Nutrition Info: Calories-300; Fat-16g; Cholesterol-115mg; Sodium-830mg; Carbohydrates-26g; Fiber-1g; Sugar-2g; Protein-12g
The image here from the McDonald's website is highly idealized, and I'm sorry I didn't have a camera handy for the burrito I ate. First it should be noted that this is tiny, about five inches long and about one inch in diameter. The tortilla was the best part of this thing; it was soft and chewy like a flour tortilla ought to be. By mistake or not, there wasn't any cheese on mine, but I'm sure it's the same slice of processed American cheese that goes on all their items. The egg(s?) was a flat yellow strip with green and red squares of bell peppers. Unfortunately, the bell pepper was the only apparent seasoning. While this may singe more northeastern tongues, all it did for my southwest-trained palette was add an unwelcome sweetness to what ought to be zesty. The sausage itself could've just been leftover hamburger for all the spice it carried. The burrito did come with a packet of McDonald's brand picante sauce; squishing out, it had the texture of a fruit jelly but fortunately enough spice to make the burrito finishable. Pardon the TMI, but like all bad mexican food, it's trip through my digestive tract was short and swift. There are so many other items on the menu that will do less harmful things to your body and taste buds, there is absolutely no reason to ever pay for this.
Final Grade: D-
Definitely no reason to ever pay for it, I agree. Did you know that there are over 50 ingredients (many of them chemicals and preservative agents) in that McDonald's sausage burrito? Amazing taking into account its size. It's so funny that you would choose this because its actually part of my informational website (I go over some of the chemicals and stuff that go into making this particular item). Final grade should be lower!
ReplyDeleteI would agree with you both, i took one bite and gave the rest to my friend because i didn't even want to finish it. Way nasty.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to throw in my disappointment with McDonalds as well. Sadly, I think their breakfast menu is the best thing they have going for them at that gets totaly blown away by other joints like Carls Junior. Their new breakfast biscuit sandwiches are AMAZING! Not to mention they are like half the price of McDonalds.
ReplyDeleteI don't really find this surprising at all. I don't eat fast food very regularly, but when I have its cheapness is always well founded. The ingredients are sub par for the sake of convenience. It never ceases to amaze me what really qualifies for food in these chains. I for one am content with my oatmeal that has three ingredients- oats, water and little honey.
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