McDonald's made headlines last year when it announced it would be adding kale to menu items. Average adult women would also be getting about one third their recommended daily calories.
"By eating that salad, you're getting your sodium for the day," said Lindzon. Health Canada recommends adults should not exceed 2,300 milligrams of sodium daily and ideally aim for 1,500 milligrams. At 1,400 milligrams, the Caesar salad's sodium content also beats the burger's. You'd have to chow down three traditional McDonald's hamburgers to consume about the same number of calories.Ī Double Big Mac actually has fewer calories and much less fat, although it does contain slightly more saturated fat. It's hard to believe, but the Double Big Mac may be a healthier option than McDonald's Caesar salad on a number of fronts. "Health-wise, I think it's fat and sodium overload," says Toronto registered dietitian, Shauna Lindzon.
According to McDonald's own numbers, the salad tops up at 730 calories, 53 grams of fat, and 1,400 milligrams of sodium. McDonald's boasts on its site that the " Keep Calm, Caesar On" chicken salad contains "real parmesan petals" and "a nutrient-rich lettuce blend with baby kale."īut once you plop the accompanying Asiago Caesar dressing on the "crispy chicken" version, the salad's nutritional profile doesn't look so good. McDonald's promises hormone, antibiotic-free chicken in U.S.McDonald's to offer kale options in test markets including Canada.In Canada, the global fast food chain recently tossed the green into a breakfast wrap and a line of salads. Kale, a leafy green vegetable chock-full of vitamins, has become a trendy superfood. One of new kale salads has more calories, fat and sodium than a Double Big Mac. But some of its nutrient-enhanced meals are actually comparable to junk food, say some health experts. Pickle Slices Ingredients: Cucumbers, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Calcium Chloride, Alum, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Natural Flavors, Polysorbate 80, Extractives of Turmeric (Color).In a quest to reinvent its image, McDonald's is on a health kick. Pasteurized Process American Cheese Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Water, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Citric Acid, Enzymes, Soy Lecithin, Color Added. Big Mac Sauce Ingredients: Soybean Oil, Sweet Relish (Diced Pickles, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Corn Syrup, Xanthan Gum, Calcium Chloride, Spice Extractives), Water, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Spices, Onion Powder, Salt, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Garlic Powder, Vegetable Protein (Hydrolyzed Corn, Soy and Wheat), Sugar, Caramel Color, Turmeric, Extractives of Paprika, Soy Lecithin. Prepared with Grill Seasoning (Salt, Black Pepper). 100% Beef Patty Ingredients: 100% Pure USDA Inspected Beef No Fillers, No Extenders. Big Mac Bun Ingredients: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Sugar, Yeast, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% or Less: Salt, Wheat Gluten, Sesame Seeds, Potato Flour, May Contain One or More Dough Conditioners (DATEM, Ascorbic Acid, Mono and Diglycerides, Enzymes), Vinegar.
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