Councilman Ben Kallos is a Democrat from Manhattan and is currently sponsoring proposed legislation that the City Council hopes to pass. It’s a measure that would effectively take soda out of meals designed specifically for children, at least by default.
In a report from the New York Post, Council Speaker Corey Johnson recently told reporters that he will back the effort to make water, milk, or whole fruit juices the “default beverage option” for every kids’ meal being served at public restaurants.
“We want our kids to have access to healthy choices and the default beverage options under this bill supports that goal.”
It doesn’t actually ban sodas from kids’ meals, as parents are free to proactively request soda for their child, if they so choose, but the default beverage offered by affected restaurants would have to be a healthier alternative to soda.
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