At first I thought McDonalds' new McGriddle sandwich was a bad joke. How could a company that just a few months ago was spouting about its new healthier menu be coming out with a sausage egg and cheese sandwich served on something called McGriddle cakes with syrup baked in? It seemed to me a big middle finger to anyone who might be looking towards McDonalds for a healthy breakfast.
But having actually heard a few people rave about them, including on the Howard Stern Show, my curiosity got the best of me. This morning I went out and tried a McGriddle. And to try and give my heart a break I skipped the Sausage, Cheese McGriddle (550 calories, 33g fat, 260mg cholesterol, 46g carbohydrates) and instead chose the "lighter" 450 calorie Bacon Egg & Cheese McGriddle.
Sure sweet & savory can work, honey baked ham, honey BBQ chips, etc. But this McGriddle.... Upon the first bite, cavities you didn't know you had scream out in pain. And when you get past the overwelming baklavian sugar rush you descend quickly into a typical processed McDonalds bacon, egg & cheese. Having completed this gastronomic catastrophe I do have to admit, I don't want to eat anything else. So with 1/4 of my daily caloric intake out of the way I just have to figure out what to do with this sugar high.