Hiya

I would love a Mc Donalds beef burger

So I just been to there website and it says the following about their burgers

'Our hamburgers are made from 100% beef and nothing else. No additives, no fillers, no binders and no preservatives. So next time you bite into one of our hamburgers you’ll know exactly what you’re eating and, more importantly, what you’re not.'

So obviously without the Bap I can eat the meat cant I if I order a PLAIN HAMBURGER

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Caine,

First off congrats on your success, looks like you are loosing nicely! Some people will suggest that mcdonalds or other fast food isn't good on atkins. There may be some truth in that. It would of course be better to make a hamburger at home on the barbeque with some low carb steak sauce, rather than eat mcdonalds. Trust me, mcdonalds burgers taste as good as they are for a reason. It's the oils they cook them in.

But anyways, I personally eat mcdonalds occasionally, maybe 4-5 times per month. Whenever I go there, I usually just get like 3 big extras and just get them without ketchup and tomato (be sure to lose the ketchup). Then I eat it without the bun, just slowly remove the bun as you eat it. I have found that the mayonaise they use (mc chicken sauce) is ok.

So to answer your question I think it is ok to eat there, just be careful. If you think sugar is addictive, mcdonalds can be even more addictive. For the first month of my diet, I went to A&W for breakfast, Wendys for lunch, and mcdonalds for dinner every day (literly). I was hooked and it was soooooo easy just to drive thru. Then i slapped myself and started cooking at home more and now I hardly eat out. 4-5 a month total, mostly mcdonalds. So be careful that you dont start eating at mcdonalds all the time, because the burgers have TONS of fat in them and the kind of fat mcdonalds has isn't good for anyone

You should treat yourself to a nice big hamburger from a resturant or something. It will taste much better then Mcdonalds! But if you are in a hurry or really just miss one, I dont think it would kill you.

The beef in one McDonalds hamberger can originate from over a hundred different cows. Thats the scary truth. Its probably the worst out there. Fast food itself is one of the reasons why we are in trouble as an overweight nation. The special sauce in a big mac also has sugar in it. I would stay far away from the fast food habit. And forget that thin little pattie. Without the ketchup and salt it is tasteless to me! What I have found to be the best replacement for the burger lifestyle is getting my butcher to grind steak fresh, taking it home and making my own special sauce with atkins ketchup. Way better for you in the long run and gets you to break the habit of fast food. In a pinch if you are stuck with coworkers at a McDonalds I could see getting a burger and a salad.

I eat at mcdonalds about once a week. Just ask for no bun and no ketchup. They even have a button on the register for no bun. I find this easier than trying to take the bun off, especially if there is cheese that can get stuck to the bun. They even include a fork and knife to eat it with.

I never knew that. A no bun button. wow

Their patties are so thin, that I would rather make my own patty with some cheese and use a couple of big lettuce leaves as the buns. And dip it in mayo. yum

If I have to, I get the quarter pounder with cheese, no bun, no ketchup. it's ~ 1 carb. I've done it once in 4.5 months. I was in airports all that day.

I can't eat take out burgers because I've been pretty much salt free for quite a while and they taste so salty. They actually burn the inside of my mouth and make me sooooo thristy! The next day I show a good 2-3lbs water weight gain.

Acqua, I with you. If you don't ask for it with no bun you loose your cheese because it gets stuck to it. The McDonalds people are very accommodating. I also find since it's special ordered it's really hot and fresh. I do prefer to eat at home burgers but I get pretty busy sometimes and find myself in a pinch. I also have kids so they beg me for McDonalds every so often. On average, I eat the double QP w/cheese no bun and no catsup about once per week.

I surely wouldn't make it an everyday kind of thing but if you REALLY want one every once and a while it should be fine as far as this WOE goes. As far as the quality of meat, etc. That's a whole different story! Yeah, it's bad for you but I look at it this way -- Before this WOE I was CONSTANTLY eating nasty things that were TERRIBLE for me. Having Mickey D's once a week now is a much better improvement over my old way of eating! To each his own I guess . . . .

The sticking to the bun from the cheese thing is something I figured out how to get around after a couple of times. Just do this:

Quarter Pounder w/ Cheese
- Add Mayonaise
- Add Lettuce
- Remove Ketchup

With this, they will put the mayonaise on the very bottom bun (they always do) and the lettuce on the very top, so both stop the cheese from sticking to the bun. It works excellent. This "trick" also works for double cheeseburgers. Of course if anyone wants to skip all the mcdonalds fuss, just go to Wendy's and get 5 Jr. Bacon Cheeseburgers for $5.00. No need to order anything special with them, and the buns are much easier to remove than mcdonalds

Maybe it's just a psychological thing for me but having that bun in my hand is just depressing! I feel like I'm throwing half my food away. And then thinking about all the carbs . . . I don't want them to even TOUCH my food (I sound like a little kid-- Aghhhh! My peas are touching my chicken! ). Also the MD's people tend to put all the cheese, pickles, onions and mustard in between the two meat patties which I've grown strangely partial to. Kinda like a surprise in the middle type of thing-- perhaps the LC equivalent of cream filling!?. But great idea about adding mayo and lettuce-- brilliant! I never would have thought of that!

Actually what I want to say is about the way I have eliminated aspartame. Try using Stevia Plus (sweetener from the health food store with zero carbs) and making a lemonade. Must be Stevia Plus, the other types of stevia have 1 carb per serving. The lemon is high in carbs, but it's so impt. to get rid of aspartame. Have you read the book Excitotoxins--that will help your desire to stop aspartame. Actually, Stevia Plus is a great natural sweetener that has been used in Japan for 30 years and is considered safe. It's an herb and the sugar industry doesn't want it easily available. Also, the MSG (a salt and flavor enhancer) is used in most EVERYTHING MacDonald's has but their tea and, I believe, french fries. It is also damaging to the brain and makes everything taste better. Some restaurants do not use MSG: The accumulation of MSG in all our bodies appears damaging. My husband gets migraines and has to go to bed.

Hello,

Thanks for the tips. I have heard of stevia plus before. I prefer to use splenda though. I make kool aid and other brands using the splenda, but I still am hooked on aspratame. I probably drink 4-5 diet pops a day (diet sprite or diet coke). I really want to get the Diet Cream Soda and Diet Orange Soda made with splenda. They are widely available in Toronto, but unfortunately not out here in B.C. - It is really too bad because these companies don't know the market they are missing. Oh well, I know eventually all these products will be widely available. Give it 5 years and every superstore will have a special section for low carb I bet!

The other day I had to grab some fast food and got a "Classic Double w/cheese" from Wendy's - it turned out to be by far the best and easiest fast food burger I've dealt with since starting to lowcarb. It came with the cheese in between the two (large!) patties, so after I removed the bun, I could eat the hamburger like a sort of reverse-sandwich, with the meat in this case acting as the "bun". Tasty and convenient.

Hi, Back in 72 when I first tried Dr. Atkins, I lived at macDonalds, I taught myself how to eat the meat pattie only without taking it apart in public. Yes they were 100% meat , probably still, just remember to order it plain with no condiments. Most mustards have sugar, maybe theirs don't. So go ahead and live a little