Question:
McDonals Fruit & Yogurt Parfait

can any one give me info on the fruit 'n yogart parfet they have i loved it andandything that taste that good cant be good for wls people it has yogart strawberrys and blue berrys in it not to mention the granola they give you to put on it if you like im 4 months out i have lost 71 lbs so far help i know this is a silly post sorry need some imput from friends    — melissa W. (posted on March 16, 2002)

March 16, 2002
McDonalds has an information packet on nutritional content of their foods; all you have to do is ask. My guess is that the yogurt has too much sugar, as well as the granola. Sounds like dumping food for us RNY'ers.
   — Kathy J.

March 16, 2002
I had the fruit and yogurt at about 3 weeks out and it is fabulous! I'm sure it's high in sugar and fat, though. I had the DS so I didn't dump (and fat is highly malapsorbed). I didn't have any negative reactions to it and it tasted really great. I figured that fresh fruits (or frozen ones LOL) would be a better choice over any other kind of sugars and the yogurt does have protein in it... I couldn't finish the entire thing and wouldn't eat it everyday but it was a great treat! All the best, (lap bpd/ds January 25, 2001, preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45 now: 284 lbs/bmi 26)
   — Teresa N.

March 16, 2002
Hi there - I looked it up and here is the lowdown :) with granola/without granola - serv size - 338grams/310grams calories - 380/280 fat - 5g/4g carbs - 76/53 sugar - 49/40 protein - 10/8 thanks
   — Sharon Jones

March 16, 2002
I found the answer on mcdonalds.com...with granola the parfait has 380 cal/5g fat/76g carb/10g protein. Without the granola added the totals are 280 cal/4g fat/53g carb/8g protein. Sorry..the sugar totals aren't indicated....Hope this helps!
   — Jennifer C

March 16, 2002
Watch out for any dairy products. the lactose will make you dump. Milk sugars are dangerous and I am almost 8 yrs post op and dumped from low fat icecream about 2 weeks ago. If at all possible, stay away from McDs, BK,Taco Bell and all fast food places. High fats as well as the sugars can really get ya. rita rny 3/31/94 463 today 190ish give or take a gallon of water.
   — vt_rita

March 17, 2002
I have 1/2 of one as a treat every once in a great while...it is very high in sugar! I usually can get away with about 12 grams of sugar...so the parfaits must have 20+ because half way thru I start getting the dumpy feeling!
   — DolcezzaVT

March 19, 2002
They sound good in theory, but I got "sick" after eating part of one at 6 months post-op open RNY. I haven't tried one again since (I am now 9 months), but I think the sugar content was high. I have become somewhat lactose-intolerant post-op so maybe that was to blame. Good Luck!
   — Molly S.