The data displays the leading ten trends in kids' meals on restaurant menus in the U.S. as forecasted by professional chefs for 2018. During the survey, 61% of the respondents stated that healthful kids' meals would be a "hot trend" for restaurant menus in 2018.
Ethnic-inspired kids' dishes | 64 |
Gourmet items in kids' meals | 63 |
Healthful kids' meals | 61 |
Whole grain items in kids' meals | 50 |
Grilled items in kids' meals | 49 |
Oven-baked items in kids' meals (e.g. baked chicken fingers, oven-baked fries) | 47 |
Kids' entree salads | 44 |
Fruit/vegetable kids' side items | 44 |
Sliders/mini-burgers in kids' meals | 37 |
Juice/milk in kids' meals | 29 |