Lunch at McDonald's.....WOW.

.....but I didn't have a choice. .

nonsense

Well......my choice was either eat at mcdonald's around lunchtime....or not eat until 9pm. Glad I chose to eat. Could have made better choices AT mcdonald's though.

Wish it were a law to post nutritional values (never saw any posted in KS, OK, MO)......flyer on the trays were blank on the back.

I ate well the rest of the day. So it's not a big deal.

It's a federal law if you're in the states...

My lunch today......cost less than $3.50 and was 900 calories. I knew it'd be high.....but I didn't have a choice. Wish they'd post nutritional info. I asked......they didn't have any flyers. ( Tomorrow is a new day.

In NY all of the calories are posted at McDonald's.... I wonder if that's a law?

Same here in Australia....

My lunch today......cost less than $3.50 and was 900 calories. I knew it'd be high.....but I didn't have a choice. Wish they'd post nutritional info. I asked......they didn't have any flyers. ( Tomorrow is a new day.

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but if you have a smartphone, there's an app called restaurant nutrition that has nutrition info for just about every major restaurant/fast food chain out there

Even without someone handing you a pamphlet outlining the exact caloric values, you should probably be able to remember that beef, cheese, bread made entirely of sugar and sawdust, and deep fried potatoes are probably less healthy than a salad, even drenched in dressing and croutons and niblets and cranberries and whatever else they cram in there.

"Cheeseburger and fries.... now is that in the healthy or not healthy group? I just can't remember! Panic!"

Seriously, why would you post this if you didn't want to be held accountable?

I thought that McDonald placed the nutrition info on the back of the paper that is placed on the trays. Now I'll have to look one day.

Last month I was there and that's where I found it. I practically choked eating my wrap that I thought wasn't too bad. I should have had a kids hamburger and apples.

I totally understand as a social worker I used to run into the "eat out" or "skip lunch" dilemma. SO what I started to do was pack a container ( or a zip lock bag) with salad stuff. If I'm working alone I"ll usually leave it in my truck. If I'm out with another worker I'll just bring it with me and eat it while we are between clients. It's really simple and you always have a choice.

My simple lunch :flowerforyou:

2 cups of spring mix
tyson or foster farms grilled chicken strips (*** the chicken strips are already cooked)
craisons and/or glazed walnuts. ( depending on your fat limit--you might want to skip the nuts. fat is fat on this thing after all)

pack spring mix/ spinach separately ( a baggie full doesn't take up a lotta room
put the chicken in tuperware
just bring the whole bag of crasians they not only GREAT on a salad and as a snack.
I never bring dressing so that eliminates a problem all together.

It's also easy to carry cut up apples. peppers. and various other veggies for snacks as well. I hate to say it but there are very few "good excuses" to eat fast food if you know how to pack for your day.

Thanks. ^^^^^^

Even with a crazy caloric lunch.....a short workout.......good food the rest of the day....only 200 over my daily goal.

Good for you! We all have those days. If it makes you feel any better, on my birthday this past friday I went over by about 1000 calories -____- (needless to say there's been a lot of lettuce in my meals these past couple days!)
Tomorrow is a new day.

1. There are times really in social settings we have little to no choice.
2. There are times when we may be a bit over our calorie count for one day -- it is OK... We can either make it up another day or have it banked from a day prior. The key is not to make it a habit.
3. When I go to Mickey - D's, I opt for the grilled chicken and can usually get it under my caloric needs for the day... Not too bad and much more feasible than the Angus Beef I USED to opt for.
4. Hmmm, I wish our energy for our cars were that cheap --- Almost 3 calories per penny....
5. Calories really are not bad. We need to get that out of our thinking (within reason)... Our dietary lifestyle is an economy... We need to have outflow for the input... dead even (on average) for weight maintenance and for reduction.... more outflow. We can increase exercise and accomplish our overall goal. That being said... sometimes, we will be over our allotment. That is OK. It is only one day. It is when it becomes a LIFESTYLE that it becomes a real issue.

.....but I didn't have a choice. .

nonsense

Well......my choice was either eat at mcdonald's around lunchtime....or not eat until 9pm. Glad I chose to eat. Could have made better choices AT mcdonald's though.

Wish it were a law to post nutritional values (never saw any posted in KS, OK, MO)......flyer on the trays were blank on the back.

I ate well the rest of the day. So it's not a big deal.

It's a federal law if you're in the states...

Not all states. Heck. Not MOST states.

Yeah NC and SC do not have info posted on the menus like people are talking about in NY. I wish they did, it would make things easier when I hit restaurants that I'm not so familiar with. Thankfully I can *usually* look up info before I go, except for some restaurants that do not provide it at all (ugh like Ruth's Chris - no telling how much I ate on my date night this weekend, but that was a planned 'high calorie day' simply b/c I knew I wasn't going to stay under with that rich food), but it would be so helpful to see a number right there on the menu.....

here in California they post the nutritional values on the menu...but either way, i usually opt for the grilled/classic chicken w/o mayo...maybe eat 1/2 the bun (cause let's face it - it's a pain in the *kitten* to eat a sandwich without any bread!). then get coffee, water or a diet coke and maybe eat a few of the apple slices. total around 400 (prob less).