My irritating McDonald's order confuses people, but it's delicious and healthy

"I used to work at Maccas and let me tell you, the whole store laughs at you when you order something like this. Go somewhere else maybe?" one person said.

Kristy Hawk, a popular low-carb foodie and influencer took to her Facebook page recently to share exactly how she orders McDonald's.

But her 'irritating' order has left the internet scratching its collective head, mainly due to one glaringly obvious omission... there's no bun. 

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The low-carb McDonald's Quarter Pounder order 

As someone who practices the keto diet, Kristy's burger looks drastically different to your regular carb-laden Quarter Pounder.

Thanks to a few cheeky changes and substitutions, she creates a filling meal that satisfies her fast-food cravings, without compromising her strict diet. 

She explains, "I don’t get McDonald’s often but when I do, I order this to keep it low carb."

Kristy adds that she likes to order it on the kiosk inside as "it’s just easier that way and they seem to get it right every time when I do."

The order in question is as follows:

• Double quarter pounder with cheese
• No bun
• No mustard 
• No onions 
• No ketchup
• Regular mayo
• Light lettuce
• Pickles

She then shared a photo of her 'naked' burger, where all the fillings are seen piled high on a bed of shredded lettuce. 

Image: Facebook

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"I love your choice of a fast food low-carb meal!"

While some of the 5.4k comments applauded Kristy's creation, saying it's a great low-carb option in a pinch, others couldn't wrap their minds around the concept of a bunless Quarter Pounder, or even the fact someone so health conscious would go to Maccas in the first place. 

"This is exactly what my McDonald's orders look like when I go! I’m glad I’m not the ONLY one!!" one person wrote. "Great when you're craving a burger but you don't want the carbs," they added.

Another said: "I love your choice of a fast food low-carb meal. When you're on the go it can be hard to get something on the 'healthier' side but this is a win in my book!"

Someone else shared, "This is perfect! Nice to know McDonald’s is very accommodating."

"Great idea if you're gluten-free or celiac too," they added.

Others suggested asking for two pieces of lettuce to 'wrap' the bun up instead of using a knife and fork to eat it.

"It looks like McThrowup"

Meanwhile, keyboard warriors claimed this order was irritating and pointless.

One former McDonald's employee said, "I used to work at McDonald’s when I was a teen and let me tell you, the whole store laughs at you when you order something like this.

"I used to be the one making the burgers and if someone ordered this I would grab the whole crew and we would come peak out and try to see what a fool like this looks like! Go somewhere else maybe?"

"You sound like you're fun at parties," another slammed.

"I wouldn't go to McDonald's if I ordered something like this..." shared someone else. 

Then this user quipped, "It looks like McThrowup."

"If you’re going to eat garbage, don’t church it up by eliminating the bun. You still put garbage in your body. This doesn’t make it any more healthy," replied a different commenter. 

"Please, I implore you to just live a little," suggested another. 

Originally published as My irritating McDonald's order confuses people, but it's delicious and healthy