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McDonald's Egg McMuffin vs Greek Yogurt: Same Protein, Triple the Calories

"High protein" fast-food breakfast is a popular search — but protein per calorie is what actually moves your target. We put McDonald's most-ordered breakfast sandwich next to a single cup of plain Greek yogurt.

Our pick Platinum
Fage Total 0% Plain Greek Yogurt
Our Platinum-tier pick
80% protein density
18g protein · 90 kcal · 1 cup (170 g)
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Fast food Silver
McDonald's Egg McMuffin
The fast-food option
21.9% protein density
17g protein · 310 kcal · 1 sandwich
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The takeaway

Near-identical protein (18g vs 17g) — but the McMuffin spends 310 calories to get there versus 90. If you're tracking a protein target inside a calorie budget, the yogurt does the same job with 220 calories to spare.

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