Area McDonald’s offering free breakfast to K-8 students Tuesday

McDonald’s restaurants in the Merced area will be offering a free breakfast Tuesday morning to kindergarten through eighth-grade students.

The free breakfast – consisting of an Egg McMuffin, apple slices and 1 percent milk – will be offered from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. All students must be accompanied by an adult.

The “Free Back to School Breakfast at McDonald’s” program, which emphasizes the importance of a balanced breakfast for young students, extends to participating restaurants in Modesto and elsewhere in Central California.

This story was originally published September 12, 2016 at 1:55 PM with the headline "Area McDonald’s offering free breakfast to K-8 students Tuesday."