This photo provided by Kenneth McNulty shows a 28-year-old block of cheddar, one of three boxes of unintentionally aged cheddar recently discovered in a Milwaukee cheese market. The three boxes _ 28, 34 and 40 years old _ will be auctioned to the public. Some experts say it might comprise the oldest collection of cheese ever assembled. (AP Photo/Courtesy Kenneth McNulty)
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This photo provided by Kenneth McNulty shows a 28-year-old block of cheddar, one of three boxes of unintentionally aged cheddar recently discovered in a Milwaukee cheese market. The three boxes _ 28, 34 and 40 years old _ will be auctioned to the public. Some experts say it might comprise the oldest collection of cheese ever assembled. (AP Photo/Courtesy Kenneth McNulty)
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This undated image provided by McDonald’s Corp. shows an item available in it's soon to open vegetarian-only restaurants in India. The company already offers menu items that cater to local tastes, such as the Maharaja Mac, which is a Big Mac except with chicken patties instead of beef. (AP Photo/McDonald's Corp.)
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This undated product image provided by McDonald's shows the restaurant's new "Mighty Wings"offering on the store's menu. The world's biggest hamburger chain is set to expand its test of chicken wings to Chicago this week, after a successful run in Atlanta last year. (AP photo/McDonald's)
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In this July 14, 2012 photo, a worker opens a portable silo bag to load into a truck to be transported for sale at a farm near Pergamino, Argentina. China is the leading buyer of Argentine soybeans, with most of the country's fertile land nowadays covered with the crop, its principal export. As Chinese ate more pork, fried chicken and hamburgers, increasing the demand for soybeans to make cooking oil and feed for pigs and cows, cattle ranchers in Latin America turned grazing land into fields of soy, a crop few in their region consume. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
McDonald's to roll out yolk-free Egg McMuffin
NEW YORK (
AP) —
McDonald's is rolling out a yolk-free version of its Egg McMuffin this spring.
The world's biggest hamburger chain says the "Egg White Delight" will be made with a whole grain muffin, Canadian bacon and white cheddar cheese. It will be available nationally April 22 and clock in at 250 calories, compared with 300 calories for a regular Egg McMuffin.
The Oak Brook, Ill.-based chain says the egg whites will be cooked on the grill with a spatula. Customers can request the egg whites for other breakfast sandwiches as well. When asked whether there would be an extra charge for the egg white substitutes, McDonald's spokeswoman Ofelia Casillas said in an email that the company doesn't stipulate pricing to franchisees.
McDonald's had announced last year that it was testing the breakfast sandwich. It was revealed as part of the company's announcement that it would begin posting calorie counts on menu nationwide ahead of a new federal regulation.
The move was also intended to address criticism that fast-food chains such as McDonald's Corp. contribute to rising obesity rates and appeal to customers looking for healthier menu options.
The launch date was reported earlier by The Daily Meal, a website that covers food news.
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