And its Greek salad, when served with Feta dressing, has the same calorie count as a Double Cheeseburger.
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The Big Mac and Quarter Pounder with Cheese options have 520 calories, the same as the pre-dressing Caeser salad!
The salad contains MORE than 730 calories, 53 grams of fat and 1,400mg of sodium, according to McDonald’s nutritional information.
While Lindzon thinks McDonald’s was wise to add more vegetables to its menus, she said it’s also important to remember that salads aren’t necessarily healthy by default, especially when people load them with fat to improve the meal’s taste.
That’s worse than the Double Big Mac – which isn’t even on McDonald’s menus in the States, unless you ask your server to double the already weighty Big Mac.
“You’re getting nearly half of your caloric needs for the day and 50% of your sodium intake in just one of these salads”, marvels Zuckerbrot.
The fast food chain has in recent years tried to tout its “healthier” menu, offering a range of salads alongside he fatty burgers it is famous for. At more than 700 kilojoules (for grilled chicken – we chose fried) a McDonald’s salad is unlikely to help anyone achieve their weight loss goals.
An ad campaign early in 2015 told vegetarians to “kindly avert your eyes” because “you can’t get juiciness like this from soy or quinoa”.
I was initially skeptical when I learned McDonald’s was planning to try making kale a selling point for its meals.
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We reached out to McDonald’s Canada for comment.
