A year after American fast food companies agreed to make kids meals healthier, nutritionists and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit advocacy group, evaluated the changes and found their offerings to be far from healthy.
Most of the meals that the likes of Burger King and Sonic are marketing still contain as much cholesterol as six strips of pork bacon or as much sugar as two Twinkies, the group found.
PCRM warns that these finds are troublesome in a time when 16.9 million children are obese, and chain fast food restaurants are marketing food that is high in fat, cholesterol, and sodium as "healthy."
PCRM compiled a list of the five-worst "healthy" kids meals.
Chick-fil-A Kids Grilled Nuggets Kids Meal
Contains: Six grilled nuggets, waffle potato fries, and low-fat chocolate milk
Nutrition facts: 570 calories, 19 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, 75 milligrams of cholesterol, 1,150 milligrams of sodium, 23 grams of sugars
Nutrition shocker: Contains the same amount of cholesterol as a Big Mac.
Source: PCRM
McDonald’s Cheeseburger Happy Meal
Contains: Cheeseburger, fries, apple slices, and low-fat white milk
Nutrition facts: 520 calories, 20 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 50 milligrams of cholesterol, 920 milligrams of sodium, 22 grams of sugars
Nutrition shocker: Contains more sodium than 13 orders of McDonald’s kids fries.
Source: PCRM
Sonic Kids’ Jr. Burger Meal
Contains: Jr. Burger, apple slices with fat-free caramel dipping sauce, and apple juice
Nutrition facts: 550 calories, 17 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 35 milligrams of cholesterol, 715 milligrams of sodium, 42 grams of sugars
Nutrition shocker: Contains more sugar than two Twinkies.
Source: PCRM
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