McDonald's says customers can modify many menu items to make them healthier. To make it healthier, Lindzon recommends using only half the dressing to cut calories and fat and removing the feta to cut down on salt. That's almost the same calorie, fat and salt content as a Double Cheeseburger. (McDonald's)Д¬ombined with the Greek Feta Dressing, the ' I'm Greek-ing Out' salad with grilled chicken amounts to: 420 calories, 26 grams of fat, and 1,080 milligrams of sodium. McDonald's I'm Greek-ing Out salad with kale. 'Putting kale into the menu doesn't mean you're getting a healthy choice,' she says.Д®ven McDonald's lightest chicken kale salad is not a nutritional winner for Lindzon. But the consulting dietitian says consumers still need to be aware of what they're eating. Lindzon applauds McDonald's for adding more vegetables to its meals. Yoni Freedhoff says the chain is trying to appeal to consumers' need to 'feel like they're not making such terrible choices.' He adds, 'Words like 'kale' can help do that.'Д«ut the Ottawa doctor says there's not much difference between a salad and a burger when both have similar salt and calorie content. The McDonald's slump: Are golden days of golden arches over? The news came on the heels of lagging sales and a declaration by new CEO Steve Easterbrook that he planned to turn the chain into a 'modern, progressive burger company.'

McDonald's made headlines last year when it announced it would be adding kale to menu items. Average adult womenВ would also be getting about one third their recommended daily calories. 'By eating that salad, you're getting your sodium for the day,' said Lindzon. Health Canada recommendsВ adultsВ should not exceed 2,300 milligrams of sodium dailyВ and ideally aim forВ 1,500 milligrams.

At 1,400 milligrams, the CaesarВ salad's sodium content also beats the burger's. You'd have to chow down three traditionalВ McDonald's hamburgers to consume about the same number of calories.ДЄ Double Big Mac actually has fewer calories and much less fat, although it does contain slightly more saturated fat. It's hard to believe, but the Double Big Mac may be a healthier option than McDonald's Caesar salad on a number of fronts. 'Health-wise, I think it's fat and sodium overload,' says Toronto registered dietitian, Shauna Lindzon. According to McDonald's own numbers, the salad tops up at 730 calories, 53 grams of fat, and 1,400 milligrams of sodium. McDonald's boasts on its site that theВ ' Keep Calm, Caesar On' chicken salad contains 'real parmesan petals' and 'a nutrient-rich lettuce blend with baby kale.'Д«ut once you plop the accompanying AsiagoВ Caesar dressing on the 'crispy chicken' version, the salad's nutritional profile doesn't look so good.

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McDonald's to offer kale options in test markets including Canada.

In Canada, the global fast food chain recently tossed the green into a breakfast wrap and a line of salads.

Kale, a leafy green vegetable chock-full of vitamins, has become a trendy superfood. One of new kale saladsВ has more calories, fatВ and sodium than a Double Big Mac. But some of its nutrient-enhanced meals are actually comparable to junk food, say some health experts. In a quest to reinvent its image, McDonald's is on a health kick.

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