As a parent, you know that summertime isn’t always stress free. Between
taking kids to swimming, camp, soccer games and softball practice, there
isn’t always time to prepare a fresh meal. But you can feel good about
heading to McDonald’s
when you’re looking for an easy meal-on-the-go - available now in all
Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan locations is a
new side option for Happy Meals - low-fat strawberry GoGurt. McDONALD’SUSA INTRODUCES NEW LOW-FAT YOGURT SIDE TO HAPPY MEALS IN NORTHWEST OHIO AND SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
Company delivers on nutrition, kids’ well-being commitments with addition of Go-GURT® Low-Fat Strawberry Yogurtmade exclusively for McDonald’s
TOLEDO, OHIO – JUNE 30, 2014 –
McDonald’s USA
is offering guests in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan new reasons
to feel good about the fun and the food at McDonald’s with the addition
of a new yogurt side option for kids.
Parents
and kids in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan can look forward to
an additional side option for Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meals starting
July 4: Go-GURT® Low-Fat Strawberry Yogurt[1].
This Go-GURT Low-Fat Strawberry Yogurt is made exclusively for
McDonald’s, contains 50 calories, has 25 percent less sugar than the
leading kid’s
yogurt* and is made with natural
flavor. Guests now have more options for sides in kids’ meals – they can
choose either Go-GURT Low-Fat Strawberry Yogurt or apple slices, or
choose both together as their sides in place of a kid-size fry.
These new
additions are the latest examples of McDonald’s USA’s ongoing dedication
to children’s nutrition and well-being as part of its “Commitments to
Offer Improved Nutrition Choices.”
“At
McDonald’s, we’re always looking to bring fun and happiness to families
and listening to our customers’ asks to have more variety and wholesome
options for kids to enjoy in their Happy
Meals,” said Tim Sloan, president of the McDonald’s Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan Co-Op. “Go-GURT Low-Fat Strawberry Yogurt give kids and parents in
Northwest Ohio, Southeast Michigan and across the nation
something new to look forward to during their next trip to McDonald’s.”
This
latest offering supports McDonald’s partnership with the Alliance for a
Healthier Generation, an organization founded by the American Heart
Association and Clinton Foundation to reduce the prevalence of childhood
obesity and empower kids to develop lifelong, healthy habits. The
Alliance and McDonald’s are working together to increase customers’
access to fruit, vegetables and low-fat dairy and help families and
children make informed choices in keeping with healthy,
balanced lifestyles.
Go-GURT
Low-Fat Strawberry Yogurt, which delivers about one quarter cup of
low-fat dairy and is a good source of calcium and vitamin D, provides
another balanced choice for kids, along with apple slices, 1% low-fat
white milk, fat-free chocolate milk and 100% apple juice beverage
options.
In
March 2012, McDonald’s started automatically including apple slices and
a kid-size fry in every Happy Meal and Mighty Kids Meal. Since then,
more than 1.1 billion bags of apple slices have been served. Beginning
later this year, McDonald’s USA will also only promote milk, juice or
water as a beverage choice with Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meals on
menu boards and in-restaurant and external advertising and
communications.
About McDonald’s
McDonald's
USA, LLC serves a variety of menu options made with quality ingredients
to more than 26 million customers every day. Nearly 90 percent of
McDonald's 14,000 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and
operated by businessmen and women. The McDonald’s Co-Op of Northwest
Ohio and Southeast Michigan has 68 restaurants in 15 counties. Customers
can now log online for free at any of the 11,500 participating Wi-Fi
enabled McDonald’s U.S. restaurants. For more
information, visit http://www.mcdonalds.com/ or follow us on Twitter (@McDonalds_NWOH) and Facebook (Facebook.com/McDonalds).