Pick Chow! Eat Out! Guides Health Conscious Families To ZisBoomBah Approved Restaurants
Online, May 20, 2011 (Newswire.com) - ZisBoomBah.com launched a beta version of Pick Chow! Eat Out! just in time for the 2011 National Restaurant Show. Tapping into the ever-increasing focus on childhood obesity, restaurants can now offer turnkey better-for-you kids menu in a simple and cost-effective way.
The innovative program offers ZisBoomBah Approved restaurants a kid's menu and fun place mats that does not criminalize food but does a skillful job in adding a few healthy option for the little diners. With seminars at the 2011 National Restaurant Show, Pick Chow! Eat Out! is a timely solution for those who want to distinguish their kids menus as providing healthier option as well as a head start on implementing mandates that are coming out of Washington DC. How is it a website that gives kids a voice in food choices going to make a difference in the restaurant industry?
Within one year, ZisBoombah.com was awarded the Grand Prize by First Lady Michelle Obama in the Apps for Healthy Kids contest, won the Parents Tested Parents Approved Award, was written up by Bon Apetit and Parents Magazine and reviewed as a 5-star safe and fun website by Commensensemedia.org. This credibility, along with our expert team and parental demand, led us to launch Pick Chow! Eat Out!
The Pick Chow! Eat Out! Solution
Pick Chow! Eat out! offers restaurants a turnkey menu solution that is approved by certified nutritionists and meet the USDA guideline for children between 5 and 12. The program is distinguishing participating restaurants with a ZisBoomBah Seal. Says Mike Carcaise, co-founder and 30-year restaurant veteran, "Zisboombah has many years experience in the hospitality industry, so why not let us take the little focused kids menau area and turn it into a profit center. In addition, the ZisBoomBah seal will provide parents with the confidence that the restaurant has their kid's best interest in mind by offering healthy kids meal options.
Participating restaurants will gain a competitive advantage by being added ZisBoomBah new Pick Chow! Eat Out! section where parents can browse restaurants and children can drag and drop restaurant items to make a 5-star meal. With thousands of parents and kids on the website each month, ZisBoomBah.com invites restaurants to engage while kids to play with their food and eat healthy all at the same time! "Kids and parents alike will now be able to have the knowledge and confidence that they can find healthier options as they make their restaurant choices" says Mike Carcaise.
ZisBoomBah is seeking to build positive relationships with restaurants, food suppliers and innovators in the market.
About ZisBoomBah.com
ZisBoomBah.com is an innovative website that challenges conventional wisdom through tools that empower children and inspire parents to live a fun, active, and healthy life. Backed by a panel of health, nutrition, and food experts, ZisBoomBah.com provides games, recipes, contests, and more that encourage healthy eating habits for a lifetime. The site's free online tool "Pick Chow!" was recently awarded the Grand Prize in First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! "Apps for Healthy Kids" Competition and received the PTPA (Parent Test, Parent Approved) Seal of Approval from an independent panel of parent volunteers. ZisBoomBah.com hosts Pick Chow! Across America cook-off events in select locations across the US featuring celebrity chefs and kid assistants who compete to develop kid-friendly healthy meals.