Give it to Me Baby: My Top 3 McDonald's McCafé Menu Items

By: Finance Foodie

During the past few weeks, I've found myself spending copious amounts of my mornings at McDonald's. Why you ask? Well it's summer internship recruitment time - which means late nights of reading research reports and early mornings of donning my best (only) suit  to explain why I'm legit enough for X Firm to hire me for three-ish months.

Hopefully me - in a few months

Since I'm a poor student now and can no longer afford my $4.29 a day Starbucks coffee habit, I've downgraded my morning caffeine jolt to the McD's across the street (I've thought about in-home brewing ala Folgers, but that's just too painful of a trade down!). And you know what? The McCafé is totally not that bad for the price you pay -- and whatever, I'm no coffee snob - as long as it keeps me awake long enough to form coherent sentences and do some math, then give it to me baby!

Below are my top three picks from the McCafé menu (along with the calorie count for the small size -- just trying to look out for those counting the cals!). My methodology? I just looked at all my receipts and tallied up which drinks I bought the most. Super scientific? - Naw, but I'm not trying to be a rocket scientist here...

#3 Iced Mocha (240 calories)

Three words: Caffeinated Chocolate Milk. I'm thinking it was actually the insane amount of sugar in this drink that kept me going like the Energizer Bunny - cause I could barely taste any of the espresso. Anyways, the drink made the list cause it was tasty and kept me clear headed enough at 8am in the morning to discuss the economic concerns in Europe.

#2 Frappé Caramel (450 calories)

Okay let's be real, this is basically coffee ice cream. Due to the calorie count, the frappé drink can only be consumed in moderation, unless there are extenuating circumstances i.e. comfort snack after a bad interview. Since this is #2 on the list, I guess I must have had quite a few bad interviews...

#1 Iced Coffee (60 calories - sugar-free vanilla syrup)
Simple, clean and does the trick. Also very low in calories so I won't be bursting out of my suit. My go to morning item.

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Full Disclosure: Coupons provided by McDonald's. Arch card provided by Finance Foodie Media Productions. I was not compensated for this post.