Brookhaven McDonald's Among the First To Receive New Offering in All Happy Meals

Starting Friday, Sept. 16, Brookhaven McDonald's will become one of the first in the U.S. to sell a brand new Happy Meal featuring apple slices and a kid's size fry in every box.

To mark the occasion, all Greater Atlanta McDonald's restaurants will offer a "Happy Meal Happy Hour" event from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. every day Sept. 16-22, featuring a buy one, get one free deal on all Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meals.

By adding fruit in every Happy Meal, McDonald’s hopes to address a challenge children face in meeting the recommended daily consumption of produce. McDonald’s has been offering apples as a requested Happy Meal choice since 2004, and while recent research found that 88 percent of McDonald’s customers are aware of the option, only 11 percent choose apples.

“As the dad of a young daughter, I know that helping kids make good nutrition choices can be challenging,” said Donavon Groen, president of the Greater Atlanta McDonald’s Operator’s Association.

“With the new Happy Meal, we’re helping support parents in encouraging their children to enjoy food that is good for them along with the foods they love by automatically including both apples and fries as part of a balanced, kid-appropriate meal. We’re excited this new offering will introduce about 100 million cups of produce annually into the diets of our youngest customers.”