Low-calorie dishes at McDonald's. What to eat if you're on a diet?

McDonald's fast food chain is known for offering a variety of seasonal dishes in addition to hamburgers and fries. These include the Shrimp roll, which contains large juicy shrimp. As soon as this snack appeared in restaurants, it immediately gained great popularity. Visitors liked it so much that after a break it was returned to the menu again. The calorie content of a “shrimp roll” is 383 Kcal, which is not much for a product of this type.

Fast food today is a very relevant and popular product, but, as a rule, it consists of very nutritious meat or chicken. The calorie content of the “shrimp roll” is less than similar rolls (Caesar and Fish), and it stands out quite strongly from other menu items. First of all, because it is made from large shrimp fried in crispy batter. It is worth noting that fast food made from seafood is not such a common occurrence. Shrimp roll, which also includes fresh lettuce, red onion and two different sauces, can even be called a somewhat healthy dish.

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What does McDonald's offer?

I could write for a very long time about what exactly this fast food chain provides. The basis, of course, is the burgers. Who isn't familiar with the cheeseburger or hamburger? This is the basis of the network menu. However, you can also enjoy Big Tasty and Big Mac. Also, don’t forget about burgers with chicken or fish. From time to time, seasonal dishes appear on the menu, with certain sauces or additives. McDonald's also offers gourmet dishes. A couple of the burgers in this line are noticeably different. They have different buns, cutlets, and sauces.

Don't forget about snacks, such as French fries or country fries, shrimp or breaded chicken fillet. It’s hard to imagine lunch at this establishment without dessert, for example, ice cream, a piece of pie from the seasonal menu, or a cocktail.

You can also highlight rolls. They should not be confused with a Japanese dish. But this variety is worth talking about in detail.

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How to prepare the sauce?

Most of the flavor in this dish comes from the sauce. However, you can easily prepare it yourself. What's in the McDonald's Caesar Roll recipe? For the sauce you need to take:

• five tablespoons of olive oil;
• three tablespoons of lemon juice;
• three egg yolks;
• 1.5 tablespoons mustard, sweet, French;
• garlic - three cloves;
• black pepper and salt - to the taste of the cook.

Chop the garlic as finely as possible. If desired, you can use a grater or garlic press. Place all ingredients in a bowl and beat with a mixer. The result is a mixture similar to mayonnaise, but more yellow in color. It is better to make the sauce a couple of hours in advance so that it can infuse. If desired, you can add any herbs and spices.

Wings, nuggets, potatoes

Composition of Big Tasty and French fries

Big tasty includes the following food products:

• Bun with sesame seeds.
• A minced beef cutlet that weighs 160 g.
• Spicy sauce.
• Salad.
• Tomatoes.
• Emmental cheese.

Beef is rich in various amino acids and proteins that are necessary for the normal functioning of the body. It contains vitamins B, PP, H, E. However, the cutlet is fried in a large amount of sunflower meat, so it contains carcinogens that contribute to the occurrence of malignant tumors (cancer).

One piece of French fries contains a lot of oil and additives harmful to the human body.

The homemade French fries recipe uses only 3 ingredients, while the McDonald's dish uses 12:

1. 1. Rapeseed oil.
2. 2. Potatoes.
3. 3. Soy.
4. 4. Beef flavoring.
5. 5. Soybean hydrogenated oil.
6. 6. Dextrose.
7. 7. Citric acid.
8. 8. Salt.
9. 9. Corn oil.
10. 10. Butyl tertiary hydroquinone.
11. 11. Polydimethylsiloxane.
12. 12. Disodium phosphate.

Harmful fast food has firmly taken its place in our lives. And the most popular fast food is the McDonald's restaurant menu, or food at Mac. Branches of a huge network are located almost all over the world. You can always have a quick, inexpensive and very tasty snack there. The popularity of this brand is largely due to advertising, exceptional politeness of the staff and speed of service, as well as the policy of adapting the cuisine to religious and national traditions in order to avoid rejection by visitors.

Vegetables and salads

Composition of Caesar Roll McDonald's

“McDonald's Caesar Roll” is a very satisfying dish, and fresh lettuce leaves add benefits and give it a special taste. Fast food lovers say this is one of the best rolls offered at McDonald's.

The recipe is no secret; the dish includes the following components:

• chicken cutlet, breaded and fried in sunflower oil;
• lettuce leaves;
• hard cheese;
• sauce;
• a slice of fresh tomato;
• unleavened flatbread in which all the above products are wrapped.

The Caesar roll also contains spices and food additives, which you can do without when preparing the dish at home.

There is another version of this roll, which is served at McDonald's under the same name. The recipe according to which the dish is prepared in a particular establishment must be clarified with the staff.

According to the second version, the following products are used to prepare the McDonald's Caesar Roll:

• chicken breast;
• Iceberg lettuce leaves;
• Armenian thin lavash;
• unsalted butter.

Chicken breast is added to the filling in the form of nuggets; the pita bread is not fried, taking care of the healthy digestion of visitors. Although a golden brown crust would have made the roll much more appetizing.

Milkshakes, desserts, baked goods

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What will it need?

For 6 servings, the ingredients are as follows.

For the test:

• 250 grams of wheat flour;
• 100 ml milk;
• 50 grams of mayonnaise;
• salt.

For filling:

• 250 grams of large boiled frozen shrimp
• 100 grams of Chinese cabbage;
• ginger;
• 1-2 cloves of garlic – 1-2 cloves;
• 5-7 green onions;
• any vegetable oil;
• optional soy sauce.

For the omelet:

• 2 large eggs;
• 150 ml milk;
• salt;
• 1 tablespoon sour cream;
• soda.

For dressing: mayonnaise + lemon juice or Chinese sweet and sour sauce.

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Why is McDonald's menu so high in calories?

Mostly, visitors are offered dishes that are oversaturated with simple carbohydrates: sandwiches, potatoes, sweet drinks, pies, ice cream. In order to digest them completely and absorb their energy value, the body must expend a lot of energy, otherwise undigested carbohydrates turn into fat and accumulate in cells and blood vessels, which leads to weight gain. And the immediate feeling of fullness quickly disappears. In order to completely process a bag of country-style potatoes from McDonald's, you will have to roller skate for at least an hour, and in order not to gain weight after a hearty milkshake, you will have to do mountain climbing for an hour! Does everyone have such opportunities and desires?

There are few complex carbohydrates that are truly beneficial to the body - fresh vegetables, fruits, cereals, whole grains, seeds and legumes - in the McDonald's restaurant chain. Therefore, constantly eating burgers and potatoes, although incredibly tasty, but difficult to digest, is very fraught with the loss of attractive contours for your figure.

Some tips for losing weight

• Please note that almost all dishes contain sugar
• We sorted the food by calorie content (from high-calorie to lighter; except for New Products ) - this will make it easier for you to find something less harmful
• Oddly enough, Caesar Roll is not a dietary product at all , as many thought (it’s wrapped in pita bread, why would you gain weight there...), but no, read the ingredients carefully and be horrified!
• Much safer in this sense is the Shrimp Roll (only 386 calories).

This is the caloric content of food at McDonald's... Consume in moderation! And don't forget to stay hydrated.

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Lightweight “shrimp roll” recipe

Mix wheat flour with mayonnaise, add one egg and a little water. Knead into a smooth dough and cover with plastic wrap. Leave in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Once the dough has settled, divide it into 6 equal parts and roll each of them into a thin pancake.

Immediately heat a little vegetable oil in a frying pan, fry the shrimp mixed with chopped garlic and ginger, as well as salt and, if desired, soy sauce. Cook without a lid to allow the liquid to evaporate.

Finely chop the leaves of Chinese cabbage and green onion feathers. Beat raw eggs with milk and sour cream, add a little salt and soda. In a frying pan with a thick bottom, with the addition of a small amount of oil, prepare an omelette and cut it into thin strips. Mix it well with shrimp, cabbage and onion.

Place a few spoons of the prepared filling on each part of the dough and roll it into a roll shape. Fry the resulting roll in a frying pan with some oil, and then place it on towels or paper napkins for a few minutes. Before serving, make a few cuts and pour over the sauce. The calorie content of the “shrimp roll” according to this recipe will be significantly lower.

In addition, you can make a version of the “shrimp roll” that is richer in ingredients. For example, add not only shrimp, but also squid. At the same time, it can be made either fried or “raw”.

What should the calorie distribution be?

To prevent weight gain, it is necessary to maintain calorie intake.

For women, this norm is 1500-2000 kcal, for men - 2000-2500 kcal, provided that they do not lead an active lifestyle.

For those who move a lot, the diet should be 3000 and 3300 kcal, respectively.

In this case, the general rules for the distribution of BZHU are as follows:

• Breakfast should be carbohydrate-rich so that the body gets a boost of energy early in the morning.
• Lunch - complete, protein-carbohydrate with added fat.
• And for dinner you can only eat proteins if the goal is not to gain weight.

In percentage terms, the amount of calories is divided as follows:

• 30% of the total for breakfast;
• 40% for lunch;
• 20% for dinner;
• 10% - for obligatory snacks.