McDonald’s is one of the world’s most recognizable brands, with outlets in 120 countries and sales of more than $6 billion in the first quarter of 2024. However, McDonald’s is best known for its hamburgers and is not generally considered a healthy alternative for any health-conscious person out there. But is there any food at McDonald’s that one can consider healthier than others? We had a look and summarized it for you.
To determine the healthiest menu items at McDonald’s, MomsWhoThink.com reviewed data on nutrition for menu items from MenuStat, a program of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. McDonald’s food menu items with at least 50 calories were ranked based on the ratio of combined protein and dietary fiber to calories.
50. Honey Mustard Snack Wrap (Crispy) ©Jed RT/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 14g Dietary fiber: 1g Calories: 330g Carbohydrates: 34g 49. Southern Style Chicken Biscuit (Regular Size Biscuit) ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 17g Dietary fiber: 2g Calories: 410g Carbohydrates: 41g 48. Bacon, Egg & Cheese Bagel ©Linda Hughes Photography/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 24g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 560g Carbohydrates: 56g 47. Mac Snack Wrap ©smspsy/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 15g Dietary fiber: 1g Calories: 330g Carbohydrates: 26g 46. McSkillet™ Burrito with Sausage ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 27g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 610g Carbohydrates: 44g 45. Chicken McNuggets (6 piece) ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 13g Dietary fiber: 1g Calories: 280g Carbohydrates: 18g 44. McRib ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 22g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 500g Carbohydrates: 44g 43. Chicken McNuggets (10 piece) ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 22g Dietary fiber: 2g Calories: 470g Carbohydrates: 30g 42. Sausage McMuffin with Egg ©Andrea Skjold Mink/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 21g Dietary fiber: 2g Calories: 450g Carbohydrates: 30g 41. Big Mac ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 25g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 540g Carbohydrates: 45g 40. Chicken McNuggets (4 piece) ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 9g Dietary fiber: 1g Calories: 190g Carbohydrates: 12g 39. Premium Crispy Chicken Classic Sandwich ©gowithstock/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 24g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 510g Carbohydrates: 56g 38. Angus Deluxe Snack Wrap ©"McDonald's Angus Snack Wraps (4881951064)" by theimpulsivebuy is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Protein: 20g Dietary fiber: 2g Calories: 410g Carbohydrates: 27g 37. Steak, Egg & Cheese Bagel ©FotoFeast/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 33g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 660g Carbohydrates: 56g 36. Premium Crispy Chicken Club Sandwich ©nelea33/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 31g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 620g Carbohydrates: 57g 35. Angus Chipotle BBQ Bacon Snack Wrap ©freeskyline/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 21g Dietary fiber: 1g Calories: 400g Carbohydrates: 30g 34. Premium Crispy Chicken Ranch BLT Sandwich ©P Maxwell Photography/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 27g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 540g Carbohydrates: 56g 33. Angus Mushroom & Swiss Snack Wrap ©"ANGUS MUSHROOM & SWISS SNACK WRAP & NUGGETS(10pcs) & MEDIUM MOCHA FRAPPE" by inazakira is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Protein: 22g Dietary fiber: 2g Calories: 430g Carbohydrates: 27g 32. Hamburger ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 12g Dietary fiber: 2g Calories: 250g Carbohydrates: 31g 31. Angus Bacon & Cheese Snack Wrap ©"McDonald's Bacon & Cheese Angus Snack Wrap" by theimpulsivebuy is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Protein: 21g Dietary fiber: 1g Calories: 390g Carbohydrates: 28g 30. Cheeseburger ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 15g Dietary fiber: 2g Calories: 300g Carbohydrates: 33g 29. Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips (3 pc) ©MaryLucky/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 23g Dietary fiber: 0g Calories: 400g Carbohydrates: 23g 28. Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips (5 pc) ©Hihitetlin/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 38g Dietary fiber: 0g Calories: 660g Carbohydrates: 39g 27. Angus Deluxe ©By Gesalbte - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10420998 - Original / License
Protein: 40g Dietary fiber: 4g Calories: 750g Carbohydrates: 61g 26. Big N’ Tasty With Cheese ©By مانفی - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43555270 - Original / License
Protein: 24g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 460g Carbohydrates: 37g 25. Big N’ Tasty ©"BIG N TASTY CHEESE - good" by inazakira is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Protein: 27g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 510g Carbohydrates: 38g 24. Angus Chipotle BBQ Bacon ©"McDonald's Chipotle BBQ Bacon Angus Third Pounder Booyah" by theimpulsivebuy is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Protein: 45g Dietary fiber: 4g Calories: 800g Carbohydrates: 66g 23. Double Cheeseburger ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 25g Dietary fiber: 2g Calories: 440g Carbohydrates: 34g 22. McDouble ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 22g Dietary fiber: 2g Calories: 390g Carbohydrates: 33g 21. Angus Bacon & Cheese ©Paulo PFZ STUDIO/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 45g Dietary fiber: 4g Calories: 790g Carbohydrates: 63g 20. Angus Mushroom & Swiss ©"McDonald's Mushroom & Swiss Angus Snack Wrap" by theimpulsivebuy is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Protein: 44g Dietary fiber: 4g Calories: 770g Carbohydrates: 59g 19. Southern Style Crispy Chicken Sandwich ©Ant DM/iStock via Getty Images
Protein: 24g Dietary fiber: 1g Calories: 400g Carbohydrates: 39g 18. Quarter Pounder with Cheese ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 29g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 510g Carbohydrates: 40g 17. Egg McMuffin ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 18g Dietary fiber: 2g Calories: 300g Carbohydrates: 30g 16. Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 48g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 740g Carbohydrates: 40g 15. Ranch Snack Wrap (Grilled) ©Mateusz Gzik/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 18g Dietary fiber: 1g Calories: 270g Carbohydrates: 26g 14. Honey Mustard Snack Wrap (Grilled) ©Enez Selvi/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 18g Dietary fiber: 1g Calories: 260g Carbohydrates: 27g 13. Chipotle BBQ Snack Wrap (Grilled) ©"McDonald’s Chipotle BBQ Snack Wrap" by theimpulsivebuy is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Protein: 18g Dietary fiber: 1g Calories: 260g Carbohydrates: 28g 12. Premium Southwest Salad with Crispy Chicken ©Timolina/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 26g Dietary fiber: 6g Calories: 430g Carbohydrates: 38g 11. Premium Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich ©Joyce Mar/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 35g Dietary fiber: 4g Calories: 460g Carbohydrates: 43g 10. Premium Bacon Ranch Salad (without chicken) ©Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 9g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 140g Carbohydrates: 10g 9. Premium Southwest Salad (without chicken) ©Ostranitsa Stanislav/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 6g Dietary fiber: 6g Calories: 140g Carbohydrates: 20g 8. Premium Grilled Chicken Classic Sandwich ©Toufic Araman/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 27g Dietary fiber: 4g Calories: 360g Carbohydrates: 41g 7. Premium Bacon Ranch Salad with Crispy Chicken ©Slawomir Fajer/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 29g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 370g Carbohydrates: 20g 6. Premium Caesar Salad with Crispy Chicken ©MomsWhoThink Staff / multipovara - Original / License
Protein: 26g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 330g Carbohydrates: 20g 5. Premium Grilled Chicken Ranch BLT Sandwich ©ilolab/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 31g Dietary fiber: 4g Calories: 380g Carbohydrates: 41g 4. Premium Caesar Salad (without chicken) ©Lisovskaya/iStock via Getty Images
Protein: 7g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 90g Carbohydrates: 9g 3. Premium Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken ©Courtesy of McDonald's - Original
Protein: 30g Dietary fiber: 6g Calories: 320g Carbohydrates: 30g 2. Premium Bacon Ranch Salad with Grilled Chicken Protein: 33g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 260g Carbohydrates: 12g Image: Hope Phillips, Shutterstock ©Hope Phillips/Shutterstock.com
1. Premium Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken ©craig mckie/Shutterstock.com
Protein: 30g Dietary fiber: 3g Calories: 220g Carbohydrates: 12g The image featured at the top of this post is ©Gargantiopa/Shutterstock.com.
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