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Source:
Orlando Sentinel
December 2,
2015
Applebee's has dumped soda from their children's menus, following the lead of several
fast-food restaurants that previously removed the sugary drinks from a place of
menu prominence, a national nutrition advocacy organization announced Monday.
Applebee's
move won praise from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which has
been lobbying for two years to have soda a no-show on kids' menus. Key
fast-food chains, including Burger King, McDonald's and Wendy's, already have
done that.
Applebee's,
the center said, is the first "family-dining" restaurant to scratch
soda from its children's offerings.
Why this is
good news for Moms and Dads worried about their kids' health: Families tend to
order the "default" items at restaurants, studies have found.
So if the
kids' meal comes with soda, many of us let the tykes drink soda. But if the
meal comes with a healthier option, we'll go with that rather than making a
special request for a soda. Applebee's website lists milk and juice options
under the "pick a drink" section of its kids' menu.
"Soda
and other sugar drinks promote diabetes, obesity, tooth decay, and even heart
disease, and a kids' menu is no place for disease-promoting drinks," said
the center's Jessica Almy in a statement. "Kudos to Applebee's for taking
this important step to promote children's health."
Applebee's
is owned by DineEquity, which also owns the IHOP restaurants, and the pancake
places also have nixed soda on children's menus, the group said.
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