McDonald’s Vegan Options

Interesting. It's nothing like the Beyond Burger that can be bought in supermarkets.

"The McPlant is not as good as a Beyond Burger but it still hits the spot."

ummm ... the McPlant is made by Beyond Meat ... ?

https://www.mcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb/latest-updates/mcplant.html

The old veggie deluxe was lovely. I’m not even veggie and love a cheese burger but I’d tend to get the veggie deluxe instead. The alternative with the 2 veggie sticks was awful and tasteless. It wouldn’t take much to offer some nicer veggie fingers or fake chicken nuggets/dippers that could also double up as a wrap or burger filling. Surely they lose sales of regular burgers where groups have a veggie/vegan or 2 among a number of meat eaters as well so it’s short sighted to say they just don’t sell loads of the veggie option.

It’s not macdonalds fault if people aren’t buying the vegan option. As with any food it will have a shelf life and if they are consistently throwing large amounts away then it’s not cost effective so they’ve pulled it as a menu option which seems perfectly reasonable. Hopefully their product development teams will be working on an alternative.

A McPlant meal is my treat every time I have to make a long journey. Love them.

Local burger shop does either a bean burger or a mostly potato with a few bits of carrot sweetcorn and other unidentifiable veggies veggie burger. It's the McPlant all the way for me. Although why local shops can't use a proper veggie burger (Beyond Burger type) I don't know. The McPlant is not as good as a Beyond Burger but it still hits the spot.

I don’t think you’re unreasonable—McDonald’s menu does have some vegan-friendly options like the McPlant and fries, though choices can be limited depending on location. It really just comes down to personal preference and convenience.

McDonald's don't give a shit about people or planet, been boycotting them for years. Even if they have 'vegan' options, I don't believe they're compatible with a Vegan lifestyle.

Well, I'll be using up my McDonald's points this weekend before the veggie deluxe disappears on Monday. We go there every couple of weeks for vegetarian DD who adores the veggie deluxe and detests the McPlant. Unless they start stocking other vegetarian alternatives again, we are unlikely to be back as fries will be the only thing on the menu she'll eat. That's a regular family purchase they've lost. And probably a win for our local chip shop who are the other place selling a veggie burger she enjoys.

I eat the odd Maccy D. It’s ok mostly but not especially my preference. There are lots of other takeaway places that cater to kids and vegans. Just try somewhere else. It’s not a big deal. I’m not vegetarian or vegan but I do eat plant based meals if I fancy them.

Just eat elsewhere. McDonald's is awful, I wouldn't eat there if you paid me.

My child is grown up and I have a grandchild now. Both when my child was small and now with my grandchild, we go to nice places that sell proper food. Not UPF/junk.

I'm another one who still misses the old Veggie deluxe - it had a lovely crunchy topping, not like the soggy fingers they replaced it with. I do like a Mcplant too.

Yes I loved the BK spicy beanburger and always buy the Tesco ones.

I found a bean burger in tesco frozen section almost the same as the old BK bean burger

@BlackSheepThisYear oh sorry I used the wrong quote when replying to you

@BlackSheepThisYear totally agree, for me all those fast food places serve shitty sub par rubbish overpriced food and i would much rather make my own meals and as an absolute last resort I’d use one. I’m not a snob, or cultured or whatever though, I just don’t want anything to do with them and I know I can do so much better

Tbh the only time I eat at McDonald’s is when we are driving places, I’ll dying and dead relatives scattered across the country means lots of hours travelling and McDonald’s is often the only option - hopefully they keep at least one vegan option other than just chips

I'm not veggie or vegan but I will often prefer a veggie option and I don't think I'm alone in this. But I don't want fake meat. I want veggies and I like cheese. I want something decent.

So I will stick up for veggies on this because there is something of a middle market that isn't being catered for and the number of people reducing meat but not necessarily strict is increasing. The vegan market is actually pretty small to begin with so I'd argue making the only options vegan isn't serving a large part of the market.

There a lot of good vegan recipes out there but if you improved the quality of the veggie options you would have more takers for the veggie options across the board. And there's higher margins to be made on these meals too.

Just the fake chicken burger now at BK. Yuk. I’m a veggie and I want a burger that doesn’t resemble meat.

If you want your kids to eat crap -which is what all these fast food places are- then what’s 40 mins.

They aren't curry flavour though, they are pesto?

I suspect they are more popular in some branches than others though.

I’m not sure BK have any burgers suitable now do they ? they have had to state that their BK plant burger is cooked on the same grill as the beef ones, which obviously would deter vegans/veggies but ok for people having a meat free meal, I could be wrong, I have not set foot in a BK since the 90’s when they did the spicy bean burgers,