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Kids nutrition

Kids’ food, checked for their age

Kids’ menus from 14 UK restaurant chains and the supermarket foods children actually eat, measured against the NHS daily limits for a child, not an adult.

128
kids’ menu items
14
restaurant chains
129
supermarket foods
NHS daily limits
A child is not a small adult
Free sugar
Salt
Age 4 to 6
19g
3g
Age 7 to 10
24g
5g
11 and over
30g
6g
Adult
30g
6g

Every item on these pages is measured against the limit for the child eating it.

One item can use up the whole day

Kids’ menus are smaller, but the limits they are judged against are smaller too. Some of the worst and best single items we hold.

Eating out

Kids’ menus by restaurant

The lowest salt and sugar main on each kids’ menu, so you know what to order before you sit down.

F
Frankie & Benny's
Kids menu · 31 items
Best pick, age 4 to 6
Kids Veggie Nuggets (small eater)
156 kcal · salt 20% · sugar 1%
P
Pizza Express
Piccolo · 29 items
Best pick, age 4 to 6
Piccolo Margherita, light mozzarella
312 kcal · salt 60% · sugar 24%
W
Wetherspoon
Children's menu · 16 items
Best pick, age 4 to 6
Tomato and mascarpone pasta
265 kcal · salt 13% · sugar 38%
L
Leon
Leon Kids · 9 items
Best pick, age 4 to 6
Chargrilled chicken rice box
346 kcal · salt 42% · sugar 21%
P
Pizza Hut
Kids menu · 8 items
Best pick, age 4 to 6
Kids spaghetti bolognese
198 kcal · salt 20% · sugar 31%
N
Nando's
Nandinos · 8 items
Best pick, age 4 to 6
Nandinos chicken breast
138 kcal · salt 23% · sugar 1%
F
Five Guys
Little · 6 items
Best pick, age 4 to 6
Little hamburger
457 kcal · salt 33% · sugar 33%
D
Domino's
Cheeky Little · 5 items
Best pick, age 4 to 6
Cheeky Little cheese and tomato
535 kcal · salt 78% · sugar 44%
B
Burger King
Kids menu · 5 items
Best pick, age 4 to 6
Kids nuggets
169 kcal · salt 30% · sugar 4%
M
McDonald's
Happy Meal · 5 items
Best pick, age 4 to 6
Chicken McNuggets (4) Happy Meal
311 kcal · salt 22% · sugar 2%
S
Slim Chickens
Kids menu · 2 items
Best pick, age 4 to 6
Kids tenders meal
452 kcal · salt 40% · sugar 19%
C
Chick-fil-A
Kids menu · 2 items
Best pick, age 4 to 6
Grilled nuggets (5)
76 kcal · salt 20% · sugar 3%
K
KFC
Kids menu · 1 item
Kids’ item, age 4 to 6
Kids burger
258 kcal · salt 47% · sugar 25%
C
Caffè Nero
Kids drinks · 1 item
Kids’ item, age 4 to 6
Kids hot chocolate
171 kcal · salt 7% · sugar 70%

Ranked across every kids’ menu

Change the age and every percentage updates.

Supermarket

The kids’ food shop

Per portion, the way children eat it. A 30g bowl of cereal, one pouch, one pot.

How we check for children

The same checks as every Boone page, with limits set for the child eating. Read the methodology

1
Age limits
Every figure is shown against NHS limits for ages 4 to 6, 7 to 10 and 11 and over.
2
Free sugar
We count the sugar the NHS limits apply to, not the total sugar on the label.
3
As served
Kids’ meals are shown as the chain serves them. Supermarket foods per portion.
4
Dated sources
Each chain’s UK nutrition guide and the supermarket’s own data, with the date on every page.

Questions parents ask

Why do children have different limits?

NHS guidance sets lower daily limits for children. A 4 to 6 year old should have no more than 19g of free sugar and 3g of salt a day, rising to 24g and 5g at 7 to 10, and 30g and 6g from 11.

What is free sugar?

Sugar added to food and drink, plus sugar in honey, syrups and fruit juice. It does not include the sugar naturally found in whole fruit or milk. The NHS limits apply to free sugar, so that is what we measure.

Is a kids’ meal a whole meal or one item?

We show what the chain publishes. Happy Meals and set kids’ meals are shown as the full meal. Where a chain lists the main, side and drink separately, each has its own page so you can add them up.

Where do the figures come from?

Each restaurant’s published UK nutrition guide and the supermarket’s own product information, checked by Boone and dated on every page.

Every kids’ nutrition page

The full list of foods and menu items we hold. Each page shows the figures against the limits for your child’s age.

Nando's Rostinas
Nando's Rostinas, crispy halved potatoes in smoked paprika seasoning with parsley and chilli flakes in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Grilled Halloumi Cheese
Nando's Grilled Halloumi, two slices of chargrilled halloumi cheese on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Fully Loaded Chips
Nando's Fully Loaded Chips, PERi-salted chips with pulled chicken, melted cheddar, PERi-Tamer and spring onion on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Portuguese Tomato Salad
Nando's Portuguese Tomato Salad, semi-dried, baby and salad tomatoes with cucumber and pink pickled onion in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Rainbow Slaw (Regular)
Nando's Rainbow Slaw, shredded red cabbage, white cabbage, carrot and spring onion in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Garlic Bread (Regular)
Nando's Garlic Bread, two toasted slices with garlic butter and herbs on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's PERi-Mac & Cheese
Nando's PERi-Mac & Cheese, macaroni in creamy cheese sauce with a crunchy garlic crumb in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Creamy Mash (Regular)
Nando's Creamy Mash, smooth mashed potato with butter, black pepper and chives in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Corn on the Cob (Regular)
Nando's Corn on the Cob, chargrilled buttered corn on the cob on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Tenderstem® Broccoli (Regular)
Nando's Tenderstem Broccoli, chargrilled Tenderstem broccoli stems with olive oil on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Coleslaw (Regular)
Nando's Coleslaw, creamy shredded cabbage and carrot coleslaw in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Macho Peas (Regular)
Nando's Macho Peas, crushed peas with mint, parsley and chilli in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Spicy Rice (Regular)
Nando's Spicy Rice, spiced orange rice with red pepper, peas and spring onion in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's PERi-Salted Chips (Regular)
Nando's PERi-Salted Chips, straight-cut chips dusted with red PERi-PERi salt in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Hearty Bowl
Nando's Hearty Bowl, mixed grains with butternut squash, rainbow slaw, rocket, sweetcorn and pickled cucumber in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Sol Bowl
Nando's Sol Bowl, spicy rice with coleslaw, charred corn, salad leaves and pickled cucumber in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Spicy Rice Bowl
Nando's Spicy Rice Bowl, spicy rice with Tenderstem broccoli, rainbow slaw, pickled cauliflower and houmous in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Caesar Salad
Nando's Caesar Salad, cos lettuce in creamy dressing with grated Italian hard cheese and herby croutons in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Mediterranean Salad
Nando's Mediterranean Salad, mixed leaves with feta, semi-dried tomatoes, olives, cucumber and pickled red onion in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's The Big Cheese
Nando's The Big Cheese, burger with grilled halloumi, avocado, pineapple salsa and lettuce in a Portuguese roll on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Beanie Pitta
Nando's Beanie Pitta, vegetable and bean patty in a toasted pitta with slaw and Lemon & Herb mayo on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Fino Pitta
Nando's Fino Pitta, PERi-PERi chicken thighs and grilled halloumi with red onion relish and garlic aioli in a toasted pitta on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Grilled Chicken Pitta
Nando's Grilled Chicken Pitta, sliced PERi-PERi chicken breast in a toasted pitta with slaw and Lemon & Herb mayo on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Beanie Wrap
Nando's Beanie Wrap, vegetable and bean patty wrap with lettuce, yoghurt mayo and chilli jam, cut in half on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Grilled Chicken Wrap
Nando's Grilled Chicken Wrap, PERi-PERi chicken wrap with lettuce, yoghurt mayo and chilli jam, cut in half on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's The Great Imitator Wrap
Nando's The Great Imitator Wrap, plant-based PERi-PERi strips with lettuce, garlic PERinaise and chilli jam, cut in half on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Beanie Burger
Nando's Beanie Burger, chickpea and lentil patty burger with tomato, lettuce and mayo in a Portuguese roll on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's The Big Caesar
Nando's The Big Caesar, pulled chicken Caesar wrap with cos lettuce, croutons and pink pickled onions, cut in half on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's The Robbo
Nando's The Robbo, butterflied PERi-PERi chicken with cheddar and PERi-House sauce in a garlic bread bun on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Sunset Burger
Nando's Sunset Burger, burger with flame-grilled chicken thighs, melted cheese, chutney and lettuce in a Portuguese roll on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Garlic Churrasco Burger
Nando's Garlic Churrasco Burger, two chicken thighs with pickled pink onions and churrasco PERinaise in a garlic bread bun on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Butterfly Burger
Nando's Butterfly Burger, flame-grilled chicken breast burger with tomato relish, tomato and lettuce in a Portuguese roll on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Grilled Chicken Burger
Nando's Grilled Chicken Burger, flame-grilled chicken breast burger with tomato relish, tomato and lettuce in a Portuguese roll on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Boneless Platter
Nando's Boneless Platter, flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken butterfly and boneless thighs with PERi-salted chips, Tenderstem broccoli and spicy rice on a white platter, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Chicken Livers & Rustic Portuguese Roll
Nando's Chicken Livers & Rustic Portuguese Roll, chicken livers in a PERi-PERi tomato and onion sauce with a crusty roll on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's 2 Boneless Chicken Thighs
Nando's 2 Boneless Chicken Thighs, flame-grilled skin-on PERi-PERi chicken thighs on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's 10 Chicken Wings
Nando's 10 Chicken Wings, flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken wings on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's 5 Chicken Wings
Nando's 5 Chicken Wings, flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken pieces on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Chicken Butterfly
Nando's Chicken Butterfly, two flame-grilled chicken breasts joined by crispy basted skin on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Whole Chicken
Nando's Whole Chicken, whole flattened flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's 1/2 Chicken
Nando's 1/2 Chicken, flame-grilled half chicken with breast and leg on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's ¼ Chicken Leg
Nando's Quarter Chicken Leg, flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken leg with thigh and drumstick on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's 1/4 Chicken
Nando's 1/4 Chicken, flame-grilled quarter chicken breast with wing on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Spicy Mixed Olives
Nando's Spicy Mixed Olives, green and black olives with chilli, garlic and herbs in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's PERi-PERi Nuts
Nando's PERi-PERi Nuts, roasted mixed nuts in PERi-PERi seasoning in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Cheesy Garlic Pitta
Nando's Cheesy Garlic Pitta, grilled pitta filled with melted cheese and garlic herb butter, cut into quarters with a pot of chilli jam on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Halloumi Sticks & Chilli Jam
Nando's Halloumi Sticks & Chilli Jam, crispy fried halloumi sticks with a pot of chilli jam on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Halloumi Sticks & PERi-Honey
Nando's Halloumi Sticks & PERi-Honey, crispy fried halloumi sticks with a pot of PERi-PERi honey on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Houmous with PERi-PERi Drizzle
Nando's Houmous with PERi-PERi Drizzle, creamy houmous with red PERi-PERi drizzle and toasted pitta on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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Nando's Sweet Potato Wedges
Nando's Sweet Potato Wedges, crispy coated sweet potato wedges on a white plate, nutrition and calories
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