McDonalds Corporation is the leading fast food restaurant across the globe and has continued to experience tremendous growth and profitability since inception. This fast food chain restaurant provides different food items that range from snacks to breakfast meals. In the past few years, the restaurant has faced significant attention in relation to the health and nutrition of its fast food items. Consequently, the McDonalds has introduced new food items and discontinued others in attempts to address health concerns. However, the fast food restaurant still has healthy and least healthy meals. This paper compares two meals provided by McDonalds i.e. Fruit and Maple Oatmeal (healthiest meal) and Big Mac (least healthy meal).
McDonald's Big Mac contains more calories than a Fruit & Maple Oatmeal despite weighing less i.e. 7.6 ounces.
The total fat of a McDonald's Big Mac is 33g, which accounts for 50% of daily value based on a 2,000 calorie diet as follows:
• Saturated fat 8g.
• Trans fat 1.3g.
• Polyunsaturated fat 0.7g.
• Monounsaturated fat 8g.
On the contrary, the total fat of McDonald's Fruit & Maple Oatmeal is 4.5 g, which accounts for 6% of daily value based on a 2,000 calorie diet as follows:
• Saturated fat 1.5g.
• Trans fat 0g.
The carbohydrate grams for Fruit & Maple Oatmeal and McDonald's Big Mac also vary in terms of nutritional value. The difference is as shown below:
Fruit & Maple Oatmeal
McDonald's Big Mac
Total Carbohydrate 49g
Total Carbohydrate 44g
Dietary Fiber 5g
Dietary Fiber 3.5g
Sugars 18g
Sugar 9g
The protein for Fruit & Maple Oatmeal is 6g whereas protein for Big Mac is 26g, which accounts for 12% and 52% respectively. On the other hand, the sodium levels for McDonald's Fruit & Maple Oatmeal are 160mg whereas those of Big Mac are 1007mg.
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