A study published on Monday by the National Association for the Defense of Consumers and Users (CLCV) warns of the nutritional quality of menus intended for children in fast food restaurants, reports BFMTV.

Most of these menus would be too high in calories, too fat, too salty and too sweet.

A worrying observation, knowing that one child in two eats in a fast food restaurant at least once a month according to ANSES and that the rate of childhood obesity almost doubled between 2012 and 2020. For the CLCV, it is therefore "essential" to improve the nutritional quality of these menus intended for the little ones.


🎦#video #Enquete @clcvorg Children's menus in #FastFood


Menus too high in calories, nutritional information for consumers still far too partial and not very visible... Our food manager takes stock of #food #nutrition 👇 pic.twitter.com/ HK2Wx2glwa

— CLCV (@clcvorg) November 28, 2022

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Too much intake at each meal

This requires, among other things, better consumer information.

In recent years, some brands have tried to improve access to the nutritional information of their products and have sought to offer healthier alternatives in their menus, with less sugary drinks, portions of fruit or vegetables, or even drinkable yogurts.

But these lighter menus are generally shunned by the youngest in favor of higher calorie menus with fries and soda.

These formulas alone cover 54% of the daily needs of children (59% for adolescents).

“It is the equivalent of 80% of the needs over a whole day, and we have already reached the maximum in terms of sugar, fat and salt”, summarizes Lisa Faulet, scientific and food manager at CLCV.



The association therefore invites brands to review their menus and encourages parents to find out about nutritional intake.

According to Lisa Faulet, a healthier alternative would be to have a salad as an accompaniment, with a compote or a yogurt drink for dessert.

Fruit juice, a source of natural sugars, should be preferred over sodas.

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