# 72 grams of sugar in the McSmoothies.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/72-grams-of-sugar-in-the-mcsmoothies/532535>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 15, 2010, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/72-grams-of-sugar-in-the-mcsmoothies/532535 "2010-03-15T13:00:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/72-grams-of-sugar-in-the-mcsmoothies/532535/21 "2010-03-18T13:39:35Z")

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Gah - I’m feeling a little sick to my stomach just reading this thread (and that was even before the dirty green mop water!).

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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/72-grams-of-sugar-in-the-mcsmoothies/532535/22 "2010-03-18T23:52:49Z")

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> [@Duke](#):
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> Shamrock Shakes don’t have any sugar. They’re just dirty mop water, green food coloring, “thickener,” and whatever it was they put in Tab.

Woo-hoo! I’m going to get off this here Intern-net and make me some shamrock shakes! Mmmmmmmmmmm…

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/72-grams-of-sugar-in-the-mcsmoothies/532535/23 "2010-03-19T00:55:25Z")

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Because of this thread, I went to my local McDonald’s _just for a Shamrock Shake_ you fookin’ bastids! and they don’t sell them at that location any more.  
:eek:

WTH.

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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/72-grams-of-sugar-in-the-mcsmoothies/532535/24 "2010-03-19T03:40:34Z")

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But look at all the mop water you’re avoiding…

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