Comments on: Kids’ Menus Need an Upgrade

By: CYRELL

CYRELL — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:59:12 +0000

This is why i love ethnic restaurants, especially indian restaurants.

At least in my area they do not carry fries, but they have indian style fried cauliflower and other vegetables with a chickpeaflour batter.
Surely not low in fat but better than fries..a bit. And if kids try once cauliflower hidden in a fried crust, they are more likely to try it in other dishes.
The trick is that you can taste the cauliflower, it is not hidden by the batter and spices and i think that is why kids that normally would never eat cauliflower, will then try it in other dishes

Potatoe-pea curry, curried lentils, lots of rice, salad, freshly made whole wheat bread.

Chinese restaurants are unfortunately more on the meat-fatty side but japanese restaurants have real good light dishes

By: MELINDA HINSON NEELY – FINDING LIFE'S SECRET SAUCE – SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN – SLIMMED DOWN

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:39:17 +0000

[...] to more healthy chicken preparations, in the South and elsewhere, according to Nutrition Unplugged, chicken fingers are still #1 item on kids’ menus. So even if we proud parents have removed this fattening foe from our diets, our poor little ones [...]

By: MELINDA HINSON NEELY – FINDING LIFE'S SECRET SAUCE – HANDING IT TO KIDS: CHICKEN FINGERS

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:29:11 +0000

[...] in America have the same items listed on the kids menu? According to a great article by Nutrition Unplugged, the top 10 kids’ menu items have remained virtually unchanged since [...]

By: TALFONSO

TALFONSO — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:08:13 +0000

We can really learn a lot from the French – the nation’s schools cook their meals from local sources and use vegetables. It’s true – go look it up at http://www.flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/478344154!

By: FEEL FABULOUS, STRAIGHT UP

FEEL FABULOUS, STRAIGHT UP — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:50:12 +0000

[...] restaurants in America have the same items listed on the kids menu? According to a great article by Nutrition Unplugged, the top 10 kids’ menu items have remained virtually unchanged since [...]

By: JANET

JANET — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:05:29 +0000

Thanks Nutritiouslicious and Lisa for your comments! Glad you agree. There has to be a better option! In other parts of the world, there is no such thing as a “kid’s menu.” We’ve grown accustomed to kid food and it’s become so narrowly defined.

By: LISA

LISA — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:37:13 +0000

I returned from our summer vacation with one thought in mind: I will never let my child order from a kid’s menu, again. I can’t tell you how many places we ate and not one kid’s menu offered a vegetable, a fruit, or anything that wasn’t a carb load. I can’t believe my kid is the only one who’ll eat steamed brocolli or edamame, or devours fresh fruit every chance she gets. There has to be a better option. Thanks for the post.

By: NUTRITIOULICIOUS

NUTRITIOULICIOUS — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:53:58 +0000

Great post! I couldn’t agree more with Keith Ayoob about the “dumbing down” of kid’s palates. There are so many kids out there who like trying new foods, and what’s on mom and dad’s plates. Kid’s menus may be helpful for a picky eater, but parents should encourage their kids to try items from the regular, “adult,” menu.