Despite restaurant pledges, most kids receive unhealthy items with fast-food kids’ meals

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

A new study of parents’ fast-food restaurant purchases for their children finds that 74 percent of kids still receive unhealthy drinks and/or side items with their kids’ meals when they visit one of the four largest restaurant chains—McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, and Subway—despite restaurants’ commitments to offer healthier options with kids’ meals. This finding is part of a new report from the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut. (more)