I know Mcdonalds isn't what we traditionally think of as a place to go when you're on a diet, but…read morehonestly if you look at their menu and the breakdown of fat, protein, calories etc. in each item, they really are trying VERY hard to provide healthier options - and the thing is, they're succeeding!
Before my op to remove my gall bladder, I really had no choice about eating low fat food - it wasn't a case of being picky, it was a case of if I ate anything with too much fat in it, I got VERY ill. Of course this made eating out pretty darn hard to do, and believe it or not, Mcdonalds was one of the few places across the country where I KNEW with absolute certainty I could find something that was safe for me to eat. Ok, I had to avoid the fries, but I did have a choice of several salads, one or two chicken based burgers, and they even do a blueberry muffin that is low fat!!! (Incidentally it's one of the nicest blueberry muffins that I've tasted, so goodness knows how they do it!).
I think the turning point for Macy D's was when they got slated in the news after that chap did his thing of eating nothing but fast food - supersize me I believe it was called. It was at this point that they seemed to start changing what they offered, and brought in things like fruit bags, fresh fruit juice, and various salad options.
For me personally, it means that if we are in town and fancy a bite to eat, (even now I've had my op), I'm generally more tempted to go to Mcdonalds than I am to somewhere like KFC or Burger King, or even places like Nandos, because I feel like I'm having a tasty 'fast food' meal, but without the issues of it being unhealthy like there are with all the others. I think if I had kids, I'd certainly be much happier taking them here than to BK's.