If you’re like many of us, remember having to rush to McDonald’s in the morning before they switch over to the lunch menu? McDonald’s will roll out an all-day breakfast menu on Oct. 6, meeting long-standing requests from customers as part of Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook’s turnaround plan.
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McDonald’s has been testing all-day breakfast in select markets for several months after hearing for years from customers that they wanted to be able to get an Egg McMuffin no matter what time of day. Over the last year, the company had counted 120,000 requests on Twitter calling for them to sell breakfast items all day.
“It’s been the number one requested thing from our customers for years,” McDonald’s President Mike Andres told USA TODAY. “The people have spoken and we are responding.”
The company, however, had long resisted expanding the availability of breakfast past 10:30 a.m. out of concern that restaurant operators just don’t have enough grill space to do breakfast and lunch items simultaneously.
But in July, McDonald’s made its intentions clear, when they told franchisees to prepare for a potential, but…… not set-in-stone, nationwide roll-out of the all-day breakfast menu this fall.
Many, but not all breakfast items, will be available on the all-day menu. But the most popular staples, such as the Egg McMuffin, the Sausage McMuffin and hash browns will be made available throughout store hours. (In Southern markets, where customers order biscuit sandwiches, those will be on the menu.)
Top 3 Healthiest McDonald’s breakfast items:
1. Fruit ‘N Yogurt Parfait
150 calories, 2g fat, 4g protein, and 10% of your daily calcium
2. Fruit & Maple Oatmeal
290 calories, 4g fat, 5g protein, 5g fiber, 10% of your daily calcium
3. Egg White Delight McMuffin
250 calories, 8g fat, 18g protein, 4g fiber
4. (Honorable Mention) Regular Egg McMuffin
300 calories, 13g fat, 17g protein, and 4g fiber
Only thing is, the sodium content is on the high side (750mg)
Also, try ordering one menu item instead of the whole meal. You can also eat some of ti for breakfast and stretch it until later. Remember, moderation in everything is good