The McDonald's fast food chain is combating claims of super-sizing by consulting mothers about its menu.
Over the last 18 months, five mothers gave their opinions on the outlet's food and the changes they wanted made.
McDonald's said it decided to deal with negative media coverage on obesity by going straight to the consumer and setting up the "mums panel", headed by Olympic winning runner Sonia O'Sullivan.
The children's happy meal has since been expanded to include bags of dried fruit, while water, fruit juice and milk can now be purchased instead of fizzy drinks.
GDA (Guideline Daily Amounts) of calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates, salt, sugar, saturated fats and fibre are now on the packaging of every food item consumed.
While the chain said it is also committed to using grapeseed oil for all cooking within the next two years.
The mothers also followed McDonald's products through the food chain - visiting a dairy farm in Killarney, beef provider in Portlaoise, and free range egg supplier in Monaghan.
Adrienne Byrne, from Waterford city, said she was sceptical joining the panel, believing it was a public relations stunt.
"When I came away from the first meeting, I couldn't believe the amount of effort gone into it," Ms Byrne said.
