City council: healthy drinks to become default option for kids' meals in Toledo
Although water, low-fat milk, and 100% fruit juice will be the default options in kids' meals, parents will still be able to request other drinks off the menu.
Author: Emily Cohen
Updated: 9:59 PM EDT April 14, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio — Water, low-fat milk and 100-percent fruit juice will soon be the default options for kids while dining out in the city limits of Toledo.
On Tuesday, city council approved a measure that will make the healthy drinks the default options for kids' meals at restaurants in the city.
Sara Hegarty, executive director for the Northwest Ohio American Heart Association, said Toledo is only the third area in the state of Ohio to pass a similar measure; a move Hegarty said is the right direction to ensure healthy outcomes in the future.