McDonald's(ā) plays 'hide the cheeseburger(ˈCHēzˌbərgər)' in new Happy Meal(mēl) health push

McDonald’s(ā) plays ‘hide the cheeseburger(ˈCHēzˌbərgər)’ in new Happy Meal(mēl) health push

Lisa Baertlein(līn)

McDonald’s Corp(corporal ˈkôrp(ə)rəl) is removing cheeseburgers from U.S. Happy Meal menus and shrinking(SHriNGk) the french(frenCH) fry(frī) serving in one “Mighty(ˈmītē) Meal” as part of a new global(ˈglōbəl) plan to cut calories(ˈkal(ə)rē) and make its food for children more healthy.

The changes announced Thursday come as the world’s biggest fast-food chain(CHān) for the first time established(iˈstabliSHt) global limits for calories, sodium(ˈsōdēəm), saturated(ˈsaCHəˌrātid) fat(fat) and added sugar in Happy Meals, which consultants(kənˈsəltnt) and franchisees(ˈfranˌCHīzē) say account for roughly(ˈrəflē) 15 percent of sales in the United(yo͞oˈnītid) States.

By 2022, McDonald’s aims to have at least half of the Happy Meals listed on its drive-thru, restaurant and digital(ˈdijitl) menus(ˈmenyo͞o) around the world contain 600 calories or less, 10 percent of calories from saturated fat, 650 mg(milligram ˈmiləˌgram) of sodium, and 10 percent of calories from added sugar.

The chain’s U.S. restaurants will continue to offer Happy Meal cheeseburgers on request, which nudges(nəj) diners to change behavior. When it did the same thing with Happy Meal sodas(ˈsōdə) in 2013, some customers switched to water, milk or juice(jo͞os).

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mcdonalds-happymeal/mcdonalds-plays-hide-the-cheeseburger-in-new-happy-meal-health-push-idUSKCN1FZ0XJ