NourishInteractive. com and Fresh Choice Restaurants Create Family Event for National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Nourish Interactive Inc partnered with Fresh Choice Restaurants to promote healthy eating to children in honor of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) August 25, 2010
Nourish Interactive Inc. (www. nourishinteractive. com) partnered with Fresh Choice Restaurants (www. freshchoice. com) for a special Family Night event designed to promote healthy eating to children in honor of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness month. With two thirds of American children overweight or obese, the United States spends approximately $150 billion every year to treat obesity related conditions, and that number is growing. www. NourishInteractive. com and Fresh Choice collaborated to create a fun Family Night that would use interactive nutrition games and prizes that centered around fruits and vegetables.
This is a unique partnership when a restaurant chain and nutrition education website team up to use the restaurant experience as an opportunity to educate children. Nourishinteractive. com and Fresh Choice have been working together to incorporate healthy messaging to families into the restaurant for the last few months.
“We are excited to work with NourishInteractive. com because they were named by the USDA as one of the top websites for fighting childhood obesity. They bring a wealth of experience in making nutrition fun for kids,” said Ingrid Walatka, Director Product Development, Fresh Choice Restaurants.
“I am impressed that Fresh Choice is taking the lead amongst its restaurant peers to reach out to the community and promote healthy eating to kids. Both of our companies share the mission of empowering families to make healthier choices,” said Maggie LaBarbera RN, MBA founder and president of Nourish Interactive Inc.
Family night will take place in San Mateo Fresh Choice Restaurant on Thursday, September 2, 2010 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm. This event will feature healthy characters that make nutrition fun like Chef Solus and the Produce Bunch. Kids will have fun playing Chef Solus online nutrition games created by NourishInteractive. com at two computer stations. There will also be games and prizes such as:
“color your plate” station tic-tac-toe using fruits and vegetables farm to table coloring station photo ops with Chef Solus
Kids will also be entered in a grand prize drawing with a chance to win a Wii.
About Nourish Interactive
Nourish Interactive, Inc. has been fighting childhood obesity and promoting nutrition in a positive way using free interactive nutrition games and tools since its launch. It has created an effective online learning experience that coordinates nutrition information for children, parents and educators, with the belief that prevention is the best treatment. Nourish Interactive has developed a learning platform in English and Spanish that comes to life with its interactive online games that offers fun, innovative ways to empower children to make healthy choices. Founded by a nurse who is passionate about promoting health to kids in a positive way.
About Fresh Choice Restaurants
Fresh Choice is chain of buffet-style restaurants which operates in California, Washington, and Texas under the names Fresh Choice, Fresh Choice Express and Zoopa. The first restaurant opened in Sunnyvale California in 1986, and as of 2010 there are 38 location with 5+ new restaurants expected to open 2010-12.
Fresh Choice markets itself as a healthier alternative to fast food restaurants with reference to menu options that include low-calorie, low carbohydrate and low-fat diets. Menu selections change regularly and are created keeping seasonal, locally grown and organically grown produce in mind. In 2009, the company has embarked in growing many of its own vegetables. All the restaurants feature expansive fresh selections on the salad bars, home style soups & pasta sauce, artisan pizzas and breads. For more information, please visit the Fresh Choice, Inc. Web site at www. freshchoice. com.
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