McDonald’s (MCD) is once again giving its Happy Meal a nutrition-focused makeover.
Starting on July 4, its Happy Meal will come with strawberry yogurt as an optional side, for those who prefer something besides French fries. Fries-averse kids—or, more likely, their parents—can request apple slices and yogurt. The Go-Gurt low-fat strawberry yogurt, which General Mills (GIS) specially made for McDonald’s, will have 50 calories and 25 percent less sugar than regular Go-Gurt.
McDonald’s has been working on improving the healthfulness of the Happy Meal since 2004, when it first introduced apple dippers (100 calories with the caramel sauce), 1 percent low-fat milk, and apple juice. In its 2013 nutrition progress report (PDF), the fast-food giant said changes like shrinking the size of the fries and adding apple slices and milk had reduced the average calories and fat in Happy Meals.
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