Burger King Kids Meal

Burger King's kids meal is called the King Jr. Meal. It is an entree, a side, a drink and a toy. The entree is normally a Kid's Hamburger, a Kid's Cheeseburger or four chicken nuggets; the side is normally fries, a Mott's applesauce cup or onion rings; the drink is normally milk or an Honest Kids apple juice box. Exact choices vary by restaurant, because franchisees decide what they carry.

Between 275 and 660 calories, depending entirely on which three items are chosen. The lightest combination we can build from our figures is Chicken Nuggets - 4 Pieces with Mott's Applesauce and Honest Kids Apple Juice Drink at 275 calories. The heaviest is Kid's Cheeseburger with Onion Rings - Value and Kids Signature Watermelon Lemonade at 660. That is a 385 calorie gap between two orders of the same meal.

On calories alone, the lightest build is Chicken Nuggets - 4 Pieces, Mott's Applesauce and Honest Kids Apple Juice Drink. Calories are only one measure and we do not give dietary advice, but swapping the side and the drink moves the total more than swapping the entree does, which is the useful thing to know at the counter.

We do not publish a price for the bundled meal. We hold cross-checked prices for individual menu items, not for bundles, and bundle pricing is set by each franchisee rather than nationally. Of the 11 components listed here we hold a sourced price for 9. Publishing a meal price we cannot source would be the same error as inventing an item price.

Yes, the King Jr. Meal includes a toy. Some restaurants will swap the toy for a small dessert, but that is at the restaurant's discretion rather than a national policy, so it is worth asking rather than assuming.

Yes. There is no age restriction on ordering the King Jr. Meal, and it is a common way to get a smaller portion. At 275 to 660 calories it sits well below most adult combo meals on this menu.

No. Franchisees choose what they carry, so the entree, side and drink options differ between restaurants, and chocolate milk in particular is offered at some locations but is not in our tracked dataset. Check the Burger King app for the restaurant you are visiting.

We track 4 drink options across the kids range, spanning milk, juice and fountain soft drinks. The drink is usually the easiest place to cut calories from the meal without an argument, because swapping a soft drink for milk or water changes the total more than swapping the entree does. The combination table above shows what each pairing comes to.

The kids range is built around chicken nuggets and burgers, so a genuinely vegetarian entree is not a standard option in the US kids line-up. Sides and drinks are where the flexibility is. If this matters for your order, check the restaurant directly rather than relying on a national menu, since availability varies by franchisee and by market.

Burger King does not enforce an age limit; the portion size is pitched at younger children, roughly pre-school to early primary age. Older children often find it too small, which is why the combination totals above are worth checking against a normal menu item before ordering - for some children a plain hamburger and a small drink is closer to the right size and can cost less.

Usually, within the 3 side options we track. This is the swap that changes the calorie total most, and the table above exists precisely so you can see the effect of each combination rather than guess. Substitutions outside the listed options are at the restaurant's discretion and may be charged.