Requires restaurants to provide healthy beverages with meals designated for children.

New Jersey's S 2976 requires restaurants to provide a healthy beverage as the default option with meals specifically marketed for children. The default beverage must be water (without added sweeteners), low-fat milk (nonfat or 1% with ≤130 calories), or 100% fruit juice (≤8 ounces with no added sweeteners). Restaurants may still offer other beverages upon request but cannot automatically include sugary drinks like soda with children's meals. This bill directly affects restaurants selling "children's meals" (food and beverage combos priced together for kids) and aims to improve dietary choices for young diners.