This statistic shows the leading ten trends in kids' meals on restaurant menus in the United States as forecasted by professional chefs for 2018. During the survey, 61 percent of the respondents stated that healthful kids' meals would be a "hot trend" for restaurant menus in 2018.
Leading trends in kids' meals on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018*
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents64%64%63%63%61%61%50%50%49%49%47%47%44%44%44%44%37%37%29%29%Ethnic-inspired kids' dishesGourmet items in kids' mealsHealthful kids' mealsWhole grain items in kids' mealsGrilled items in kids' mealsOven-baked items in kids' meals (e.g. baked chicken fingers, oven-baked fries)Kids' entree saladsFruit/vegetable kids' side itemsSliders/mini-burgers in kids' mealsJuice/milk in kids' meals
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* Forecast.
The survey was conducted among professional chef members of the American Culinary Federation. The chefs were given a list of 161 items and were asked to rate each item as a "hot trend," "yesterday's news" or "perennial favorite" for restaurant menus in 2018.
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National Restaurant Association. (January 3, 2018). Leading trends in kids' meals on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/293935/leading-trends-in-kids--meals-on-restaurant-menus-us/
National Restaurant Association. "Leading trends in kids' meals on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018*." Chart. January 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293935/leading-trends-in-kids--meals-on-restaurant-menus-us/
National Restaurant Association. (2018). Leading trends in kids' meals on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293935/leading-trends-in-kids--meals-on-restaurant-menus-us/
National Restaurant Association. "Leading Trends in Kids' Meals on Restaurant Menus in The United States in 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293935/leading-trends-in-kids--meals-on-restaurant-menus-us/
National Restaurant Association, Leading trends in kids' meals on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293935/leading-trends-in-kids--meals-on-restaurant-menus-us/ (last visited February 19, 2025)
Leading trends in kids' meals on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018* [Graph], National Restaurant Association, January 3, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/293935/leading-trends-in-kids--meals-on-restaurant-menus-us/
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