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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 Lemon & Herb PERi-PERi Sauce
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Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
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Amoy Dark Soy Sauce
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Kikkoman Less Salt Soy Sauce
View Nutritional Info
Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce
View Nutritional Info
Newman's Own Balsamic Vinaigrette
View Nutritional Info
Hellmann's Ranch Dressing
View Nutritional Info
Heinz Caesar Dressing
View Nutritional Info
French's Classic Yellow Mustard
View Nutritional Info
Colman's Dijon Mustard
View Nutritional Info
Colman's Wholegrain Mustard
View Nutritional Info
Colman's Original English Mustard
View Nutritional Info
Jack Daniel's BBQ Sauce Original
View Nutritional Info
Sweet Baby Ray's Original BBQ Sauce
View Nutritional Info
HP Classic BBQ Sauce
View Nutritional Info
Heinz Classic BBQ Sauce
View Nutritional Info
Huy Fong Foods Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce
View Nutritional Info
Flying Goose Sriracha Chilli Sauce
View Nutritional Info
Encona West Indian Original Hot Pepper Sauce
View Nutritional Info
Cholula Original Hot Sauce
View Nutritional Info
Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce
View Nutritional Info
Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce
View Nutritional Info
Tabasco Green Pepper Sauce (Jalapeno)
View Nutritional Info
Tabasco Original Red Pepper Sauce
View Nutritional Info
Hellmann's Garlic Aioli
View Nutritional Info
Heinz Seriously Good Mayonnaise
View Nutritional Info
Hellmann's Vegan Mayonnaise
View Nutritional Info
Hellmann's Light Mayonnaise
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Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise
View Nutritional Info
Heinz Salad Cream
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Daddies Brown Sauce
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HP Brown Sauce
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Heinz Tomato Ketchup Reduced Sugar & Salt
View Nutritional Info
Heinz Tomato Ketchup
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Seabrook Crinkle Cut Beefy
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Seabrook Crinkle Cut Prawn Cocktail
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Seabrook Crinkle Cut Sea Salt & Vinegar
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Seabrook Crinkle Cut Sea Salted
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Seabrook Crinkle Cut Cheese & Onion
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Own Brand Ridge Cut Crisps
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Ryvita Thins Sweet Chilli
View Nutritional Info
Snack a Jacks Salt & Vinegar
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Kallo Plain Rice Cakes
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Mr Porky Pork Scratchings
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Snyder's Mini Pretzels
Snyder's Mini Pretzels, mini pretzels on a white plate, nutrition and calories
View Nutritional Info
Metcalfe's Sea Salt Popcorn
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Butterkist Toffee Popcorn
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Propercorn Lightly Sea Salted
View Nutritional Info
Propercorn Sweet & Salty
View Nutritional Info
Tostitos Original
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