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Here's your money briefing for Thursday, February 27th. I'm Mariana Aspuru for the Wall Street Journal.

Are you looking for a cheaper, healthier alternative for your next meal out?

Now what if it came with a little prize or toy? More adults are now ditching a full-size

entree for a kid's meal. There are some food options which could fill you up and be really

cheap as a kid's menu option. Some things are going to be a smaller meal and that's what you would

expect because you're ordering out the kids' menu.

But is the smaller portion worth the lower price?

We'll talk with Wall Street Journal reporter Rocheon Fernandez after the break.

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eat a kid's meal wall street journal reporter rocheon fernandez joins me rocian am I too old to order from the kids' menu? Be honest.

No, definitely not. People are really just looking for cheaper menu options. Some people are

looking for a smaller portion. Some people are looking to lose a little bit of a weight or feel the

nostalgia of being a kid again. And so there's a number

of different reasons, but it seems like people are really turning to the kids menu. Just how much

more often are adults turning to kids menu items than, you know, regular adult entrees?

We found some data from Sir Kana, an industry research firm that showed kids' menu orders by adults have risen 28% in the last year compared to 2019.

So that's not nothing. People are definitely looking to this as a way to combat high food prices.

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