McDonald's® offers first-ever happy meal® for adults

PHILADELPHIA, May 3 /PRNewswire/-- Kicking off the first-ever Happy Meal for adults including a Stepometer, fitness book and bottled water, McDonald's Restaurants in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware will feature a new salad - the Premium Fiesta Salad. McDonald's "Go Active! Happy Meal" for adults will be available in participating restaurants for a limited time, beginning May 11 for a recommended price of $4.99. The new Premium Fiesta Salads will also be available in participating restaurants beginning May 11 for a recommended price of $3.99. The McDonald's "Go Active! Happy Meal" offer will feature: the choice of any McDonald's Premium Salad accompanied by a bottled water or a 16 oz. (or larger) fountain drink; a Stepometer, a small tool that tracks the number of steps taken in a typical day; and a "Step with It!" booklet, which contains walking program guidelines and is endorsed by noted exercise physiologist, personal trainer to Oprah and best-selling author, Bob Greene. The Stepometers will also be available for purchase separately for $2.99, while supplies last. McDonald's new Premium Fiesta Salad is comprised of premium mixed greens topped with warm seasoned beef, cheddar jack cheese and crispy tortilla strips, offered with sour cream and Newman's Own all-natural salsa on the side. "We are thrilled about the introduction of the "Go Active! Happy Meal" for adults and the featured Premium Fiesta Salad," said David Santoro, Co-President of the McDonald's Owner-Operator Association of the Greater Philadelphia Region. "These two new items demonstrate our commitment to menu choice and offering customers a new and fun way to incorporate activity into their daily lives." Locally, McDonald's Restaurants have been enhancing the overall customer dining experience to encourage balanced lifestyles. In April, the restaurants launched the new Fruit 'n Walnut Salad as a test product in the Greater Philadelphia Region. The salad, which features a refreshing bounty of crisp sliced apples, plump red grapes and sweet candied walnuts served with creamy low fat yogurt as a topping or dip, is currently available for $2.99. McDonald's is also introducing new Happy Meal Choices. Young customers and parents will have the option to add-on or substitute their French Fries for Apple Dippers, a serving of fresh apple slices with a low fat caramel dipping sauce. One percent (1%) low fat Milk Jugs (white and chocolate) and apple juice will also be available as a substitution for carbonated soft drinks. Happy Meal Choices will be available in the Greater Philadelphia Region on June 11. McDonald's Healthy Lifestyles program has been an ongoing campaign that is a comprehensive, balanced and ambitious approach with three key strategies focused on food choice, education and physical activity:Food choice:McDonald's continues to provide a variety of menu items and serving sizes to customers. By continuing to add fresh and wholesome items to its menu, customers can find new items, like Premium Salads and Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfaits, which, in conjunction with many of our customers' favorite traditional items, like the Big Mac® sandwich, allow them to choose meals that meet their individual nutritional needs and preferences.Nutritional Education:For more than 30 years, McDonald's has been a leader in providing customers with nutrition and ingredient information to help make informed decisions. Today, McDonald's does this through in-restaurant McDonald's & You® brochures, online at http://www.mcdonalds.com, and toll-free customer phone number (1-800-244-6227). A new service available on the Web site, called "Bag a McMeal," allows customers to learn about nutritional information on how to mix and match menu items and serving sizes to tailor a meal that meets his/her specific nutritional needs. By sharing and disclosing nutritional information, McDonald's continues to help customers make informed decisions for their own wellness.Physical Activity:McDonald's conducts global, national and local sponsorship programs including: McDonald's sponsorship of the Olympic Games; the McDonald's All American™ High School Basketball and Soccer programs; "Get Moving with Ronald®," a new educational program for children that encourages physical fitness; "What's on Your Plate® with Willie Munchright™," a nutritional program for kids; and youth sports programs, among others. In addition, McDonald's launched a global Web site called "Go Active™!" in April 2004 to help families further incorporate physical activity into their daily routines. Newman's Own exclusive alliance with McDonald's includes the offering of the four different types of salad dressings in convenient dressing packets. Nutritional information for Newman's Own all-natural salad dressings is printed on the packaging. McDonald's new Premium Salads nutritional information, as with all standard products, is available in our restaurants in our McDonald's & You® brochures, online at http://www.mcdonalds.com and via McDonald's toll-free customer phone number (1-800-244-6227).There are more than 300 McDonald's restaurants in the Greater Philadelphia Region, which includes Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Kent and New Castle counties in Delaware that proudly support healthy lifestyles and the "Go Active™!" initiative. McDonald's Restaurants of the Greater Philadelphia Region are now open at 6 AM or earlier and close at 12 midnight or later.McDonald's is the world's leading foodservice retailer, with more than 30,000 restaurants serving over 46 million people. Approximately 80 percent of McDonald's U.S. restaurants are owned and operated by independent local businessmen and women.About Newman's OwnNewman's Own is an all-natural line of food products created by Paul Newman. Paul Newman donates all his profits, after taxes, from the sale of these products for educational and charitable purposes. Paul Newman has donated over $125 million to thousands of charities since 1982.