The Healthiest Thing at McDonald's

Scored on how much nutrition each item gives you for its calories, using the US government's own nutrient data.

Bacon Ranch Salad with Crispy ChickenBGood

Best nutrition score of the 23 single-serving meals on the McDonald's menu with published nutrient data. It carries 28 g of protein and 871 mg of sodium.

23meals scored
15best NRF9.3 score
6median score
3meals scoring negative

The next six

ItemScoreCaloriesProtein
CAverage28817 g
CAverage37815 g
CAverage3409 g
CAverage41724 g
CAverage25112 g
CAverage33115 g

A grade of E means an item's salt, saturated fat, and sugar outweigh the nutrition it provides. 3 of the 23 scored McDonald's meals land there. How we work this out.