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McDonald's oatmeal costs $3.29 and carries 320 calories. It also carries 31g of sugar, which is ten times an Egg McMuffin, and there is a free way to cut most of it.
McDonald's oatmeal contains 320 calories, 6g of protein and 31g of sugar, and costs $3.29 at the national midpoint. Ordering it without the brown sugar drops it to around 260 calories at no extra charge.
Officially the Fruit & Maple Oatmeal, this is the item McDonald's positions as the wholesome choice: whole grain rolled oats, diced apples, cranberries and two kinds of raisin. Most of that description holds up. The sugar figure is the part worth knowing before you order. This page covers the price, the full nutrition, the complete ingredient list including an allergen nobody else mentions, and how to order it lighter. Prices for the rest of the board are on our McDonald's breakfast menu, and serving cut-offs are on breakfast hours.
Our surveyed national midpoint is $3.29. This item has one of the widest published price bands of anything on the breakfast menu, and the reason is that several guides are still carrying figures from years ago without rechecking them.
McDonald's oatmeal is 320 calories, which is genuinely modest, and carries 5g of fibre, which is the most on the breakfast menu. Then there is the sugar. At 31g this bowl carries more than ten times an Egg McMuffin, and it is the reason the wholesome framing only half holds up.
Three things, and they are real. Sodium is 150mg, by far the lowest of any breakfast item on the menu, where most sandwiches sit between 700 and 1,500mg. Saturated fat is 2g against 14g for a Sausage Biscuit. And 5g of fibre is more than anything else McDonald's serves before 11am.
Protein is published as 6g by most sources and 8g by one. We use 6g. Full menu comparison on McDonald's nutrition and calories.
Four components arrive in a bowl of McDonald's oatmeal: the oatmeal base, diced apples, a cranberry and raisin blend, and light cream. The apples are real apples and the oats are real whole grain rolled oats. The other two components are where it gets more complicated.
It is not gluten free. The oat base contains barley malt extract, and oats are not certified gluten free at McDonald's. It is also not dairy free or vegan as served, because light cream is added to the bowl. You can ask for it without the cream, which makes it dairy free but still not gluten free.
Contains milk, wheat and sulfites. Full ingredient detail on McDonald's own product page.
Four modifications to McDonald's oatmeal, all free, and the first is worth knowing whether or not you care about sugar. McDonald's builds this bowl from separate components, so removing any of them is straightforward at the counter, the kiosk or in the app.
On sodium and saturated fat, McDonald's oatmeal wins comfortably. On sugar, it is the worst thing on the breakfast menu apart from the hotcakes. Which of those matters more depends entirely on what you are watching.
Sometimes. McDonald's oatmeal is one of the few breakfast items where the answer is not a flat no. Because the bowl needs no grill or fryer, some restaurants continue serving it past the usual 10:30am to 11:00am cut-off. It is not guaranteed and not official policy, so check the app for your restaurant. General times are on our breakfast hours page.
320 calories as served, with 6g of protein, 64g of carbohydrate and 5g of fibre. Ordered without the brown sugar it drops to around 260. Both figures are for the standard bowl with light cream.
$3.29 at the national midpoint. Published prices elsewhere run from $1.99 to $4.59, which is a 130 percent spread — the low end is stale data and the high end is delivery pricing. Rural restaurants run near $2.79 and airport locations near $4.29.
31g, which is roughly three quarters of a can of Coca-Cola. It comes from three places: brown sugar in the oat base, sweetened dried cranberries where sugar is listed before the fruit, and raisins. An Egg McMuffin has 3g by comparison.
Yes, and it is free. The components are portioned separately, so it is a standard modification at the counter, kiosk or app. It removes around 60 calories and a large share of the sugar. McDonald's does not advertise this and staff will not offer it.
Partly. Sodium at 150mg is the lowest of any breakfast item, saturated fat is 2g, and 5g of fibre is the most on the menu. The 31g of sugar is the problem. Ordered without brown sugar it becomes the strongest nutritional option McDonald's serves at breakfast.
Four components: an oatmeal base of water, whole grain rolled oats, brown sugar, food starch, salt, natural flavor, barley malt extract and caramel color; diced apples; a cranberry and raisin blend; and light cream.
No. The oat base contains barley malt extract, which carries gluten, and the oats themselves are not certified gluten free. There is no way to modify the bowl to make it suitable for coeliac diets.
Yes. The cranberry raisin blend contains sulfur dioxide as a preservative, so the bowl declares sulfites. No other item on the McDonald's breakfast menu carries that allergen. Sulfite sensitivity most commonly affects people with asthma. Asking for no cranberry raisin blend removes it.
Not as served, because light cream is added to the bowl. Asking for no cream makes it dairy free, though it still contains gluten from the barley malt extract so it is not suitable for every restricted diet.
Sometimes. Because the bowl needs no grill or fryer, some restaurants keep serving it past the usual 10:30am to 11:00am cut-off. It is not official policy and not guaranteed, so check the app for your restaurant. General times are on our breakfast hours page.
Prices shown are based on typical U.S. McDonald’s menu prices as of August 2026 and may vary by location. Check your local restaurant or McDonald’s app for the latest prices.
Timing questions are answered on breakfast hours .