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McDonalds kale salad has more fat and calories than a double Big Mac
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I think that is why they call it alcohol instead.
SystemShock2
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I like to think of a double big mac as two salads with toppings around it. This way I get the healthier option by name and caloric intake.
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Stop clogging my arteries McDonalds, you're brecking my heart.
SolidusDave
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"unhealthy food"
"more fat is bad"
"food with a lot of calories is bad"
"high salt content is bad"
None of that is real
"more fat is bad"
"food with a lot of calories is bad"
"high salt content is bad"
None of that is real
Dark_castle
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Even the salad bowl itself without the dressing is fucking atrocious. 1100+ mg of sodium? 30g fat?
Oh wait. Crispy chicken, instead of grilled. Of course.
Oh wait. Crispy chicken, instead of grilled. Of course.
L4DANathan
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So, we're all just ignoring the OP and sitting in awe that the double Big Mac is a thing? I can get behind this, I didn't know it existed either.
outunderthestars
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Restaurants only serve what people want to buy. Nobody wants an actual healthy salad at McDonalds.
TemplaerDude
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The double big mac really isn't good, guys.
I'm more in awe of the amount of posters that think the double big mac is something new. McDonalds used to serve it on their normal menu every October as the "Monster Mac".
Auron_Kale
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Well, if you're going to put fried chicken and cheese-based Caesar dressing then yes, it'll have a lot of fat. But most people aren't going to McDonald's for a salad.
That said, I miss having this meal when I was in Vienna this past summer:
That said, I miss having this meal when I was in Vienna this past summer:
Its job is to be healthy and tasty and cheap when compared to obviously delicious items like burgers, because it's competing with everything else on the menu- this is significantly harder than just "be healthy".
And of those three attributes, one of them cannot be detected when you buy it or eat it.
Silent Chief
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The salad is a complete meal. The double big mac comes with a large fries.
Silent Chief
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A 34 year old woman just died of a stroke this week.
I feel like I've been seeing this sodium being really bad for you stuff getting debunked on the internet.
IDK, nutrition is probably the topic that is most rife with inaccuracy on the internet.
Anyway, 730 calories isn't really crazy as 1 of 3 meals someone might have in a day. You pair that with sugar water and fries and you've gone probably a bit too far, but the people ordering salads aren't getting fries and a drink I don't think. (And as has been mentioned you could go with leaner toppings as well).
bagandscalpel
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Needs more buns.All small time.
LyleLanley
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All small time.
Where's the special sauce?
BigJonsson
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Was the Double Big Mac not available in the US? I know I've seen it advertised in Canada in the past
They chose some of the highest fat/calorie options for the salad: crispy instead of grilled chicken, and a creamy/cheese-based dressing (are they also including croutons?). Even so, it seems like a better choice than the Big Mac to me. At least with the salad you are getting a better percentage of your daily requirement of vitamins. Plus, I'd assume you eat that salad as your whole meal, whereas with the burger you probably get some side order (likely fries).
If you're a guy, 700 calories for lunch is pretty moderate. Even the higher sodium isn't that that bad in a vacuum. Adults are recommended anywhere between 1,500-2,400 mg of sodium per day, and more isn't necessarily bad for you if you're not sodium sensitive or already have hypertension/increased risk factors for high blood pressure. If you exercise, you can even eat more sodium as you'll excrete some through sweat.
That said, nobody should think a highly processed McDonald's salad with fried chicken and Caesar dressing is a "healthy option."
If you're a guy, 700 calories for lunch is pretty moderate. Even the higher sodium isn't that that bad in a vacuum. Adults are recommended anywhere between 1,500-2,400 mg of sodium per day, and more isn't necessarily bad for you if you're not sodium sensitive or already have hypertension/increased risk factors for high blood pressure. If you exercise, you can even eat more sodium as you'll excrete some through sweat.
That said, nobody should think a highly processed McDonald's salad with fried chicken and Caesar dressing is a "healthy option."
djplaeskool
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I think Wendy's Apple Pecan Chicken salad (Minus the candied pecans) is the only fast food salad that won't kill you.
It's pretty damn good to boot.
It's pretty damn good to boot.
chicken big mac?
A challenger appears!:
The Chick-Fil-A Grilled Market Salad. I'll even order an extra 8 or 12 piece grilled chicken nuggets to add to it to make it a meal with a great macronutrient profile.
Beer Monkey
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What about the Wendy's Asian Cashew salad with grilled chicken?
Anyhow, eat anything you want, just keep your total calories down for the day. It isn't what Americans eat, it's how many calories they eat, total, that is killing them.
brokenbeans
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All small time.
I think I would choke to death before I finish one of those dry Big Mac specials.
SolVanderlyn
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I prefer the Breckin Salad.
Fine Ham Abounds
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Yeah, double big mac is the real news here
If I wanted a salad I'd be going to the grocery, no offense to fast food salad lovers
Thread is blowing my mind
I almost want to eat a McD burger again for the first time in like 10 years just to try these
Almost
If I wanted a salad I'd be going to the grocery, no offense to fast food salad lovers
Thread is blowing my mind
I almost want to eat a McD burger again for the first time in like 10 years just to try these
Almost
The Abominable Snowman
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Depends. The honey vinaigrette I use has 5 cals per 2 tablespoons. McDs has a couple low fat and vinaigrette options ranging from 25 calories per pouch. But yes, Creamy or cheese based dressings, croutons, and cheese are where the calories come from if not the meats.
The worst part of McDs salad is that they put cheese on them and you cant special order without cheese. It's easily picked off, but still.
theusedversion
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They sell it here. It's kind of thing people do when they get drunk. See if they can put down a Double Big Mac which are insanely huge.
hydragonwarrior
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Just get a different salad dressing - balsamic vinegar has very little. And you can probably ask for no cheese too.
Well yeah, eating KFC with broccoli does not make the KFC healthy. The grilled chicken one is way less calories, but I guess that wouldn't make for a very interesting headline. It's McDonalds, not all of their salads are going to be healthy choices. Hell, a lot of salads are not very healthy choices. Especially not a Chicken Caeser. If the headline was "McDonald's Spring Mix Salad has more fat and calories than a double Big Mac" then maybe we should have some concern that McDonald's is drunk.
RIP McKinley Mac.
RIP McKinley Mac.
Now ask for a cup of Big Mac sauce to dip your fries in and open your mind to the garden...of the real.
Langdon Alger
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I'm a staunch defender of the original Big Mac, but fuck that double Big Mac.
Shame
Always-honest
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Haha, blaming Mc Donalds for not eating healthy.
Everything there asside from water is shit, enhanced with shit and extra salt and msg.
Everything there asside from water is shit, enhanced with shit and extra salt and msg.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
All small time.
My type of menu.
Also lol at "fat" just being inconsequential. It isn't. I hate to say the word ( because it has been co-opted by pseudo-science), but diet is a "holistic" thing, you can't look at any single micro or macro nutrient and just call a food healthy. Behaviors matter.
There's nothing wrong with MSG. I think it's surprising McD's has a salad that appears similar to other salads outwardly while containing that much fat and calories. The local McD's in my area show the caloric estimations of menu items, so I agree it's a person's own fault if they still choose something unhealthy. But McD's could at least make an effort here to reduce the calories in that salad. The average person reads or hears "kale chicken salad" and is going to assume it's healthier than a damn Big Mac afterall.
Prototype Viktor
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it's only that way because the double big mac only has 35% meat in it's beef
The Hermit
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César salad is caloric as hell in any place
Always-honest
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I disagree. It will make you eat more shit.
Personally, i have a msg allergy. But i can't blame msg for that.
Spiritwalker
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Fat and calories are all you're gonna get from McDonalds. Why on earth would this surprise anyone?
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