How many calories are there in a McDonald’s breakfast meal and what is the healthiest option to start your day?

MANY people love tucking into a McDonald’s breakfast before starting their day – but how many calories are you really consuming? The fast food chain’s morning menu features wraps, rolls and the ever-popular McMuffins, and calories range from under 200kcal to 612kcal. So which is the healthiest option to start your day? If you are […]

MANY people love tucking into a McDonald’s breakfast before starting their day – but how many calories are you really consuming?

The fast food chain’s morning menu features wraps, rolls and the ever-popular McMuffins, and calories range from under 200kcal to 612kcal.

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So which is the healthiest option to start your day?

If you are watching the waistline, a hash brown is the lowest calorie item at just 127kcal – aside from their 46kcal fruit bags.

Meanwhile, a muffin with jam is 214kcal and cheesy bacon flatbread is 278kcal.

At the other end of the scale, pancakes and sausage and syrup have the most calories at 612kcal.

The NHS recommended daily calorie intake of 2,000 for women and 2,500 for men.

But how do the classic McDonald’s breakfast rolls and McMuffins fare?

Here’s exactly how many calories are in your Maccies breakfast meal…

Breakfast Rolls

• Breakfast Roll with Ketchup 496kcal
• Breakfast Roll with Brown Sauce 500kcal
• Bacon Roll with Tomato Ketchup 332kcal
• Bacon Roll with Brown Sauce 336cals

Breakfast Muffins

• Egg and Cheese McMuffin 295kcal
• Bacon and Egg McMuffin 335kcal
• Double Bacon and Egg McMuffin 376kcal
• Sausage and Egg McMuffin 432kcal
• Double Sausage and Egg McMuffin 551kcal

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Breakfast Pancakes

• Pancakes with Syrup 477kcal
• Pancakes with Sausage and Syrup 612kcal

Breakfast Extras

• Cheesy bacon flatbread 278kcal
• Hash Brown 127kcal
• Muffin and Jam 214kcal

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For safe weight loss, the NHS recommends cutting 600 calories a day or 4,200 a week.

You can use the calorie calculator on McDonald’s yourself here.

Adele has revealed she still eats McDonald’s once a week despite her incredible weight loss transformation.

The award winning singer shed more than 100lbs in the past two years, and has proven dieting doesn’t have to be miserable.

In a video shot for Vogue, the mum-of-one revealed her favourite order at McDonald’s – and that it would be her Death Row meal.

Instagram fitness guru Graeme Tomlinson said: ⁣”For optimal health, excessive consumption of fast food is not going to be particularly beneficial.

“But if consumption is moderate and accompanied by an overall supportive dietary process, it can have an enjoyable position in one’s life.”

Meanwhile, here are 10 top picks on McDonald’s menu if you’re on a diet – as Adele reveals she treats herself once a week.

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