Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 http://www.mcdonalds.com They have the nutrition information for their foods listed on their website. You can check to see what your carb intake was. > >Reply-To: Atkins_Support_List >To: Atkins Support List <atkins_support_list > >Subject: Mcs >Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 12:40:56 -0400 > > >I just had my first dining out experience on the Atkins Plan (day #6). >I wrote earlier that I was invited to the Olive Garden, but the plans >got cancelled. I went to Mcs instead. I ordered 2 double >cheeseburgers without ketchup and ate them without the bun. They each >had about a tablespoon of chopped onions and 3 pickle slices. Does >anyone know what the carb value of that would be? > >I also had a caffeine-free, diet coke. > >Thanks......Barb ><< bahair.vcf >> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 Salad Syrups at Mcs I don't know if you mean dressing by this but their ranch is very low in carbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 According to Mcs nutritional information there is a 10 gram carb difference between a hamburger and a cheeseburger. So each slice of cheese has roughly 10 grams of carb. I imagine it would be something like cheese - 40 grams pickles - less than 1 gram onions - 1 to 2 grams Ketchup - 5 grams So most likely 45-50 grams. The Aspratame in the diet Coke evidently causes insulin release in some people which would of course make things worse... It's also a good idea to stay away from the Salad Syrups at Mcs too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 That 10 gram number is from the nutritional information chart that Mcs had on the wall. I just noticed the web site only shows 1 gram difference between the hamburger and cheeseburger. Which makes me wonder which one one is correct. > According to Mcs nutritional information there is a 10 gram > carb difference between a hamburger and a cheeseburger. So each > slice of cheese has roughly 10 grams of carb. > > I imagine it would be something like > cheese - 40 grams > pickles - less than 1 gram > onions - 1 to 2 grams > Ketchup - 5 grams > > So most likely 45-50 grams. > > The Aspratame in the diet Coke evidently causes insulin release in > some people which would of course make things worse... > > It's also a good idea to stay away from the Salad Syrups at Mcs > too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 I'd tend to believe the 1g difference, all else being the same. I've never seen cheese that was 10 carbs per slice, even the processed sliced stuff is only about 1g or less per slice... Sue At 08:35 PM 7/7/01 +0000, you wrote: That 10 gram number is from the nutritional information chart that Mcs had on the wall. I just noticed the web site only shows 1 gram difference between the hamburger and cheeseburger. Which makes me wonder which one one is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 We must be looking at two different things. When I check the Mcs website I see a cheeseburger being 36g carbs total and a hamburger being 35g carbs total Here is the link for what I'm looking at... http://www.mcdonalds.com/countries/usa/food/nutrient_breakdown/index.html But when I add the components, the numbers don't add up. Check the following: Hamburger = 29 carbs for the bun, 3 carbs for the ketchup, 3 carbs for the onion and 3 carbs for " grill seasoning " (the other components are all 0 carbs). Let's see, 29 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 38 and NOT 35 as they say. Cheeseburger = 29 carbs for the bun, 3 carbs for the ketchup, 3 carbs for the onion. For some reason the grill seasoning on the cheeseburger is listed as 0 carbs... and the cheese slice is listed as 0 carbs. And when I add 29 + 3 + 3 I come up with 35 and NOT 36 as they say. Hmmm... something fishy's goin on here... and no, I'm not gonna check the numbers on the filet-o-fish! LOL Anyway, I started off questioning your statement about a 10 carb diference between a McD's hamburger and a cheeseburger... and now I'm ending up questioning all the info they've listed. Hey, when the numbers look suspicious and/or the info is inconsistent (e.g. grill seasoning = 0 vs 3) I do start to wonder. -Marlena > >Reply-To: Atkins_Support_List >To: Atkins_Support_List >Subject: Re: Mcs >Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2001 20:23:35 -0000 > >According to Mcs nutritional information there is a 10 gram >carb difference between a hamburger and a cheeseburger. So each >slice of cheese has roughly 10 grams of carb. > >I imagine it would be something like >cheese - 40 grams >pickles - less than 1 gram >onions - 1 to 2 grams >Ketchup - 5 grams > >So most likely 45-50 grams. > >The Aspratame in the diet Coke evidently causes insulin release in >some people which would of course make things worse... > >It's also a good idea to stay away from the Salad Syrups at Mcs >too. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 Responding to my own post, LOL, am I bored or WHAT. Anyway, I wanted add that I eat at a fast food restaurant almost every week (we have 'out to eat' day once a week, usually fast food with 7 of us!)...I always ordered 2 double cheeseburgers (ditched the bun) and a salad, using their dressing, and was never even knocked out of ketosis. Cheese at 10g a slice would be 40g right there...so I think that must be wrong, about 30g or so seems to knock me out of ketosis. Sue At 03:42 PM 7/7/01 -0500, you wrote: >I'd tend to believe the 1g difference, all else being the same. I've never >seen cheese that was 10 carbs per slice, even the processed sliced stuff >is only about 1g or less per slice... >Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 Dwight, Also, keep in mind that those figures include the bun as well. Terry168/158.75/156 (minigoal)/ ? (To be determined) Visit my web page at www.dtnorth.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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