Buttermilk Crispy Tenders

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McCrispy Strips/ McDonald's Chicken Selects / Buttermilk Crispy Tenders
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McDonald's Chicken Selects
Nutritional value per 3 pieces (300g)
Energy 1,464 kJ (350 kcal)
18g
Sugars 1g
Dietary fibre 1g
Fat
17g
Saturated 2.5g
30g
Vitamins and minerals
Minerals Quantity
%DV
Calcium
1%
15 mg
Iron
6%
1 mg
Potassium
16%
470 mg
Sodium
48%
1100 mg
Other constituentsQuantity
Cholesterol 95mg

May vary outside US market.
Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults, [1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies. [2]
Source: McDonald's

McCrispy Strips (and their precursors, Buttermilk Crispy Tenders and Chicken Selects) are chicken strips sold by the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's in the United States and Canada. Chicken Selects were introduced in early 1998 for a limited time and offered again in early 2002 and late 2003 and then permanently starting in 2004. In the UK, they were launched on the "Pound Saver Menu", which offers various menu items for £0.99.

In mid-2006, [3] McDonald's introduced the Snack Wrap, which contains a Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strip, or as of January 2007, a Grilled Chicken Breast Strip, [4] cheddar/jack cheese, lettuce, and either ranch, honey mustard, or chipotle barbecue sauce, all wrapped inside a white flour tortilla, priced at 99¢-$1.39 depending on the market.

Chicken Selects were terminated in 2013. The product briefly returned in 2015 as a limited-time promotion. In August 2017, a similar chicken tender product named "Buttermilk Crispy Tenders" was added to the menu, [5] [6] caught up in a viral craze tied to the Cartoon Network's Rick and Morty show's focus on Szechuan Sauce. [7] [8] However, they were discontinued in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] [10] In May 2025 Chicken Selects returned as a permanent menu item available as a 3-piece and 4-piece. [11] A McCrispy Strip is also used for a snack wrap that was reintroduced as a menu item in July 2025 and is available as ranch and spicy flavors and as a 2-wrap meal. [12]

References

  1. United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  2. "TABLE 4-7 Comparison of Potassium Adequate Intakes Established in This Report to Potassium Adequate Intakes Established in the 2005 DRI Report". p. 120. In: Stallings, Virginia A.; Harrison, Meghan; Oria, Maria, eds. (2019). "Potassium: Dietary Reference Intakes for Adequacy". Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. pp. 101–124. doi:10.17226/25353. ISBN   978-0-309-48834-1. PMID   30844154. NCBI   NBK545428.
  3. Adamy, Janet. "McDonald's Chicken Snack a Hit" AZCentral.com January 30, 2007. Accessed June 20, 2007.
  4. McDonald's USA. "McDonald's USA - USA Core Menu Items by Ingredients" Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine . Corporate website. Accessed June 20, 2007.
  5. Baertlein, Lisa (March 1, 2013). "McDonald's dropping Fruit & Walnut Salad, Chicken Selects in U.S." Reuters. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  6. Kline, Daniel B. (August 3, 2017). "McDonald's is testing chicken fingers again". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  7. Caron, Christina (October 8, 2017). "'Rick and Morty' Fans Wanted Their Sauce. McDonald's Underestimated Just How Much". The New York Times. p. B2. Retrieved November 19, 2025. A promotional website for the sauce, which was meant to lift sales of its new Buttermilk Crispy Tenders...
  8. White, Lisa (October 10, 2017). "McDonald's tries to set things right with 'Rick and Morty' fans". Restaurant Business. Retrieved November 19, 2025. After McDonald's Szechuan Sauce played a prominent role in the Cartoon Network show "Rick and Morty," McDonald's responded with a playful tease, giving away a few gallons of the sauce before bringing it back on Saturday for a one-day promotional event tied to the launch of Buttermilk Crispy Tenders.
  9. "12 fast-food items that have been removed from menus in 2020, so far". Business Insider .
  10. "8 McDonald's menu items that were removed in 2020". Business Insider .
  11. Snider, Mike. "McDonald's debuts new, permanent chicken menu item: Here's when you can get it". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  12. Hauari, Gabe (June 3, 2025). "McDonald's Snack Wraps are officially coming back: Here's when". USA Today . Retrieved November 21, 2025.