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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.

McVitie's Digestive
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Own brand Bran Flakes
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Own brand Muesli
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Own brand Granola
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Own brand Choc Rice Pops
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Own brand Porridge Oats
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Own brand Wheat Biscuits
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Own brand Corn Flakes
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Dorset Cereals Super High Fibre Muesli
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Dorset Cereals Choc Cherry Granola
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Dorset Cereals Simply Fruity Muesli
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Jordans Country Crisp Raspberries
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Jordans Natural Muesli
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Jordans Crunchy Oat Granola Fruit & Nut
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Jordans Simply Granola with a Hint of Honey
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Quaker Oat So Simple Golden Syrup Porridge Sachet
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Quaker Oat So Simple Original Porridge Sachet
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Quaker Traditional Rolled Porridge Oats
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Weetabix Crispy Minis Chocolate Chip
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Weetos Chocolatey Hoops
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Weetabix Chocolate Crispy Minis
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Weetabix Original
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Nestle Chocapic
Nestle Chocapic, bowl of chocolate cereal flakes with milk, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Nestlé Shredded Wheat Bitesize
Nestle Shredded Wheat Bitesize, bowl of bitesize shredded wheat squares with milk, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Nestlé Shredded Wheat Original
Nestle Shredded Wheat, two shredded wheat biscuits in a bowl, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Nestlé Shreddies Coco
Nestle Chocolate Shreddies, bowl of chocolate-coated wheat squares with milk, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Nestlé Shreddies Original
Nestle Shreddies Original, bowl of malted wheat squares with milk, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Nestlé Cheerios Honey
Nestle Cheerios Honey Nut, bowl of honey-coated oat hoops with milk, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Nestlé Cheerios Multigrain
Nestle Cheerios Original, bowl of wholegrain oat hoops with milk, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Kellogg's Honey Loops
Kellogg's Honey Loops, bowl of honey cereal loops with milk, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Kellogg's All-Bran Original
Kellogg's All-Bran Original, bowl of bran sticks with milk, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Kellogg's Fruit 'n Fibre
Kellogg's Fruit 'n' Fibre, bowl of wheat flakes with dried fruit, banana chips and nuts, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Kellogg's Krave Milk Chocolate
Kellogg's Krave Chocolate, bowl of filled chocolate cereal pillows, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Kellogg's Bran Flakes
Kellogg's Bran Flakes, bowl of bran flakes with milk on a wooden table, nutrition and calories
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Kellogg's Crunchy Nut
Kellogg's Crunchy Nut, bowl of golden honey and nut coated corn flakes, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Kellogg's Special K Original
Kellogg's Special K, bowl of rice and wheat flakes with milk, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Kellogg's Rice Krispies
Kellogg's Rice Krispies, bowl of toasted rice cereal with milk, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Kellogg's Corn Flakes
Kellogg's Corn Flakes, bowl of corn flakes with milk, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Kellogg's Frosties
Kellogg's Frosties, bowl of sugar-frosted corn flakes, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Kellogg's Coco Pops
Kellogg's Coco Pops, bowl of chocolate rice cereal with milk, seen from above, nutrition and calories
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Cadbury Heroes Chocolate Assortment Tub 475g
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Cadbury Roses Chocolate Assortment Tub 475g
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Cadbury Mini Eggs Bag 74g
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Cadbury Creme Egg 40g
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Chupa Chups Mini Lolly
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Chupa Chups lolly
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Trebor Extra Strong Mints
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