I am a creature of habit, in pretty much all aspects of my life.
But, I am also someone who kind of has a mini-panic attack every time I go to a restaurant. You see, menus are daunting to me. There are so many options; too many options. I am always the person who has to tell the waiter to come back because I’m not ready.
It’s pretty much the same for me when I visit McDonald’s. Only I KNOW that a diet coke is going to be involved, as are some fries. ALWAYS. But there are so many things I want to try, so many options. I always wonder, though, if it’s the same way for other people.
Are you a creature of habit like my son, who orders the exact. same. thing. every time he walks into a McDonald’s? Or are you like my daughter, who tries something new every time, searching for that one thing she likes the best? Or are you like I am, almost wanting to say, “I don’t know what I want…just surprise me please!”
If you are a creature of habit, what’s your USUAL?
If you try something different each time, what have been your favourites? Least favourites? Have there been any surprises?
If you are like me…well, then, I’m sorry.
My daughter is ALWAYS: Hamburger Happy Meal, ketchup only. The boy has a big appetite and mixes things up. For me, depends but usually get a hamburger Happy Meal. Just enough.
Here what our family likes:
Alex, 6, hamburger happy meal only ketchup (god forbid they mess it up), apples and milk
Rebecca, 13, loves the Southwest Sandwich, fries and coke (if I let her have it)
Me, I always change it up: McChicken is my classic, but I love a Big Mac once and awhile, when being reasonable I love the Spicy Thai Salad (but must have a order of fries), and sometimes I settle for a Happy Meal CHeeseburger (and that gets us an extra toy, yippee!) or 2 snacks wraps!
Hubby, most always BigMac trio and he must have apple pie.
My family has a standard order:
Girl 12: 2 chicken snack wraps, one crispy, one grilled, ranch. Small coke
Boy 9: Big Mac, small Root Beer
Girl 7: Grilled snack wrap happy meal with chocolate milk. (used to be McNuggets until they introduced the snack wrap happy meal. She was so happy!)
All three kids aren’t crazy about fries, so they all have a few (usually 5 or so) out of the small fries that came in the happy meal.
I used to always have a cheeseburger and medium fries and coke zero. Now I’m dieting (down 45 pounds in less than 2.5 months!) so I have the Thai Grilled Chicken Salad with half the thai sauce and no dressing, plus water. Delish!
I have 50% custody of my kids and we go to McDonalds once a week, which ends up being twice a month.
Cam flips flops between cheeseburger happy mean (no pickle!) or a quarter pounder.
Eva – same thing everytime. Hamburger happy meal with chocolate milk and a GIRL toy.
Cuyler – big red french fries and a kid size rootbeer. Every time.
Sean – usually a quarter pounder meal.
Me – I used to always get a Big Xtra, but they don’t have those anymore. I do think my favourites are the chicken fajitas right now.