This statistic displays the types of meals bought for children at fast food restaurants in the past week in the United States in 2010 to 2016. Some 60 percent of survey respondents stated that they bought only kid's meals for their child in 2010, this decreased to 46 percent in 2016.
Types of meals bought for children at fast food restaurants in the past week in the United States in 2010 to 2016*
* Includes purchases from McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's or Subway for children aged between two and 11.
Totals do not add up to 100 percent as some parents did not select any of the menu options listed.
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Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale. (September 1, 2018). Types of meals bought for children at fast food restaurants in the past week in the United States in 2010 to 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/948102/type-of-fast-food-meal-bought-for-children-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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