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Top Swap: Breakfasts
What can we say, we have a soft spot for the Egg McMuffin. But our affection has been fully earned by this ubiquitous sandwich, which offers up 18 grams of protein-the nutritional equivalent of an alarm clock for your metabolism-for an impressively low caloric cost. Panera, on the other hand, serves up one lackluster piece of food after the next in the morning hours. The few dishes that aren't based ...
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Top Swap: Breakfasts
What can we say, we have a soft spot for the Egg McMuffin. But our affection has been fully earned by this ubiquitous sandwich, which offers up 18 grams of protein-the nutritional equivalent of an alarm clock for your metabolism-for an impressively low caloric cost. Panera, on the other hand, serves up one lackluster piece of food after the next in the morning hours. The few dishes that aren't based on refined carbs, like this breakfast sandwich, are loaded down with excess fat and 4 digits' worth of sodium. Come back to Panera for lunch, but for breakfast head to the Golden Arches.
Eat This! McDonald's Egg McMuffin 300 calories 12 g fat (5 g saturated) 820 mg sodium
Not That! Panera Bacon, Egg & Cheese Grilled Breakfast Sandwich 510 calories 25 g fat (10 g saturated) 1,170 mg sodium
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