When it comes to dining out, food for the younger set is often not very child friendly. At least, not where nutrition is concerned.
A 2013 study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest — a Washington-based nonprofit watchdog and consumer advocacy group founded in 1971 which promotes safer and healthier foods — looked at the top 50 restaurant chains in the nation. Of those chains, 83 percent offered chicken fingers, 65 percent offered burgers and 45 percent offered grilled cheese on their children’s menus. When it came to sides, 73 percent offered fries with 68 percent offered fruit as an option.
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