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Five of the worst kids meals! |
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Saturday, 30 March 2013 12:55 |
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Boston.com - Kids’ meals at restaurant chains are just as bad as ever, according to an analysis by the non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest, and more than 90 percent don’t even meet the nutritional standards set by a restaurant industry group.
The nutrition activist group evaluated 3,500 children’s meals on websites posted by fast-food and large restaurant chains and found -- not surprisingly -- that fried chicken nuggets, hamburgers, French fries, macaroni and cheese, and sugar-filled drinks remain the most popular offerings, with 97 percent not meeting CSPI’s nutrition criteria for 4- to 8-year-olds; 91 percent didn’t meet the National Restaurant Association’s less stringent nutritional requirements contained in its Kids LiveWell initiative. Continue
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