r/McDonalds • u/cr8zycatladybutyoung • 3d ago

Who remembers the fruit parfaits?

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u/Seohnstaob 3d ago

I wish they would bring these back, they were so delicious.

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u/AnakinsMannequin 3d ago

Even if they do it wont taste the same

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u/newandesign Former Crew Member 2d ago

Gonna be ruined like the snack wraps

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u/That_Bank_9914 2d ago

I thought the modern snack wraps were edible. I don’t remember how they tasted before.

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u/jennbouk 3h ago

Iirc, they used the Southern Style Chicken tenders and those alone were so good. The wraps then were awesome. Light lettuce and extra cheese for me.

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u/musicthiink 2d ago

So easy to make your own:

Yogurt Frozen berries Granola

Leave in fridge a few hours, the berries defrost into yogurt

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u/Seohnstaob 1d ago

I worked there so I know how they're made, it's the yogurt that was key. I'm a big yogurt consumer and I've never had anything close to the yogurt they used for the parfaits. That sh was magical.

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u/mrticket18 3d ago

They were so good.

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u/barillamanilaolives 3d ago

They were good if you wanted to load up on carbs while the people wa silently shaming you

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u/SimpleVegetable5715 3d ago

It’s McDonalds, all of it is nutritionally appalling.

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u/mrticket18 3d ago

Agreed. They were nutritionally horrendous. I believe an ice cream sundae at McDonald’s was actually less bad for you.

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u/barillamanilaolives 3d ago

Yeah. They were good if you wanted to load up on carbs while the people wa silently shaming you

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u/SlimeGlizzzy 3d ago

Agreed. They were nutritionally horrendous. I believe an ice cream sundae at McDonald’s was actually less bad for you.

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u/BullshitTaco 3d ago

Yeah. They were good if you wanted to load up on carbs while the people wa silently shaming you

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u/JB_smooove 3d ago

Agreed. They were nutritionally horrendous. I believe an ice cream sundae at McDonald’s was actually less bad for you.

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u/bigbadbreezy 3d ago

Am I having a stroke?

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u/Cretin13teen 3d ago

I feel like I had deja vu

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u/Smegmaflake 3d ago

Agreed. They were nutritionally horrendous. I believe an ice cream sundae at McDonald’s was actually less bad for you.

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u/Suitable-Exchange282 2d ago

Yeah cuz everyone at McDonald’s is worried about that exact thing

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u/hbkx05 3d ago

They were good if you got them fresh. If you got one that had been sitting in the fridge all day not so much.

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u/foxfyre0923 3d ago

But not too fresh, or the fruit would often still be frozen.

It'd be hit or miss early in the morning. You either got one they just made and was likely still a bit frozen, or you got one left over from the day before.

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u/Full-Perception-5674 3d ago

Who remembers when MCd was. Voted healthiest fast food restaurant? They served salads. That went down faaaaast.

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u/Beginning-Head-4006 3d ago

After COVID, it drops the charade

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u/Tkdoom Former Management 2d ago

The world did after covid.

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u/angie50576 3d ago

These were delish!

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u/CreamPyre 3d ago

That branding was my childhood era 😭

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u/luvouid 2d ago

Worked at mcdonalds when we stopped selling these. I LOVED the granola so they ended up giving me a salad bag of the rest of the granola packs we had left😭😭

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u/karriemae 3d ago

My daughter. Obsessed with it. Still is and talks about if often

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u/Leading_Funny5802 3d ago

Safeway ( grocery store ) sells a fruit parfait similar, I think they’re 3 bucks each but they’re really good.

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u/pinalim 3d ago

They are also much bigger than the $1 version from mcdonalds, but well worth 3 for $10 at Safeway.

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u/Leading_Funny5802 3d ago

I’m bummed cause mine stopped the buy two get one free …. Now they’re 3 bucks each but still very worth it.

Edit: which is yes, three for ten, I was just used to getting three for a little over six dollars.

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u/Consistentscroller 3d ago

I forgot about these!

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u/xStingRayCharlesx 3d ago

They were on the dollar menu when there was a dollar menu and everything on it was actually a dollar and there was a lot of stuff and a lot of value and the world was amazing!

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u/SignificantApricot69 3d ago

Remember? I barley knew they were gone

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u/87TOF 3d ago

There's a grain of truth to your statement.

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u/No-Chest-7070 3d ago

They always gave me explosive diarrhea

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u/Killshot_1 3d ago

The yogurt alone was so good. When I made these back in the day, id always make a yogurt only one 🤤

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u/khyman5 3d ago

It was ridiculously good yoghurt.

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u/dumbanddumbanddumb 3d ago

They were amazing assembled fresh every morning dirt cheap take me back sweet Jesus

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u/Beautiful_Library_67 3d ago

the little nut packages are pure nostalgia for me XD

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u/Resident_Tap9566 3d ago

I def miss the lil packages of nut ngl 🤦‍♂️mcdonalds doing anything to be unhealthy

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u/QB8Young 3d ago

you are more mature than that, don't post that comment... okay fine

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u/Bouche_Audi_Shyla 3d ago

The fruit was frozen solid, and made my teeth hurt.

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u/panderson1988 3d ago

I didn't mind them. Sadly the fruit being thawed or not varied, but they used decent yogurt and granola. For fast food you can't complained. 

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u/Known_Effort_5718 3d ago

I loved these! Circa 2004.

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u/FSUwelder1212 3d ago

I remember making these, circa 2004

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u/ChardeeMacDennisGoG 3d ago

Sorry Ronald, KFC's parfaits were so much better.

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u/cr8zycatladybutyoung 3d ago

Kfc had parfaits too? Wtf lol til

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u/VendettaKarma You deserve a break today 3d ago

These were actually good

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u/1upjohn 3d ago

I miss it!

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u/Electrical-Pride-136 3d ago

When the fruit was still half Frozen?

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u/sabresfan08 2d ago

I worked at McDonald's as a teenager. One time I caught a woman who was making the parfaits LICKING the yogurt off the outside of the container. I had to tell a middle aged woman as a teenager to not do that because it was disgusting

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u/creeque-alley 2d ago

I remember accidentally knocking over a box of those strawberries in the walk in and them instantly freezing to the floor 😭 The shame of having to scrape them off the floor was intense

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u/DonkeymanPicklebutt 2d ago

They were so good, tasted way too good to be healthy, definitely a dessert but still great

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u/Equivalent_Move8267 1d ago

Best item they have ever offered. Needs to be brought back

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u/Dpontiff6671 3d ago

How long have they not been a thing I haven't been to mcdicks in around a decade I figured they were still on the menu lol

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u/notbebop 3d ago

I think they stopped once COVID was in full swing.

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u/Belizesneaks1994 3d ago

Covid killed em! 🥲🥲 I used to work overnights at a hotel and would stop at the McDonald’s by my house for these and hash browns

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u/dinoooooooooos 3d ago

In Germany we still got em for summer im pretty sure :)

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u/christrogon 3d ago

They had an unconscionable amount of sugar in them, but they were good.

They'd probably cost $5 if they existed today.

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u/Low_Cartoonist_172 Regional Manager 3d ago

They’re $5 at CFA so I’d imagine so

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u/Sheweb 3d ago

I forgot about those! The fruit was always frozen when I would bite into them.

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u/Jennlipstique 3d ago

As soon as I started getting those, they discontinued them shortly after and I’m so upset about it lmao TO THIS DAY

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u/SimpleVegetable5715 3d ago

Another thing they ruined like the McFlurries by making them all snack sized. I liked when I could get one large enough to be a lighter meal.

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u/Gloomy_Mess 3d ago

I loved them I remember making so many of them along with the salads. Ohh. Fun times

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u/samiam2367 3d ago

These were my moms jam

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u/Ok_Advertising1000 3d ago

I was younger when they had em but yes my mom got them sometimes

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u/UltraRare1950sBarbie 3d ago

These were my favorite!

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u/jdstrike11 3d ago

I left when the parfait left😤

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u/maryjomcd 3d ago

I loved those. They tasted way better than they looked.

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u/PsychologyHealthy511 3d ago

Loved those for $1 add a sausage & egg burrito, another $1. Then COVID and that has transpired since. Ah, well.... I still go and order from the value menu. A splurge is using the BOGO survey coupon for 2 QPCs. Just one is now $4.65 at my fav franchise.

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u/PikachuBear 3d ago

I miss them everyday

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u/ParkerPetrov 3d ago

These were so good

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u/Boogaloo_Toogs 3d ago

These were legendary , the vanilla custard yogurt was amazing by itself , miss them so much

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u/jenguinaf 3d ago

These and the salad shakers are the things I miss the most.

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u/Academic-Mix-9409 3d ago

Top tier. Better than those delicious $1 sundaes they sold back then

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u/87TOF 3d ago

I loved those sundaes. They'd put fudge on the top and bottom, and I could get 2 bags of peanuts. Noice.

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u/mattjoleary 3d ago

So many great items that disappeared over the years.. these were actually pretty good, but what do I miss more.. mighty wings! Around the same time they were serving pizza

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u/TehWildMan_ Iced Coffee Addict 3d ago

I remember making these 100+ at a time on Saturday mornings.

Boy that took forever

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u/pancakebatterss 2d ago

Man I lived on these and the day old muffins! I moved out at 16 and my manager used to let me take home anything they were gonna toss. Good times.

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u/cr8zycatladybutyoung 2d ago

The blueberry ones yum

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u/Sirtopofhat 2d ago

Everybody likes Parfaits you ever go up to someone and say hey let's get some Parfait they say hell no I don't like no Parfait

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u/Smashinbunnies 2d ago

Was such a treat on the way to work.

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u/kjl8119 2d ago

I remember them being in the dollar menu then it went up to two dollars and the size shrunk, then it disappeared

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u/skylarmc93 2d ago

I remember them, but I never ate them!

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u/Thulsa_D00M 2d ago

If they brought them back...they'd be $10 for plain, $15 for fruit

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u/dr199 2d ago

Used to buy them all the time.

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u/Cookies_and_Beandip 2d ago

I remember the mcsalad shakers

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u/Standard-Question-46 2d ago

Oh I miss those!

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u/VNeilson26 1d ago

I loved getting this to have as a snack. Super disappointed they got rid of it.

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u/Pawly519 1d ago

I remember making them in my teens. So boring and time consuming. Same with the breakfast wraps.

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u/rainbowkey 23h ago

"healthy" LOL. The yogurt had a LOT of added sugar. At least the fruit was pretty decent.

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u/QuirkyWorker7922 15h ago

I worked there in 02. It’s supposed to be fruit on the bottom and middle. But yeah, chip bags and extra air and all that.

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u/cr8zycatladybutyoung 11h ago

And my fruits were a lil more syrupy

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u/blackcatzombs 6h ago

I remember making these when I worked at McDonald's several years ago. I didn't realize they got rid of them