while out west I discovered that McDonalds do a pretty good chicken salad, and at a reasonable price. As I don't eat protein and carbs together, and try to avoid wheat, finding something like this is a godsend for me.

I must admit that McD's burgers would certainly not be on my list of preferred foods - they certainly don't make a burger that suits my taste. However, as an occasional treat when the kids were young we would go there - but only very occasionally. Most of us eat some sort of crap occasionally, so long as the general diet is relatively healthy I don't see that it makes a lot of difference.