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Baltimore Bans Soda From Kids' Menus At Restaurants

The default drink options for kids' meals will be water, milk or 100 percent fruit juice.
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Baltimore is trying to help make kids a little healthier. 

measure went into effect Wednesday that removes soda and other sugary drinks from children's menus at restaurants. 

So now, instead of automatically getting their pick of soda, kids' default drink options for children's meals will be water, milk or 100 percent fruit juice. Parents can still order their kids soda. 

And Baltimore isn't the only city doing this. Seven smaller cities in California and one in Colorado have enacted similar measures.