Why this score
easy to overeatNo single route carries this one — a moderate amount of protein, volume and fiber.
Three routes to fullness — one is enough
What pulls it down
Per
- Calories
- 192
- Protein
- (12%)
- 5 g
- Fat
- (18%)
- 4 g
- Carbohydrates
- (71%)
- 34 g
- of which sugar
- 31 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 84 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
The serving weight is worked out from McDonald's own two sets of figures — what one serving contains, against what 100 ml contains — so it is their number, not our guess.
Alternatives
McDonald'sHigher-scoring, from McDonald's own “Milkshakes & Cold Drinks” in United Kingdom.
Ingredients
Milkshake Base EITHER: Skimmed <strong>MILK</strong>, Sugar, Cream (<strong>MILK</strong>), Whey Powder (<strong>MILK</strong>), Glucose Syrup, Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Carob Gum). <br>OR: Reconstituted Skimmed <strong>MILK</strong>, Sugar, Cream (<strong>MILK</strong>), Skimmed <strong>MILK</strong> Powder, Glucose Syrup, Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum), Natural Flavouring. (Milk), Vanilla Flavour Milkshake Syrup Water, Sugar, Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Natural Flavouring, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Acid (Citric Acid), Food Colouring (Black Carrot Juice Concentrate)..
Nutrition as published by McDonald's — check it yourself. Product photograph © McDonald's, shown to identify the item. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.