When you are on a low carb plan, eating out at fast food restaurants like McDonald’s and staying true to your low carb plan can be a huge challenge. Almost everything at fast food places consists of sugar, bread, or potatoes – the main forbidden foods in low carb diet plans! That’s torture when you’re trying to be perfect on your plan and not go off at all!
Still, there are also a lot of low carb options that you can have if you get creative. One of the things to keep in mind is that you probably aren’t going to be able to order straight off of the menu. Sadly, there isn’t a section of the McDonald’s menu entitled “Low Carb.” Although, McDonald’s, if you’re listening, that might not be a bad idea! Still, it’s not currently a reality, so we will need to improvise.
Take a look at things on the menu and decide what you like. What did you used to order from the McDonald’s menu prior to your new low carb life? Then brainstorm the ways that you could make it low carb. Can you change that soda to a diet soda? Can you take the bread off of that burger you used to eat whole? Can you forgo the fries in favor of a low carb side? Can you just skip the dessert altogether?
Also, if you can’t find menu items that you yourself can turn into a low carb dish on your own, you can always ask the counter staff or manager if they can make something for you off menu. I’ve had mixed success with that myself. Your best bet is to frequent one McDonald’s branch the most and get to know the staff at that branch. Always be friendly and get to know them by name. If you become a person to them instead of a number, then they will always be much more likely to do special favors for you.
Source by Brenda Barnes
