with no food in the car... dumb dumb dumb! I know.. anyhow, I stopped at McDonald's (the only thing that had drive-thru and the baby was sleeping in the back, so I didn't want to wake him)..

I ordered a double quarterpounder with cheese (AND bacon) PLAIN, no fixin's... then I ate it with only half the bun (had to leave the top on, everything was attached to it with the cheese-glue). I had water in the car (okay, smarter..) so I drank that.

My question... how many carbs is what I ordered?

My guess? 12. 0 for meat, 0 for the trace amount of bacon, and 1 for the cheese, and 11 for the one bun. Does that sound reasonable?

Blessings!

You can find the value here (except the bacon)
http://www.mcdonalds.com/countries/...pped%2 0Onions

In short:
2 patties + half bun + cheese + bacon = approx 16g

Here's a site where you can look up lots of Fast Food Chains and get the carb count for their products:
http://www.calorieking.com/foods/br..._id=21&partner=
Looks like about 16 carbs

The nice thing about McDonalds is you can order without the bun - for future reference.

WITHOUT THE BUN?!?! I never thought of asking! Sheesh... and I coulda saved myself a BUNCH of carbs.. grrr. oh well, live and learn, right?

Thanks for the info, off to enter SIXTEEN into my food log... sigh.. I'm gonna be over today.

Oh well.. nice thought for the day.. I learned something new.. I might even be able to go to McD's with the kids sometime, just order without a bun.. cooooool.. I love McDonalds (one of the few parents who do.. grin!)

Blessings!

Hand me a couple of bun-less McDonald's cheeseburgers, no ketchup and extra pickles and I'm happy.

I'll join you on your next drive-through run!

---Amy

Mcdonald's is Awesome for leaving off the bun