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McDonalds kale salad has more fat and calories than a double Big Mac
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It's a double quarter pounder
+ lettuce
+ special sauce
+ middle bun
- onion
- ketchup
- mustard
- a slice of cheese (or two?)
rainking187
Member
I don't understand why stuff like a double Big Mac isn't on the menu everywhere. It's just adding two extra patties to a product you already sell. It reminds me of how amazed I was the first time I ever went to a McDonalds that had triple cheeseburgers.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Wait, there's a friggin double big mac? I don't even eat big macs anymore, and even I'm curious.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Skip the goddamn dressing people, dressings and sauces contain so many calories its not even funny
Septimus Prime
Member
Chicken Selects are far and away the unhealthiest thing on McD's menu. Putting them on top of a salad isn't going to magically change that.
Elitist1945
Member
Is the Dbl Mac just in Canada then? Its on our menu here.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Tried a southwest salad the other day, crispy chicken. Whatever the hell those beans and yellow chip like things in it are, almost made me throw up. Very, very disgusting.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Fat does not clog your arteries. I wonder when this nonsense of equating fat and grease with heart attacks will ever end.
This has got to be satire. You need fat to live and function.
Frozenprince
Banned
There's a reason they're discontinued as a menu item you can buy individually. Now if you want them you need to get a wrap or salad.
Good god man it's a joke.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
I know. I didn't mean to pick on you specifically.
Still, though, this line of jokes should die. High fat content will not give you a heart attack.
Impotaku
Member
They used to have that in the UK, it was known as the mega mac over here then the bastards discontinued it. Used to love them as it actually looked like what a big mac would look like if they actually made them the size of the menu pic.
After eating one of those in a meal deal you were properly full.
After eating one of those in a meal deal you were properly full.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Walter White
Member
Back in the day when they used to the the 2 Big Macs for $3 promo, or whatever it was, I would routinely order two, stack them up, and unleash my inner glutton.
God Dayumm
Banned
Even so, the fat in the big mac is healthier because it's the fat of the meat. The fat in the salad is some soybean shit they use to fry the chicken and make the dressing, plus other hydrogenated oils
Zoe
Member
Big Mac patties are tiny. Whoppers should be compared to Quarter Pounders.
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Deleted member 17706
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Certainly won't disagree with that! Throw away some or all of those buns and the Big Mac really isn't so bad.
Septimus Prime
Member
If you want a shock, look up the stuff for Carl's Jr. (or Hardee's, for you crazies). Everything on their menu is Chicken Selects tier.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Good one.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
Wait...what's in the salad that brings it to 560 calories without dressing?
They have turkey burgers, as well as regular chicken, plus you can get pretty much anything wrapped in lettuce.
Fat isn't really a problem. More about carbs.
Fried/breaded chicken
Gentleman Jack
Member
The breading around the chicken, most certainly.
Yeah, this is pretty much the right direction. Fried, breaded chicken and that dressing skyrockets the overall fat and kcal count of what should otherwise be a healthy salad. Though I'm sure there aren't near enough actual leafy greens in the salad to matter. Seriously the ratio of meat:veggies should be closer to 4:1, not 1:1.
Septimus Prime
Member
I didn't mean just fat. Everything is higher.
Extra Sauce
Member
People are usually salty after eating a Big Mac.
il Diavolo
Banned
Yup. In Canada a double bic mac is a regular menu item.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
With a good salad, you need, maybe, 2 tablespoons of dressing. Problem with store bought salads is they skip tasteful fruits and vegetables and put croutons, lots of cheese and some other carb.
If you want crunchy, fresh raw broccoli and peppers will do the job. Throw sunflower seeds on that. Blueberries and strawberries give juice and flavor. Onions for spice, hell a dab of srirachi sauce, egg whites. You have a damn good amount fiber, flavor and options.
Spinach for better 'lettuce' and launch any iceberg lettuce into the sun. Cilantro for another flavor. I'm set.
I blame my mom for only giving us iceberg lettuce and tomato for a 'salad' with lots of ranch dressing. Turned me off for life.
There's a lot of surprising shit that can inflate your calorie count out there. You learn a lot about food when you start counting things with an app or something. For instance, you don't think you're doing too bad of a job by heading to somewhere like QDoba, but if you get a tortilla shell then the minimum your burrito will cost you is somewhere around 900 calories. The shell itself is like 300, which blew my mind.
Getting mayo and shit on your subway can easily skyrocket that shit too. Salad dressings can pack a punch and I see a lot of people eating their salads just doused in the shit. I'm glad I actually don't like salad dressing for the most part. If I want that flavor I'll put like a drop. I dunno how someone could eat a whole packet of that shit like that McDonald's picture shows.
I can't even do 2 tablespoons. That's like insane. Maybe half a tablespoon for a fucking massive salad is good for me. I don't understand how people can like the blast of flavor like that. And like... don't you guys want to actually taste the salad itself? And if there's cheese in it then I definitely don't need dressing.
Getting mayo and shit on your subway can easily skyrocket that shit too. Salad dressings can pack a punch and I see a lot of people eating their salads just doused in the shit. I'm glad I actually don't like salad dressing for the most part. If I want that flavor I'll put like a drop. I dunno how someone could eat a whole packet of that shit like that McDonald's picture shows.
I can't even do 2 tablespoons. That's like insane. Maybe half a tablespoon for a fucking massive salad is good for me. I don't understand how people can like the blast of flavor like that. And like... don't you guys want to actually taste the salad itself? And if there's cheese in it then I definitely don't need dressing.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Hell, most of that is left on the plate. I suspect I'm actually eating only a tablespoon. And I'm eating a low fat dressing.
Again, iceberg lettuce from Hades shits up our impression of salad. That shit is everywhere and has no nutritional value and no taste. Spinach all day and a ton of other tasty things can really set off a good salad.
Hell, I'm buying a bundle of cilantro a week and a little red onion? From the God's.
Thank god for My Dekalb Farmers Market.
7DollarHagane
Banned
Picking the crispy fried chicken version and using all the dressing is what does it.
Grilled chicken with a lighter dressing would be a decent choice.
McDonalds has a few not so horrible choices if you know what to pick.
Grilled chicken with a lighter dressing would be a decent choice.
McDonalds has a few not so horrible choices if you know what to pick.
Pamplemousse
Member
That's assuming you dump the entire packet of dressing on it and eat all of the unhealthy parts of the salad, like the croutons. I would hope nobody would do that since it would defeat the whole purpose of ordering a salad.
GoutPatrol
Forgotten in his cell
Every restaurant has not-terrible choices if you know what to pick. However, for every fast food, fast-casual, or casual dining chain, the majority of their products add up to more than half of your recommended daily caloric intake. You go to Applebees and an get an appetizer, its already enough calories for a meal. Go to Five Guys and get a burger with fries and its over 1000 calories, excluding drink. It is a systemic where people complain about portion sizes and "value" when people don't understand how much they are really eating.
7DollarHagane
Banned
The McDonalds southwest chicken salad has been a good fallback when in need of a quick cheap lunch for me. Just toss most of the dressing and the tortilla strips.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
The regular meal equivalent is super size it, add cheese and bacon and a full drink and large milk shake and wonder how you got to 1800 calories?
Barkley's Justice
Member
it's a fookin baby kale, jay!
we are witnessing calories we've never seen before!
we are witnessing calories we've never seen before!
So I've been eating their salad on a weekly basis for almost a year now, since I've started my diet.
I get their premium salad with grilled chicken and ranch dressing. If their calorie calculator is to be believed, it's about 490 calories if you use the whole packet of ranch dressing (I barely use half the packet). After taxes, it costs exactly 5.50.
I've lost a ton of weight since then, but I'm not saying it's a major contributor to my weight loss. I also don't think it's hurting it. I think it's one of those things where, yeah, if you get crispy chicken, croutons and dump a ton of dressing on a pile of vegetables, it's not going to be great for you.
I get their premium salad with grilled chicken and ranch dressing. If their calorie calculator is to be believed, it's about 490 calories if you use the whole packet of ranch dressing (I barely use half the packet). After taxes, it costs exactly 5.50.
I've lost a ton of weight since then, but I'm not saying it's a major contributor to my weight loss. I also don't think it's hurting it. I think it's one of those things where, yeah, if you get crispy chicken, croutons and dump a ton of dressing on a pile of vegetables, it's not going to be great for you.
Emperor Bohe
Member
Is the double big Mac not on the menu in the US? Here in Canada it's one if the default combos on the board
xDUMPWEEDx
Banned
The Double Big Mac was a thing here back in the mid 90's (SoCal) but I haven't seen it since. It didn't last very long here either.
As for the salad, yeah, fried chicken (pure fat + sodium) with any type of buttermilk based dressing (pure fat) is going to be horrible for you.
As for the salad, yeah, fried chicken (pure fat + sodium) with any type of buttermilk based dressing (pure fat) is going to be horrible for you.
Haven't seen it here since the mid 90's.
A Link to the Past
Banned
Did you know that the Caesar salad has more calories than a Big Mac if you put a Big Mac on it? It's true
ThisGuy
Member
Go double bigmac, add bacon top and bottom, extra Mac sauce.
Thank me later. I wish they still had the apple pie Alamode. Goat mcd's dessert.
Hmm googled mcd's apple pie alamode, the ones we had were on a small black plate that also had whip cream and a cherry on top. Not seeing that tho.
triplestation
Member
a double big WHAT
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Double big mac still isn't that much calories, most burgers I grab are in the 900 range.
Or no meat at all.
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