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Texas Restaurants Announce Support of Balanced, Active Lifestyles With
In-Store Nutrition Education Materials
HOUSTON, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning today, over 1,000 Texas
McDonalds locations will distribute informational trayliners in support of
the Texas Department of Agricultures Square Meals program and the USDAs
revised food pyramid. In addition, McDonalds will distribute coupon rewards
for free packages of sliced apples as Square Meals program rewards in kits
sent to over 1,500 Texas 4th grade classrooms.
Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs announced today that the Square Meals
program incentive kits are being sent to over 1,500 schools across the state
to encourage balanced eating, choosing healthier food choices and activity
lifestyles amongst Texas families.
A coupon for a free package of McDonalds Apple Dippers will be included
in every incentive kit sent to these schools across the state. Each package
of Apple Dippers provides 1 full serving of fresh fruit. Apple Dippers are
one of three fresh fruit-based menu items offered to customers in restaurants
throughout Texas. McDonalds Fruit n Walnut Salad, Fruit n Yogurt Parfait
and Apple Dippers provide customers additional menu items they can utilize to
fit into their balanced lifestyle.
"Its easy to fit McDonalds menu options into a balanced diet," said
Edgardo Navarro, Vice President of Quality, Service and Cleanliness, with
McDonalds. "From our salads, to our Happy Meal choices, to our Premium
Chicken sandwiches -- we have great options for everyone. Parents and kids
selecting Happy Meals can choose low fat white or chocolate milk or apple
juice instead of soft drinks, or Apple Dippers instead of fries. Kids view
chocolate milk and Apple Dippers as treats, but Moms see them as a welcomed
alternative to fries and soda."
A sample selection of fruit, vegetable and dairy items available at
McDonalds follow:
Milk Jugs and Apple Juice
Available in both low-fat white and chocolate, the milk jugs are one easy
way to make a Happy Meal. Both contain eight ounces of one percent milk, and
are an excellent source of Calcium and Vitamin D and a good source of Vitamin
A. Minute Maid Apple Juice is 100% pure apple juice, an excellent source of
Vitamin C and a good source of Calcium.
Apple Dippers
The Apple Dippers are a fresh, anytime snack of sliced apples served in a
convenient go-anywhere bag and accompanied with a delicious caramel dip
containing only one gram of fat. Apple Dippers provide an easy way for adults
and children to consume one serving of the recommended daily intake of fruit.
Premium Salads
McDonalds Premium Salads provide a tasty way to get the fruit and
vegetable servings recommended by the USDA while on-the-go. While each
Premium Salad provides 1 1/2 servings of vegetables, each Fruit-n-Walnut Salad
provides 1 1/2 servings of the USDAs recommended daily fruit intake and is
served with low-fat yogurt.
Nutrition Information
McDonalds has been an industry leader in providing nutrition information
to customers for over 30 years, which includes McDonalds nutrition website at
http://www.mcdonalds.com , on McDonalds & You nutrition brochures in restaurants and
on the back of all trayliners. In October 2005, McDonalds announced that
nutrition information will be printed directly onto food packaging in an easy-
to-understand format beginning in 2006.
"Its important for restaurants to provide kids and families with the
nutrition information and menu options they need to make good food choices,"
said Carina Saez-Roe, R.D. and nutrition consultant to McDonalds Texas
restaurants. "Families are always on-the-go and restaurants providing these
choices are doing a good thing."
McDonalds USA, LLC, is the leading foodservice provider in the United
States serving a variety of wholesome foods made from quality ingredients to
millions of customers every day. More than 80 percent of McDonalds 13,700
U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by local franchisees.
For more information about McDonalds visit http://www.mcdonalds.com .
Emily Voigt
MOROCH
214/252-1738
918/269-7768
evoigt@moroch.com
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