While McDonald’s has never been especially associated with healthy eating, the restaurant chain is famous for meals specifically targeted to children, and people are understandably concerned about what their children eat. Even if you, a responsible and mature adult, don’t mind guzzling down a 20-pack of McNuggets for lunch, presumably you’d want your infant child to eat something with a bit more nutritional value. McDonald’s Japan seems to agree, seeing how they’ve completely reshuffled the Happy Meal (Happy Set in Japan) menu to showcase some new, much healthier options for your little ones to chow down on.
▼ Their new ad shows a caretaker bringing some delicious new Happy Meals to his delighted young charges.
The announcement for the new menu options came with this message from McDonald’s Japan:
“We made it so that dads and moms who are primarily concerned about their kids’ growth and development can choose the perfect Happy Meal set to put their minds at ease. And above all else, we made it so that children can eat their meals with gusto. We’ve prepared an extensive menu for you to choose from while taking nutritional needs into account and giving children the chance to grow and develop.”
▼ The website boasts over 300 potential combinations of main, side, and drink options from their new menu.
The new editions specifically are a side of yogurt and a side of edamame soybeans and sweet corn, each served in an appetizing and colorful paper bowl. The main choices of hamburger, cheeseburger, chicken nuggets, or pancakes remain unchanged, as do the existing side options of a side salad or small potato fries. The drink menu remains the same as well: milk, apple juice, orange juice, Sokenbicha tea, or vegetable juice. The edamame peas and sweetcorn option will replace the currently available sweetcorn option.
Food isn’t the only aspect that’s evolving in Happy Meals. McDonald’s Japan is continuing its popular picture book campaign, where you can receive a free children’s book alongside your meal. The cute licensed toys aren’t going anywhere, but the choice is available for parents who would rather treat their child to a cute picture book about a pumpkin bath or a mini-encyclopedia than a plastic model of Curious George.
▼ The current crop of Happy Meal toys
▼ And the selection available from January, alongside the new menu options.
Source: McDonald’s Japan Happy Set
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Mickelicious
Still garbage.
starpunk
The lettuce bowl might fly, it kind of fits with the burgers and small fry but otherwise meh,.
Nator
Why can't we get the fruit bag that they do in a lot of other countries? (Apple slices, grapes, etc..). Or the bag of carrot sticks?
Or the veggie nuggets?
Numan
Add free toys for healthy items to collect a full set.
Or veggies with the miso paste like at the conbini!
Mickelicious
Profit?
Crispy is popular, crunchy less so.
Jtsnose
How about kudamono, fresh fruit for children?
h0nz4
Nice try right there. Parents who are primarily concerned about their kids won't feed them McDonals in the first place. Some kinda sad salad and corn'n'peas won't cut it. It pretty much resembles the terrible US school lunches.
It’s like the BS line from KitKat aka “we made small a wee bit smaller because people are crazy worried about their calorie intake.”
h0nz4
In a country where a whole family ceremoniously snacks on a single apple?
Seawolf
So the only new thing is the yoghurt, and that might be rather sweet as well...It also targets an even younger age group that shouldn't be in a Fast Food place at all!
Toasted Heretic
I guess it being the country with the most Michelin-starred cities might contradict that?
Not that maccie D's is in the same bracket, natch.
Cognac
"mac donald" and "nutrition" are two parallel lines, they will never meet each other