5 Foods You Should Never Eat at McDonald’s

1. Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese – 740 calories, 42 grams fat, 1380 milligrams sodium.

2. Premium Crispy Chicken Club Sandwich – 630 calories, 28 grams fat, 1420 milligrams sodium.

3. Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips (5 pc) – 660 calories, 40 grams fat, 1680 milligrams sodium.

4. McSkillet Burrito with Sausage – 610 calories, 36 grams fat, 1390 milligrams sodium.

5. Chocolate Triple Thick Shake (large – 32 oz) – 1160 calories, 27 grams fat, 510 milligrams sodium.

To put things in perspective:

Most women follow a 1200 calorie meal plan for weight loss.

Fat should be limited to 40 - 70 grams of fat a day if you consume a 2000 calorie diet.

Healthy American adults should eat less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day.

McDonald's Nutrition Facts

Do you have an occasional big mac attack with a side of fries and a coke. If you do, let me encourage you to rethink your choices. This big mac meal has:

1,420 calories,

59 grams of fat,

1,390 milligrams of sodium.

Yikes!

Maybe it should be called the big heart attack instead. As a nation, we need to rethink our food choices. If this does not discourage you from eating at McDonald's or any other fast food establishment. Then here is an interactive tool to size up your calorie, fat, and sodium intake.

Good Luck,

TheMenuCoach