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I will be joining a Field to Restaurant tour which will be provided by McDonald’s® so that I can check their facility at Chiquita Fresh Easy located in Salinas, CA.
The purpose of the tour is for me to take a peek of how their products are processed prior to reaching the stores as well as to present the state ingredients which are incorporated in their meals and products.
My husband and I loved sharing a Quarter Pounder and Sweet Tea especially during long drives not to mention the Mc Cafe Iced Mocha Coffee.
For live updates of this tour, please follow the hashtag #McDTour on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook!
Here are some interesting McDonald’s® National Nutrition News & Fun Facts
McDonald’s is also one of the largest purchasers of apples in the U.S. restaurant industry. In 2012, our U.S. system purchased approximately 90 million pounds of raw apples. In fact, McDonald’s has sold 1.1 billion packages of apple slices since March 2012.
There have been 530 million individual packages of apple slices served with a children’s meal between August 1, 2012 and July 31, 2013.
McDonald’s customers in the U.S. have also enjoyed around 200 million cups of fruit between August 1, 2012 and July 31, 2013 from menu options like Fruit n’ Maple Oatmeal, Fruit ‘n Yogurt Parfait and apple slices.
In 2013, McDonald’s partnered with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, founded by the Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association to increase customer’s access to fruits or vegetables and to help families and children to make informed choices in keeping with a balanced lifestyle. In 20 major markets, including the U.S., McDonald’s committed by 2020 to:
• Offer customers a choice of a side salad, fruit or vegetable as a substitute for French fries in value meals
• Feature only water, milk and juice as the beverage in Happy Meals on menu boards and in-store and external advertising directed to children
• Utilize Happy Meals and other packaging and designs to generate excitement of fruit, vegetable, low/reduced far dairy or water options for kids or offer these options in the Happy Meal
• Include a fun nutrition or children’s well-being message in 100% of advertising directed at children
Between August 1, 2012 and July 31, 2013, McDonald’s USA served over 410 million cups of vegetables to customers through menu options likes Premium McWrap, Premium Salads and side salads. In fact, there’s about 3 cups of vegetables in each Premium Salad.