McDonald’s fans can save big and score a $1 breakfast sandwich — but for one day only. On Monday, March 2, customers can choose between an Egg McMuffin breakfast sandwich or a Sausage McMuffin with Egg breakfast sandwich for just one dollar, exclusively through the McDonald’s App during breakfast hours. “Packed with 17-20 grams of protein, it’s the perfect boost to start the day,” McDonald’s notes, hinting to proteinmaxxers that this inexpensive meal counts toward their macro goals. A $1 Egg McMuffin and you didn’t need a time machine to get it. The menu items feature an English muffin stacked with Canadian bacon or Sausage, American cheese, a “freshly-cracked” egg and butter. It’s clear people love their Mickey D’s breakfast: the chain says its restaurant system purchased more than 2 billion eggs in the U.S. in 2024 alone. McDonald’s has said it “changed the breakfast game forever” when the Egg McMuffin debuted in 1971. Invented due to a “happy accident,” the sandwich has become a marquee menu item ever since. Technology Feb 27 Burger King's new AI agent will listen to orders and ‘coach' workers on being ‘hospitable' Food Drink Feb 20 Lent specials and deals: 33 restaurants serving up seafood Unlike other quick-service restaurants, McDonald’s has been making this drive-thru icon with a freshly cracked egg — not a premixed egg patty — for 54 years and counting. This story first appeared on TODAY.com. More from TODAY: AI and Food Delivery Photos: Companies and Customers Court Controversy in Their Use of the Technology This Restaurant Server’s ‘Sneaky’ Tactic Gets Dads To Help More With Kids Wendy’s Closes Hundreds of US Restaurants Amid Slumping Sales ...read more read less