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Updated 29 July 2026

McDonald's Strawberry Shake (Small)
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McDonald's Strawberry Shake (Small)

$5.19 470 Cal 10g protein

Price shown is for the medium size.

McDonald's Strawberry Shake is made with creamy vanilla soft serve, blended with strawberry syrup and topped with whipped topping. Available in small, medium, and large.

Checked across 27 restaurants, $3.99 to $6.69.

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Nutritional Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total470kcal
Protein10g20%
Carbs77g26%
Fat13g20%
NutrientAmount% DV
Calories470kcal24%
Total Fat13g20%
Saturated Fat8g40%
Trans Fat0.5g—
Cholesterol50mg17%
Sodium160mg7%
Total Carbohydrates77g26%
Total Sugars58g116%
Added Sugars46g92%
Protein10g20%
Calcium350mg27%
Iron0mg0%
Potassium500mg11%
Caffeine0mg—
Nutritional values come from McDonald's published data and may vary by location or customisation. Updated 29 July 2026. Compare this item against the rest of the menu with the nutrition calculator.

McDonald's Strawberry Shake (Small) Complete Information

A McDonald's Strawberry Shake (Small) costs $5.19 and carries 470 calories with 10g of protein, which makes it the lightest of the three shake flavors.

The gap is small but it is consistent: ten calories under the Vanilla Shake (Small) at 480 and fifty under the Chocolate Shake (Small) at 520, all at the same $5.19 price. Strawberry is the flavor McDonald's has kept longest without changing, and it tastes like the syrup rather than like fruit, which is either the appeal or the problem depending on who you ask. Under it is the same reduced fat vanilla soft serve as every other dessert on this menu. A small still lands above a 580 calorie Big Mac, so like all three flavors it belongs in the dessert column rather than the drinks column. Pair it with anything spicy, since dairy cuts capsaicin faster than water does.

Health Insight

At 470 calories and 58g of sugar, this one is best treated as an occasional order rather than an everyday one.

Lighter alternative: Hot Fudge Sundae on the same menu comes in at 330 calories. See Hot Fudge Sundae

What Is in a McDonald's Strawberry Shake (Small)?

3 components, 31 ingredients in total, exactly as McDonald's lists them.

  1. Main Ingredients10
    • Milk
    • Sugar
    • Cream
    • Corn Syrup
    • Natural Flavor
    • Mono And Diglycerides
    • Cellulose Gum
    • Guar Gum
    • Carrageenan
    • Vitamin A Palmitate

    Contains: Milk

  2. Strawberry Shake Syrup13
    • Sugar
    • Strawberries
    • Corn Syrup
    • Glycerin
    • Strawberry Puree Concentrate
    • Water
    • Contains 2% Or Less: Natural Flavor
    • Vegetable Juice And Beta Carotene (Color)
    • Citric Acid
    • Pectin
    • Salt
    • Potassium Sorbate (Preservative)
    • Calcium Chloride
  3. Whipped Light Cream8
    • Cream
    • Nonfat Milk
    • Milk
    • Liquid Sugar
    • Contains 2% Or Less: Mono And Diglycerides
    • Natural Flavors
    • Carrageenan
    • Whipping Propellant (Nitrous Oxide)
Ingredient statements are published by McDonald's and can change without notice. Regional suppliers mean a restaurant near you may use a slightly different formulation.

How to Make a Strawberry Shake (Small) at Home?

A strawberry shake made with real fruit tastes nothing like the McDonald's one, which is built on syrup. This recipe uses both: a reduced fruit purée for body and a little syrup for the flavor people actually recognise. The restaurant small is $5.19.

28 min20 prep, 8 cookEasydifficulty2 small shakesyield
Servings2

Ingredients0 of 7

Shake base

Strawberry

Method0 of 5 steps

Tips

  • Reduce and chill the purée. Warm fruit melts the base and thin fruit dilutes it.
  • The syrup is what makes it taste like the restaurant version. Fruit alone tastes better but different.
  • Milk powder still applies here; it is what holds the shake up.

Variations

  • Skip the fruit entirely and use syrup alone for something closer to the $5.19 original.
  • Swap to chocolate syrup for the Chocolate Shake at 520 calories.
  • Blend in a banana for a version McDonald’s only sells as a smoothie.

Serve immediately with whipped cream. A restaurant small is $5.19 at 470 calories.

Pairs Well Together

Perfect Combination

A Coffee (Small) cuts the sweetness of the Strawberry Shake (Small), which is why the two turn up together.

Strawberry Shake (Small) $5.19 Strawberry Shake (Small) Coffee (Small) $2.49 Coffee (Small)

Allergen Information

This item may contain the following allergens

  • Milk / Dairy

Allergen information for the Strawberry Shake (Small) is based on McDonald's standard recipe. Cross contamination is possible in restaurant kitchens, so tell staff about any allergy before you order.

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Strawberry Shake (Small) Questions

How much is a McDonald's Strawberry Shake?

A small Strawberry Shake is $5.19 at a typical US restaurant, the same as vanilla and chocolate. It is a median taken from live restaurant listings, with the full range shown beneath the price.

How many calories in a Strawberry Shake?

470 calories for a small with 10g of protein, the lightest of the three flavors. Vanilla is 480 and chocolate 520, all at the same price.

Does the Strawberry Shake contain real strawberries?

It is built on a strawberry flavored syrup rather than fruit purée. The complete published ingredient statement sits in the recipe section on this page, and the copycat recipe there uses reduced real fruit alongside syrup for a closer result.

Which shake flavor is the lightest?

Strawberry, at 470 calories, though the margin over vanilla is only about ten. Chocolate is the heaviest at 520. Since all three cost $5.19, calories are the only variable.

Does McDonald’s still sell the Shamrock Shake?

Seasonally, usually around March, and it is not part of the standing menu. Anything a restaurant is not currently listing does not appear on this site, which is why only the three permanent flavors have pages here.

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