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beef patties

🥗Healthier: turkey patties

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Turkey patties reduce fat while ground beef is more affordable.

American cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese slices

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while processed cheese is often cheaper.

special sauce

🥗Healthier: yogurt-based dressing

💰Cheaper: mayonnaise + ketchup

Yogurt dressing is lighter, while mayo and ketchup are budget-friendly.

Prepare the special sauce by mixing mayonnaise, French's dressing, sweet relish, and diced onions in a bowl.

Form burger patties from pure beef and place them in the freezer to chill.

Cut the burger buns to create a middle bun, as done in a Big Mac.

Check the burgers in the freezer to see if they are frozen solid.

Cook the patties on a grill pan, ensuring the cheese is placed on the patty to melt.

Assemble the burger by layering the bottom bun, special sauce, lettuce, pickles, cheese, a burger patty, the middle bun, more special sauce, lettuce, pickles, cheese, and the top bun.

Taste the homemade Big Mac and compare it to a genuine Big Mac to evaluate the flavor.

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