McDonald's Golden Arches strike gold with new diet food options

Driving up to McDonald's Golden Arches seems a peculiar choice for a diet columnist. But when I learned that the home of the 1,090 calorie "big breakfast" and 800-calorie burgers had created lighter fare, I wanted to sample it for myself. The verdict: super-sized winners for a slimmer you! I've tried both Burger King's healthier foods and McDonald's menu, and McDonald's is a runaway winner for dieters and healthy eaters.

My recommended McDonald's foods and beverages for dieters include:

• Premium Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken: At just 190 calories, this fresh, tasty salad contains good-for-you protein and veggies for the perfect diet lunch. Also ideal: Premium Bacon Ranch Salad with Grilled Chicken for 230 calories.
• Fruit'n'Yogurt Parfait: For 150 calories, you get a delicious parfait made with yogurt and fresh fruit. Perfect for breakfast, a snack, or dessert.
• Blueberry Banana Nut Oatmeal: Oatmeal is great for your health, reducing your cholesterol and providing fiber to keep you full for hours. McDonald's flavorful version has 290 calories and is so good that I chose it for dessert one evening after a salad dinner! Equally delicious: Fruit & Maple Oatmeal (ask for it without brown sugar) for 260 calories. A fat reducing review can help you produce a clear describe of what you require to focus on to complete your fat burning objective if you're a starter; or serve as a reminder for these who are at an intermediate or more enhance phase of their weightloss strategy. Applying are seven steps that can serve as methods for your own weight loss plan. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not the same thing. Many weight loss courses have misled people into considering that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss applications only work by leading to a person's body to eliminate more muscle flesh and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor.
• Iced tea, diet soda, or bottled water are the perfect beverages to accompany your treat, and these 0-calorie drinks are all available at McDonald's.
• Longing for a fancy coffee drink? Go for one of McDonald's many nonfat, sugar-free versions. My favorite: an Iced Nonfat Latte with Sugar-Free Vanilla Syrup. A medium size is only 50 calories!

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