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Leading trends in kids' meals on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018

Leading trends in kids' meals on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018

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