A Mom's McDonald's Chicken Nuggets Meal Prep Hack

McDonald's fans are creative, often creating viral ordering suggestions on social media. The latest viral hack is polarizing.

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Last week, TikToker @seebiedeebie posted a 1.1 million-view video of her meal-prepping and freezing 80 McDonald's Chicken McNuggets for her son.

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"My youngster exclusively eats these nuggets. She stated she buys and freezes so many ".

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She placed all the nuggets in a large plastic Ziploc bag, squeezed out the air, and sealed it. The TikToker refrigerated the bag for a day before

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freezing it. She recommended refrigerating the nuggets first cools them thoroughly so they won't clump together in the freezer.

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The TikToker said she microwaves 10 frozen nuggets on a dish on high for 1 minute and 30 seconds when her son is hungry.

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Many also criticized her for giving her son McDonald's nuggets because he likes them, recalling their own childhoods when they either ate what their parents made or didn't eat.

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"Do what works for your family. Don't worry about harsh comments "another wrote.

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