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Big changes are coming to kids' meal menus, now that 19 restaurant chains have announced their intentions to add healthier options. Chains like Burger King, Chili's, Friendly's, and IHOP plan to include low-sugar, low-sodium options that boast increased servings of fruits and vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains at over 15,000 restaurants nationwide.
Originally posted by etombo
They have to, some burger kings are selling beer!!!! They have to even out the menu.
The fast-food chain also reformulated children's chicken nuggets to include less sodium
The effort is part of a new National Restaurant Association initiative to not only give kids healthier options at restaurants but to make it easier for parents to find them. Some of the items are already on menus, but restaurants will advertise them more prominently and mark the healthier ones to make ordering easier.
To qualify for the program, restaurants must include at least one kids menu item that is 600 calories or less and meets other nutritional requirements, with a side dish worth less than 200 calories.
Originally posted by BiggyMcBigPants
reply to post by here4awhile
McDonald's is not part of this movement or program or whatever it is called though. Also, noticed this from the article as well:
The effort is part of a new National Restaurant Association initiative to not only give kids healthier options at restaurants but to make it easier for parents to find them. Some of the items are already on menus, but restaurants will advertise them more prominently and mark the healthier ones to make ordering easier.
To qualify for the program, restaurants must include at least one kids menu item that is 600 calories or less and meets other nutritional requirements, with a side dish worth less than 200 calories.
Are we the taxpayer's subsidizing this in some way?? I am going to need to look into this a bit further, but if it turns out we are subsidizing this in someway, then we know WHY the companies are doing this: free money, not out of a sense to "do the right thing".