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How many carbs in a typical McDonald's meal?

Big Mac + medium fries + medium Coke = 136g carbs. Full breakdown of popular combos and how to cut carbs.

June 5, 2026 4 min read

A classic Big Mac Meal (Big Mac + medium fries + medium Coke) has 136g of carbs and ~1130 calories. Most McDonald's combo meals land between 110-180g of carbs.

Combo meal carb counts (medium size)

MealCarbs
Big Mac + medium fries + medium Coke136g
Quarter Pounder w/ Cheese + medium fries + medium Coke133g
McChicken + medium fries + medium Coke130g
10 pc McNuggets + medium fries + medium Coke116g
Filet-O-Fish + medium fries + medium Coke129g
2 Cheeseburgers + medium fries + medium Coke157g

Breakfast combos

MealCarbs
Egg McMuffin + hash brown + medium coffee45g
Sausage McMuffin w/ Egg + hash brown + OJ80g
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit + hash brown + OJ99g
Hotcakes + sausage + OJ92g

How to cut 50g of carbs at McDonald's

  1. **Swap soda for unsweetened iced tea or water**: saves 39g
  2. **Skip the fries**: saves 43g (medium) or 66g (large)
  3. **Order the burger without bun**: saves ~30g
  4. **Choose a side salad over fries**: saves 38g (vinaigrette adds 14g back)

Lowest-carb full meals

  • **2 McDoubles, no bun, side salad, water**: ~12g
  • **Bacon Ranch Grilled Chicken Salad + black coffee**: ~9g

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