What are the Healthiest Foods at McDonalds
Yes, You can Find Healthy McDonald's Food in their Menu
If you're suspect of food where the meat costs less than the potatoes, you may be reluctant to stop at McDonalds for lunch. Perhaps you've seen or heard about the man that ate nothing but fast foods for many days and almost died. However, you don't have to pay a lot of money for your lunch or dinner; there are some nutritious and healthy lunches and dinners at McDonalds.
The company became the center of criticism when it was sued for making people fat. Of course, it wasn't their fault they ordered the meals. However, could anyone know that two big Macs and several orders of supersized fries would put on the pounds? The company also faced criticism because it offered few healthy choices. That criticism is no longer valid.
Healthy Salads
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Probably one of the best buys in salads is from the selection of the healthiest foods at McDonalds. These genuinely delicious menu items offer a healthy alternative to the fries and hamburger we all tend to associate with Ronald McDonald and company.
Premium Southwest Salad
Included in the choices of healthiest foods at McDonalds are the number of Southwest salads. If you're vegan, you'll appreciate the premium Southwest salad that doesn't include any chicken strips or cheese.
If you want a lower calorie salad, simply tell the cashier there is no need to include the tortilla strips. The salad contains a mix of greens and comes topped with a mixture of black beans, fire-roasted corn and poblano peppers. If you prefer to avoid milk products, request they make yours without the cheese.
McDonalds also supplies you with a wedge of lime to squeeze over the salad for those that want a healthier salad. However, the lime glaze is delicious, even though it contains high fructose corn syrup and sugar. You can use a small amount and flavor the rest of the salad with the lime.
Premium Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken
The only difference between this salad and the previous one is the grilled chicken. There's a considerable amount of meat on the salad so for those that want just a little, either request the server limit the amount of grilled chicken or ask for a small container to take the remains home to a pet-or as the base for another day's meal.
Premium Asian Salad
If you love Asian food, edamame (boiled immature soybeans), mandarin oranges and snow peas, you'll love the premium Asian salad. The fresh greens and combination of the other delicious flavors make a most healthy base for the Newman's own Low-fat Sesame Ginger dressing. You can add grilled chicken if you choose. The salad sans the chicken is high in dietary fiber, vitamin A, calcium and iron as wells as containing 8 grams of protein. While the Newman's own dressing brings little to the nutrition plate, it is low calorie and delicious.
The Grilled Chicken Ranch Snack Wrap
Rather than fill up on a bun, the ranch snack wrap is encased in a light flour tortilla. While its primary ingredient is grilled chicken, it also contains ranch sauce, lettuce and cheddar/jack cheese. This wrap is a total of 270 calories with 90 of them from fat. It contains calcium, protein and vitamin A with minor amounts of vitamin C and iron. Be aware that it contains 830 mg of sodium. It is one of the healthiest food choices at McDonalds.
More Healthy Foods at McDonalds
- Chipotle BBQ Snack Wrap (Grilled): While this wrap has fewer calories both in overall content and from fat, it has approximately the same nutritional value.
- Honey Mustard Snack Wrap (Grilled): The taste may be different but the nutritional content matches the chipotle BBQ snack wrap.
Snack Size Fruit and Walnut Salad
The snack contains grapes, apple slices, candied walnuts and vanilla low fat yogurt. The apple slices contain a blend of calcium and vitamin C so they don't turn brown and the preservative actually makes them a little healthier by increasing the amount of vitamin C, calcium, and iron and plant protein.
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