Entertainment: The McDonald's Lowdown

By: Mackenzie W. and Amanda W.

Most people have tried McDonald’s food, but do you really know what is in some of the items?

Sandwiches:
- Big Mac: 540 total calories
- Angus Mushroom and Swiss: 700 total calories
- Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese: 740 total calories
- Hamburger: 250 total calories
- Fillet of Fish: 380 total calories

Breakfast:
- McSkillet: 610 total calories
- Hash Browns: 150 total calories
- Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Bagel: 560 total calories

Chicken:
- Chicken McNuggets: (4 piece) 190 total calories
- Chicken Selects: 400 total calories
- McChicken: 360 total calories


Snacks and Sides:
- French Fries: 380 total calories
- Side Salad: 20 total calories

Beverages:
- Sweet Tea: 150 total calories
- Coke: 210 total calories

McCafe’:
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie: 210 total calories
- Wild Berry Smoothies: 210 total calories

Desserts and Shakes:
- Hot Fudge Sundae: 330 total calories
- McFlurry with M and M’s: 710 total calories
- Apple Pie: 250 total calories

Next time you are thinking about going to McDonalds think about what you are going to get and try to make a good decision. Try to only go there every once in a while…not all the time, or you could become overweight.