Vegetarian does not mean lighter. The McPlant carries 6.5g of saturated fat, and it is the most industrially processed item on the menu with 25 manufactured ingredients of 44.
The 21 items in this section range from 12 kcal for the McDonald's Cucumber Sticks up to 444 kcal for the McDonald's Fries (Large). Boone separates free sugars from the sugars that occur naturally in milk and whole fruit, which NHS daily limits do not count, and measures every figure against the guideline for a specific age and sex rather than an adult average.