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McDonald's wouldn't be McDonald's without its signature Chicken McNuggets. These tasty little treats have become a valued member of the Mickey D's menu for their tasty crunch and their delicious taste. But, it looks like you should be passing on the nuggets the next time you're in the mood for Mickey D's. An employee revealed that the nugs aren't the freshest items on the menu...
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“I used to work at McDonalds. If you order, especially chicken nuggets, just ask for them fresh. Otherwise they’ve been just sitting in their container in the heat," the former Mickey D's employee said, according to Huffington Post. "They have a timer, but 9/10 times when that timer goes off, people just reset the timer instead of making new ones. This could go on until all the nuggets are sold.”
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Say it ain't so! Sadly, this isn't scary enough to keep us from our precious Chicken McNuggets. But, you know what will? The nuggets' nutrition facts. An order of Mickey D's 10-piece Chicken McNuggets has 440 calories, 27 grams of fat, 26 grams of carbs, AND 840 mg of sodium.
But, health experts say it's what's inside the McNuggets that counts. "So while McNuggets are 'made with 100-percent USDA Grade-A chicken,' as McDonalds.com states, there's no way of knowing what percentage of the whole nugget is actually chicken," Christopher Ochner, Ph.D. tells Livestrong. A study published in the American Journal of Medicine found that up to 60% of the chicken nugget itself is actually ground up bone, fat, blood vessels, and gristle -- Um, ew!
Not to mention that the nugs are also filled with ingredients like GMO corn, bleached wheat, sugar, hydrogenated oils, and preservatives (which helps extend their shelf life).
These are some eye-opening facts that we wish we didn't know about our favorite meal from McDonald's.
Do you have any healthy tips that you follow when eating at McDonald's? Let us know in the comments below!
