The golden arches are now offering apples in replacement of America's best fries (according to a Zagat survey) in their happy meals. Throughout the month of September, McDonald's restaurants across the nation have begun to provide healthier meals for children in their happy meals.THE IMPACT
With Oklahoma being the sixth-fattest state in America (Tulsa World), health is a major issue. Jeremy Gray, a swing manager at a McDonald's restaurant in Edmond, says that health improvements need to, "start with the kids, they're the next generation."
THE CONTEXT
Apples have been available at McDonald's for over five years now, along with other minor health improvements. Oatmeal topped with fruit is also available for a breakfast alternative to the McGriddle or other breakfast sandwiches. Customers who order salads have the option of ordering low-fat dressing; and nutrition facts for everything on the menu are easily available to the public.
HUMAN DIMENSION
Is what's inside that little red box still going to make children happy? Robert White says customers, "should be given a choice: apples or fries?" and when he asked his daughter, she exclaimed, "apples!". Customers still have the option of ordering fries for their children, but they will receive a smaller portion.
WHAT'S NEXT
Gray says, "There will be more health improvements in the future with McDonald's; we just don't know what they are yet. We are always trying to improve and help out with the situation, even if it's just switching our oil." America can expect healthier options to be available as this quest for health progresses.
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