Kids LiveWell at a Restaurant Near You!!

I wrote this review while participating in a campaign for Mom Central Consulting on behalf of the National Restaurant Association. I attended a live event and received a gift bag and promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.
  

I was recently invited to attend the National Restaurant Association
Show for a Kids LiveWell Event.  I was so excited, and not just because I got to enjoy an afternoon without my children, who I love dearly, and no not because I got to leave work early.  Well these are all added bonuses I was most excited about all of the yummy food!  Delicious, healthy, meals prepared by fabulous chefs and you don't have to ask me twice.

The Kids LiveWell program was introduced to help provide healthier meal options for kids while dining out at restaurants.  I know one of my biggest pet peeves when going out to eat is a kids menu that consists of chicken fingers and mac & cheese.  Now you don't have to submit to the same unhealthy options.  With over 120 brands the LiveWell program is now in more then 33,000 locations across the United States.  You can find menu options in some of my favorite restaurants such as IHOP, Denny's, Corner Bakery, Red Lobster, Chili's and many many more.  To find a restaurant near you that participates in the program simply go here and punch in your zip code or download the Kids LiveWell app. You can easily tell if an item on the menu is part of the LiveWell program by the apple icon next to it.

While at the event I got to hang out with celebrity chef Marc Murphy.  We also got to taste all of the winning recipes in the 2013 Kids Recipe Challenge.  The unique thing I loved about the winning recipes was that they were all chosen by kids!  Who better then kids themselves to choose the recipes they love.  I tried a delicious Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti Squash, a Chip Chicken with Sweet Potatoes, but my favorite was Qdoba's Lil' Pulled Pork Naked Burrito.  They are all recipes I am sure my boys would love.

The next time you go out to eat with your family make sure to look for the little red apple next to menu items.  With recipes that emphasize lean proteins, fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, as well as meet stringent nutritional criteria it takes the guesswork out of finding healthy options for your family.

For more information please be sure to check out the Kids LiveWell program:

Kids LiveWell App: in the Android Market and iTunesapp store
Kids LiveWell on Facebook and Twitter 
Participating restaurants: HealthyDiningFinder.com