As part of its BK Positive Steps program, Burger King has added three Kids Meals that are lower in calories, fat, and sodium.

The meals have:

• No more than 560 total calories
• Less than 30 percent of calories from fat
• Less than 10 percent of calories from saturated fat
• No more than 10 percent of calories from added sugars
• No more than 600 milligrams of sodium

One of the new Kids Meals includes two bite-sized hamburgers with fresh apple slices, low-calorie dipping sauce and calcium-fortified apple juice. Another one is a hamburger plus the apple slices and juice. The third is chicken tenders with apple slices and fat-free milk.

Being healthy is all about making small changes, right? Glad to see BK is trying.

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As part of its BK Positive Steps program, Burger King has added three Kids Meals that are lower in calories, fat, and sodium.

The meals have:

• No more than 560 total calories
• Less than 30 percent of calories from fat
• Less than 10 percent of calories from saturated fat
• No more than 10 percent of calories from added sugars
• No more than 600 milligrams of sodium

One of the new Kids Meals includes two bite-sized hamburgers with fresh apple slices, low-calorie dipping sauce and calcium-fortified apple juice. Another one is a hamburger plus the apple slices and juice. The third is chicken tenders with apple slices and fat-free milk.

Being healthy is all about making small changes, right? Glad to see BK is trying.

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Burger King is cutting the amount of sodium in its kids meals. The fast food chain says it will now limit sodium to 600 milligrams or less in kids meals advertised to children under 12 years old. BK is also promoting menu combinations with less than 650 calories for adults.

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Another restaurant dumps the artery-clogging trans fats. Burger King Corp. says all of its restaurants across the country are now using trans-fat free cooking oils. And the chain says all its menu ingredients, including its baked goods, will have zero grams of trans fat by November 1. There’s more info on the BK changes here.

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