Big Mac For Breakfast

Here is the nutritional information for the Big Mac from the McDonald’s website:

	Calories	Cal from Fat	Total Fat	Sat Fat	Chol	Sodium	Carbs	Fiber	Sugars	Protein
Big Mac	550	260	29	10	75	1000	46	3	9	25

This morning we didn’t go to McDonald’s for breakfast, but our usual haunt, DD. I have made no secret for my love of Dunkin’s Coffee Cake Muffins and coffee here. Also, Donna is a big fan of their hot chocolate and a toasted bagel, so there is no resistance when one or the other suggests we get our morning meal there. I’m betting we average eating there twice a week. Doesn’t hurt either that it costs us less than six bucks. It is no wonder that muffin is so good; here is its nutritional info from the Dunkin Donut’s website:

	Calories	Cal from Fat	Total Fat	Sat Fat	Chol	Sodium	Carbs	Fiber	Sugars	Protein
Coffee Cake Muffin	590	220	24	8	65	480	86	1	51	7

Pretty close, huh? The Mac is way over top with sodium, but the muffin is way ahead in sugar (the new nutritional evil), but otherwise almost a tossup. Add in my small coffee with cream sugar and we have a winner.

	Calories	Cal from Fat	Total Fat	Sat Fat	Chol	Sodium	Carbs	Fiber	Sugars	Protein
Big Mac	550	260	29	10	75	1000	46	3	9	25
Coffee Cake Muffin w/ Coffee	710	270	30	12	85	500	105	1	68	8

Of course you can’t get a Big Mac for breakfast, but you can get a Sausage McMuffin and a small coffee with cream and sugar:

	Calories	Cal from Fat	Total Fat	Sat Fat	Chol	Sodium	Carbs	Fiber	Sugars	Protein
Coffee Cake Muffin w/ Coffee	710	270	30	12	85	500	105	1	68	8
Sausage McMuffin w/ Coffee	500	270	29	11	290	940	39	2	11	21

For comparison, my usual at home breakfast of Frosted Mini Wheats, 1/2 a banana and a 1/2 cup of 2% milk.

	Calories	Cal from Fat	Total Fat	Sat Fat	Chol	Sodium	Carbs	Fiber	Sugars	Protein
Home Breakfast	303	34	4	2	10	51	66	8	21	10