Eating out on a GLP-1
The highest-protein order at McDonald's
Egg McMuffin is the strongest order at McDonald's for a GLP-1 appetite: 17g of protein at 310 calories, or 5.5g of protein per 100 calories. That ratio, computed from published nutrition, is the number that matters when a few bites is the whole meal.
McDonald's items, ranked by protein per 100 calories
| Item | Protein | Calories | P per 100 cal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egg McMuffin | 17g | 310 | 5.5g |
Figures are McDonald's's published nutrition, rounded. The ranking is ours: protein divided by calories, times one hundred. It exists because portion size stops being the constraint on this medication and protein density starts being one.
Common questions
- What is the highest-protein order at McDonald's for a small appetite?
- Egg McMuffin: 17g of protein at 310 calories, which is 5.5g of protein per 100 calories, the best ratio of the McDonald's items we track.
- Why rank by protein per 100 calories?
- On a GLP-1, appetite shrinks before habits do. When a few bites is the whole meal, the useful question is how much protein each calorie carries, not how large the portion is.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Each figure is McDonald's's own published nutrition, rounded, for the serving shown. Recipes change; the menu's numbers govern.
General education about reading a menu, not a meal plan and not individual advice. What fits your treatment is a conversation with your prescriber or a dietitian.