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McDonald's plans to make Happy Meals healthier worldwide by 2022

McDonald's has pledged to make its Happy Meals more nutritious.The fast food giant announced Thursday that by the end of 2022, at least 50% of Happy Meals listed on menus worldwide will have caps of 600 calories, 10% of calories coming from saturated fat, 650 mg sodium and 10% of calories coming from added sugar.
The McDonald's logo is posted in the window of a McDonald's restaurant on March 12, 2013 in San Francisco, California. 

McDonald’s has pledged to make its Happy Meals more nutritious.

The fast food giant announced Thursday that by the end of 2022, at least 50% of Happy Meals listed on menus worldwide will have caps of 600 calories, 10% of calories coming from saturated fat, 650 mg sodium and 10% of calories coming from added sugar.

Among the changes McDonald's is implementing are making cheeseburgers available in Happy Meals only if customers request them, reducing the size of the fries order that comes with the six-piece Chicken McNuggets, cutting the amount of added sugar in chocolate milk and adding bottled water as a featured beverage choice on Happy Meal menu boards.

The Oak Park, Ill.-based company said it also will explore adding new foods to Happy Meals, like the Junior Chicken, a grilled chicken sandwich McDonald's Italy introduced last month.

"It’s a journey. It’s a delicate balance. Customers are looking for options today they can feel good about eating," said Julia Braun, the burger chain's head of global nutrition.

Read more:https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/02/15/mcdonalds-plans-make-happy-meals-healthier-worldwide-2022/338263002/

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