Is a quarter pounder without ketchup

[Zarabelle]

from McDonalds OK carbwise? Obviously tossing the bun!

We have a couple of people viewing our house tomorrow so will take the kids to McDs.

[SandyL2002]

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Zara..you can go to the McDonald's website and see what the carbs and calories are.. I even think you can take off the bun.. But I have ALWAYS eaten them and had no problems.. You might want to hold the ketchup though

[Zarabelle]

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Fantastic. Thanks Sandy. I ate them last time with no probs. Ironically, I would prob end up eating more carbs if I had a chicken salad.

How are you feeling now? I felt DREADFUL on day five but then fantastic from day six onwards. I hope you feel better soon xx

[SandyL2002]

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Today I am feeling much better.. Actually have a little energy I have a little headache but Sudafed has helped that..

Thing is.. if I eat there Chicken Salad I am not satisfied. I usually eat a double cheeseburger no bun and a side salad..

[Zarabelle]

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double cheeseburger, no ketcup or bun it is! Yum!

[DigitalMocking]

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Just a couple of things to remember;

McDonald's cheese is generally higher in carbs than 'real' cheese, and the beef has a MASSIVE amount of sodium in it, some people are bothered by it, other's aren't.

I can't eat most fast food burgers without the bun because of all the salt. Carl's Junior's 6 dollar burgers are the only ones I can get away with pretty much.

[michigander]

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Just my 2 cents - it completely depends upon how much weight I want to lose. The combination of salt & higher carb cheese & ketchup (I can't eat mine w/o it) - I find that McDonalds burgers are okay, but not great. If you really wanna keep that scale trucking down, go across the street to Burger King & get a whopper w/o the bun. I find I tend to do MUCH better on the BK than MD.

However, my checkbook tends to lean me towards the double cheeseburger for $1 rather than the $3 whopper, so lately, I've been making a conscious effort to pack my lunch instead. I can get so many more quality foods with less carbs by doing it that way. Hopefully it will become a habbit soon.

But all in all, I've gotten away with MD burgers for quite a while - they just aren't as quick as the BK ones.

[purplecat]

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You can find the nutritional info online at www.mcdonalds.com (also for Wendy's at www.wendys.com). The cool thing about both websites is you can go in and select the food item you want and do a nutritional breakdown - even with the ketchup. I tend to find that McDonald's burgers are saltier than Wendy's but that's because I'm not a big salt fan (love pepper). They're both great if you're in a rush to keep you from eating some carbage.

[DuchessOfDork]

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Back when I was in college and fairly poor, I did Atkins, and nearly every day I had a double cheeseburger without the bun and a side salad. I drank a ton of water, but year, I still lost the 50lbs.

[Zarabelle]

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Hi Guys

Thanks for this. If I can persuade the family, I will go somewhere else and have eggs and bacon. Unfortunately, there is no burger king here. If not, I will go for the double cheeseburger with no ketcup and bun. It will fill a hole even though not that tasty compared to my usual lunch.

x

[Zarabelle]

Re: Is a quarter pounder without ketchup

Hi Guys

Thanks for this. If I can persuade the family, I will go somewhere else and have eggs and bacon. Unfortunately, there is no burger king here. If not, I will go for the double cheeseburger with no ketcup and bun. It will fill a hole even though not that tasty compared to my usual lunch.

x

[APanthesilia]

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Whatever you do just don't go for the chicken nuggets! They are so so high in carbs!

I find that I'm never filled up by a bunless cheeseburger and am tempted to eat a couple of them! When I do get one though I ask for no cheese, no ketchup but extra pickles and extra onions!

[*Emma*]

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Just a couple of things to remember;

McDonald's cheese is generally higher in carbs than 'real' cheese, and the beef has a MASSIVE amount of sodium in it, some people are bothered by it, other's aren't.

I can't eat most fast food burgers without the bun because of all the salt. Carl's Junior's 6 dollar burgers are the only ones I can get away with pretty much.

McDonalds went on a health kick with salt here, they hardly add any to anything anymore, you can ever request that it has no salt and pepper as its only added whilst cooking.

I get a quarter pounder often from there, no probs!

The salads even without sauce are full of carbs, i think they must cure something with a sugary thing. not sussed out what, but definitely one to avoid!

[Zarabelle]

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There is a load of grated carrot in the salad. I ended up leaving it. Good to hear that the quarterpounders are OK here. x

[mrslee44]

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That was enlighting. I had been doing the double cheeseburger without the bun, but now I will have no bun, no ketchup and no onions.

Thanks
Robin