US McDonald's, Happy Meal's Fried Potato Halve Reduced & Automatically with Apple

McDonald 's selling omake with toy set "Happy Meal (Happy meal, in JapanHappy set) "In anticipation of regulations that will be carried out in the future, making it less than half, and additionally apple will be automatically appended to the fry potato (French fries).

McDonald's Happy Meals get apples, fewer fries | Reuters

CNN.co.jp: McDonald's also health-conscious, calorie reduction of menu for children

McDonald's, Menu revamps with measures against obesity - Fruit entering potato less than - WSJ Japan version - www.WSJ.com

First of all, as prerequisite knowledge, this is Happy set of America Happy Meal.

Happy Meals :: McDonalds.com
http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/meal_bundles/happy_meals.html


This is an apple to be a point. By the way, this apple, the current Happy Meal has a caramel sauce how it is, apple itself is 35 kilocalories, caramel sauce is 70 kcal calories. Of course no new sugar or caramel sauce is added in the new happy meal.

Apple Dippers :: McDonalds.com
http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/full_menu/desserts_and_shakes/apple_dippers.html


According to McDonald's, the menu change will be started from September this year, it will be available at about 14,000 stores in the US by the end of the first quarter of 2012, 2015 We are planning to reduce salinity (sodium) by 15%, and by 2020 we will further cut salinity, added sugar, saturated fats and calories.

This new Happy Meal has calories down by 20% less than 600 kcal calories than the current Happy Meal, and the price is the same and a boneless toy comes in as well.

I wonder why McDonald's is doing this kind of thing, in San Francisco around October last year,An ordinance prohibiting the sale of children's set menus with high calorie and with toys passedBecause it is being considered in New York as well. As a background, it is supposed that one third of American children are obese and it is supposed that the lower the income, the easier it is to finish meals and to become obese.

Although it is unknown what Japanese McDonald's will do, for example, in the case of "Happy set in Japan" the highest calorie is "Cheese Burger" + "Mac Fly Potato S Size" + "Mac Shake Chocolate Small Size" It will be 783 kcal.

Happy set | Menu information | McDonald's Japan
http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/menu/happyset/index.html