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Foodservice

Since its launch last July, participation in its “Kids Live Well” program has jumped from 19 to 68 restaurant brands, according to the National Restaurant Association.

To join the program, restaurants agree to offer and promote menu items based on nutritional science, include the U.S. Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines.

The restaurants and menu items are featured on the Healthy Dining website. The most recent brands to join, according to a news release, are Bardenay; Black Bear Diner; Blimpie; Boudin SF; Cactus Jack’s; Extreme Pita; Ground Round; Halfway Café; Ledo Pizza; Litestars; Papouli’s Greek Grill; Pizza Fusion; Quaker Steak & Lube; Red Brick Pizza; Sonic; Souplantation; Sweet Tomatoes; Sushi Maki; Tony Roma’s; Washington Athletic Club; and Weathervane Seafoods.

The original 19 restaurant brands were Au Bon Pain; Bonefish Grill; Burger King; Burgerville; Carrabba’s Italian Grill; Chevys Fresh Mex; Chili’s Grill & Bar; Corner Bakery Cafe; Cracker Barrel; Denny’s; El Pollo Loco; Friendly’s; IHOP; Joe’s Crab Shack; Outback Steakhouse; Silver Diner; Sizzler; and T-Bones Great American Eatery.

Those 40 restaurants offer 165 Kids LiveWell menu items, including more than 200 servings of fruits and vegetables.

More information on the program is available on the National Restaurant Association's website. Healthy Dining’s registered dietitians validate qualifying menu items.

Other additions to Kids Live Well since its establishment include: Birchwood Café; The Common Man; Dr. Jazz Webster Groves; Edina Grill; Elephant Bar; Fat Lorenzo’s; Good Earth; Groveland Tap; Highland Grill; Home Plate Café; Longfellow Grill; The Lowry; Mama Fu’s; Mexico Restaurant; Muscle Maker Grill; Noodles & Company; People’s Organic; Pete’s Chicken-N-More; Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen; RedRossa Italian Grille; Ruggles Green; Shari’s; Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers Dining; Shula’s at the Sheraton Chicago; LB Bistro & Patisserie at the Sheraton Chicago; Stoney River; 3 Squares Restaurant; and Wagamama.

The 68 restaurant names represent more than 20,000 locations.

“Parents are looking for healthful menu options for their children, and America’s restaurants from chain restaurants to smaller independent operators have stepped up to the plate in an overwhelming display of support for children’s nutrition,” Dawn Sweeney, president of the National Restaurant Association, said in the release.