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A screenshot of a Bluesky post by Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) dated September 10, 2026.The text of the post reads: "With an average saucey:nuggie ratio of .1375, we really are talking about egregious levels of sauce preciousness here. Bonkers that the 10 piece nuggie gets a 0.2 saucey:nuggie ratio, but the 40 piece falls to a baffling 0.1. A 0.2 ratio or below should really be considered borderline criminal."
Below the text is a chart titled "SAUCE POLICY."
Nuggets are actually probably the best choice on the McDonalds menu for calorie counting. Relatively higher in protein and lower in carbs and fat than most other things on the menu. A sauce pot has 20% of the calories that 6 piece has though, so absolutely should be counting the sauces too (if you are indeed counting).
If you're counting calories and then restricting yourself to salads only, you're already approaching it in an unhealthy way. At least from places like McDonalds.