)

    If you're anything like me, the bun doesn't matter as much as the filling, so you can do the whole thin bun route and sub turkey burger and get it even lower cal/fat. Course it won't taste exactly like a Big Mac then, but usually it's the sauce/condiments I miss.
  • katdouce
    katdouce Posts: 79 Member
    thanks for sharing...I can't wait to try this!! YUMMM!!!
  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
    I added this into the database here and got well over 600 calories for the whole thing. Most of my products come from whole foods or trader joe's and to be honest alot of them i used the low fat version and I made this to serve 4 people instead of two (hence taking out the extra patty and bun bottom). Since I only allot mself 1200 a day that's pushing my calories a bit but it looks delishious. One day I will have to work my butt off at the gym so I can have one =)

    What products/brands you use can greatly fluctuate the calories for any recipe, some for the better, some for the worse.

    You can easily cut out over 100 calories simply by omitting the middle bun and reducing the sauce by half, making your Big Mac just over 400 calories (not too bad for a Big Mac). You also save nearly 10 grams of fat from the original McDonald's version. :)

    If you're anything like me, the bun doesn't matter as much as the filling, so you can do the whole thin bun route and sub turkey burger and get it even lower cal/fat. Course it won't taste exactly like a Big Mac then, but usually it's the sauce/condiments I miss.

    Yep! I made the "authentic" style Big Mac (pictured) for the first go around. Now, everytime we make the recipe I just use a regular hamburger bun (no middle) and cut down on the sauce. It still tastes the same, it's just structured differently/less calories :)
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