As a parent, getting your child a McDonald’s chicken nugget meal may feel like one of the safest, most foolproof ways to get food into their belly. Dad Says His Son Found Metal In A McDonald’s Chicken Nugget“So my son was just now eating McDonald’s,” Austin says at the start of the video. “Took a bite out of his chicken nugget.” He then shows the inside of the nugget, where a small metal-looking object is visible. Austin says he pulled the object out of the McDonald’s chicken nugget.