McDonalds Diet > Can McDonald's Diet be healthy and balanced.
Many nutrition professionals agree that McDonald's food can be part of a healthy eating style based on the sound nutrition principles of balance, variety and moderation. One key to a healthy diet is to moderate, not eliminate, favorite foods because eliminating foods is rarely successful long term.
The American Dietetic Association says all foods can fit into a healthy diet and what's most important is eating a balanced diet over time, rather than focusing on any one food or meal.
In addition to hamburgers, fries, and soft drinks, McDonald's Diet offers grilled chicken sandwiches, an array of salads, Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfaits, Apple Dippers with Low Fat Caramel Dip, juice, 1% low fat milk, and, at many restaurants, soups.
McDonald's varied menu and range of serving sizes make it easy to fit our food into a balanced diet and to create a range of meal combinations that fall within recommended guidelines for calories, fat and other nutrients.
The chart below lists some McDonald's menu items you may want to consider:
|
| Product |
Fat Grams |
Calories |
| Fruit & Walnut Salad |
13 |
310 |
| French fries (small) |
11 |
230 |
| Egg McMuffin |
11 |
290 |
| Chicken McNuggets (4 piece) |
10 |
170 |
| Hamburger |
9 |
260 |
| Premium Grilled Chicken Classic sandwich |
9 |
410 |
| Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken and Newman's OwnŽ Low Fat Family Recipe Italian Dressing (1 pkg) |
9 |
270 |
| Vanilla Reduced Fat Ice Cream Cone |
3.5 |
150 |
| 1% Low Fat White Milk Jug (8 fl oz) |
2.5 |
100 |
| Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait |
2 |
160 |
| Side Salad with Newman's OwnŽ Low Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing (1/2 pkg) |
1.5 |
35 |
| Fruit & Walnut Salad (without walnuts) |
1 |
170 |
| Apple Dippers with Low Fat Caramel Dip |
1 |
100 |
| Orange juice (12 fl oz cup) |
0 |
140 | | |
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