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Healthy Drinks Should Be the Only Option in Kids’ Meals

In a new Huffington Post article, American Heart Association CEO, Nancy Brown discusses the importance of healthy drinks for kids’ meals.

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waterrestaurant.jpgFamilies are eating out more than ever these days, given busy schedules and the growing affordability of restaurant meals. Eating out, which used to be a rare treat, has become, for many, a daily necessity. In fact, Americans are now spending more of their food budgets on foods prepared outside the home than for foods at home. That means children consume about a quarter of their calories from eating out, and about 42 percent of children ages two to nine eat fast food on a given day. Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association, shares the findings of a new report released this week by CSPI in the Huffington Post