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title: "Kids Meal Innovations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/64044f48-d2ce-4126-8f61-8afa8a997a85
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-kicking-up-the-kids-meal-quotient-5819
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2016-09-14T18:13:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T12:20:40.114Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/105013f0596b0ebfa3d18e912a8045e73786160914122417.jpg
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# Kids Meal Innovations

**TL;DR:** Several QSR chains, including Which Wich and Chick-fil-A, are revamping their kids' menus to offer healthier options. Which Wich has added baby carrots and fresh apples slices as side options, while Chick-fil-A has introduced a fruit cup and grilled chicken nuggets.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-09-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-kicking-up-the-kids-meal-quotient-5819).*

## Story

Say goodbye to sugary soft drinks and fried chicken nuggets when it comes to kids’ meals. According to a recent QSR Magazine article, many parents are seeking out healthier options for their children on restaurant menus—and restaurants are listening.

Which Wich, a Dallas-based sandwich chain, recently revamped their children’s menu to improve the nutritional value. Instead of only having unhealthy side options like potato chips and pretzels, baby carrots or fresh apples slices are now options as well. Meat and cheese “rollups” were also added on as alternatives to the bread portion of their sandwiches.

CEO Jeff Sinelli and his wife, executive vice president Courtney Sinelli, wanted to have a kids’ menu that included food they would feed their own two children.

“We took a hyper focus on it because we have a family, and because we care about our kids and what they’re eating,” says Sinelli.

Chick-fil-A was the first quick serve to introduce a fruit cup on its menu in 2014, and they have also swapped out 2 percent milk for 1 percent, along with providing grilled chicken nuggets as an entrée choice.

Paul Trotti, director of menu strategy at Chick-fil-A says, “Consumers have gone from counting calories to counting ingredients. We’re listening, and have actively been updating our menu for the past several years.”

While there have been small improvements, experts say that restaurants still have a long way to go to make healthy options more prevalent on kids’ menus and that desserts need to shift from being included in meals to being à la carte.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- menu innovation (topic)
- Chick-fil-A (company)
- Which Wich (company)
- qsr trends (topic)
- healthy options (topic)
- kids meal (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-kicking-up-the-kids-meal-quotient-5819). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/64044f48-d2ce-4126-8f61-8afa8a997a85).