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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.

Kellogg's Coco Pops Loops
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Kellogg's Coco Pops Chocos White Choc Flavour
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Kellogg's Coco Pops Chocos Mix
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Kellogg's All-Bran Golden Crunch
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Kellogg's Crunchy Nut Salted Caramel
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Kellogg's Rice Krispies Squares Cookies & Cream
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Kellogg's Rice Krispies Squares Delightfully Chocolatey
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Kellogg's Special K Milk Chocolate Bar
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Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Blueberry
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Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Apple
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Kellogg's Krave Stix Milk Chocolate
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Kellogg's Krave Stix Chocolate Hazelnut
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Kellogg's Crunchy Nut Almond Butter Bar
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Kellogg's Krave Chocolate Hazelnut
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Kellogg's Rice Krispies Multigrain Shapes
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Kellogg's Krave Cookies & Cream
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Kellogg's Crunchy Nut Chocolate & Hazelnut Granola
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Kellogg's Crunchy Nut Chocolate Clusters
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Kellogg's Coco Pops Chocos
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Wagamama Pickled Ginger
Wagamama Pickled Ginger, thin pale pink slices of pickled ginger in a white dipping dish, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Sticky Miso Cauliflower
Wagamama Extra Sticky Miso Cauliflower, crispy cauliflower florets in a sticky miso glaze with sesame seeds in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra K-Pop Chicken
Wagamama Extra K-Pop Chicken, crispy fried chicken pieces in a sticky Korean-style glaze with sesame seeds in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Yaki Chicken and Prawns
Wagamama Extra Yaki Chicken and Prawns, a few pieces of wok-fried chicken with two small prawns in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Pulled Shiitake
Wagamama Extra Pulled Shiitake, glossy dark pulled shiitake mushroom in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Yasai Katsu Vegetables
Wagamama Extra Yasai Katsu Vegetables, crisp golden panko sweet potato, aubergine and butternut squash slices in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Pork
Wagamama Extra Pork, thick slices of roasted pork belly in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Salmon
Wagamama Extra Salmon, one plain grilled salmon fillet in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Steak
Wagamama Extra Steak, sliced seared sirloin steak with a pink centre in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Crispy Duck
Wagamama Extra Crispy Duck, shredded crispy duck in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Grilled Duck
Wagamama Extra Grilled Duck, sliced grilled duck breast with a pink centre in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Teriyaki Beef
Wagamama Extra Teriyaki Beef, thin strips of beef in a glossy teriyaki glaze in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Beef Brisket
Wagamama Extra Beef Brisket, tender slow-braised pulled beef brisket in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Prawns
Wagamama Extra Prawns, three small cooked king prawns in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Teriyaki Chicken
Wagamama Extra Teriyaki Chicken, sliced chicken thigh in a glossy teriyaki glaze in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Ginger Chicken
Wagamama Extra Ginger Chicken, wok-fried chicken pieces with fine strips of ginger in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Ramen Chicken
Wagamama Extra Ramen Chicken, sliced plain grilled chicken breast in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Katsu Chicken
Wagamama Extra Katsu Chicken, sliced crisp golden panko chicken katsu in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Shichimi Tofu
Wagamama Extra Shichimi Tofu, fried tofu cubes dusted with red shichimi spice in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Fried Tofu
Wagamama Extra Fried Tofu, golden fried tofu cubes in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Extra Mushroom
Wagamama Extra Mushroom, sautéed sliced shiitake and oyster mushrooms in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Shichimi
Wagamama Shichimi, coarse red-orange shichimi seven-spice in a white dipping dish, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Kimchee
Wagamama Kimchee, a neat heap of red fermented cabbage kimchee in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Katsu Pickles
Wagamama Katsu Pickles, bright red Japanese katsu pickles in a white dipping dish, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Chillies
Wagamama Chillies, freshly sliced red chilli rings in a white dipping dish, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Fried Egg
Wagamama Fried Egg, one sunny-side-up fried egg with crisp golden edges in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Tea-Stained Egg
Wagamama Tea-Stained Egg, one soft-boiled tea-stained egg halved to show a jammy yolk in a white bowl, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Buldak Spicy Mix
Wagamama Buldak Spicy Mix, glossy red Korean chilli mix with sesame seeds in a white dipping dish, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Buldak Sauce
Wagamama Buldak Sauce, glossy deep red buldak hot sauce in a white dipping dish, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Soy Sauce
Wagamama Soy Sauce, dark glossy soy sauce in a white dipping dish, nutrition and calories
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Wagamama Chilli Oil
Wagamama Chilli Oil, red chilli oil with chilli flakes in a white dipping dish, nutrition and calories
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