http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm Resources and Quick Tips on kids menus and food for children in restaurants, cafes, clubs and hotels. en-us webmaster@profitablehospitality.com http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1918 The National Restaurant Association surveyed nearly 1,800 professional chefs - members of the American Culinary Federation - on hot trends on restaurant menus in 2012. Local sourcing and children's nu Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:30:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1847 The 2011 child likes hotdogs, nuggets and fries as much as the next person, but they and their parents are more informed about what a restrictive diet based on overly-processed, trans fat-laden foods Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:10:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1735 They're an easy way to keep little fingers occupied, and you'll find hundreds with food themes, ready to print at Coloring Pages. Search by subject matter eg fish, apple, cow etc... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:04:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1721 Meatless Monday is 'an international movement to help people reduce their meat consumption by 15%, in order to improve personal health and the health of the planet. In the US, the tradition of Meatles Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:48:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1718 Lots of useful ideas from parents on making the restaurant experience enjoyable for themselves and their children: see Taking the Adorables to Restaurants. So how can restaurants make these ideas work Sat, 08 May 2010 05:09:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1702 Quite likely! You're not the only foodservice professional frustrated by his endless capers undermining the taste of young diners. The Retire Ronald website has a simple message: For nearly 50 yea Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:58:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1684 Jamie Oliver is going head to head with America's Obesity epidemic. He wants to 'educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity'. How Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:05:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1657 Fooditude is an upcoming food show for kids in the US, covering cooking and nutrition, food science, environmental issues, culture, history and gardening. Their focus is on getting kids to eat better Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:31:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1656 No wonder it's hard to promote healthy Kids Menu items when high-sugar breakfast cereals set the standard for children's taste experiences. Here's a recent example of advertising for Froot Loops - it Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:43:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1655 Sydney's Brasserie Bread do a great job with weekly cooking classes for kids, and have been reviewing the programme for next year. They make an important point: Sustaining a passion and lively in Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:10:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1650 That's because 'nearly 80 percent of food ads on the popular children's network Nickelodeon are for foods of poor nutritional quality, according to an analysis conducted by the Center for Science in t Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:10:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1647 An interesting challenge to the traditional idea that restaurants must have a kids menu: The only special treatment my young children get when we walk into a restaurant are the crayons and kiddie m Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:54:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1638 Schools and kids in New York now have a powerful ally in the New York Coalition for Healthy School Food, supported by the James Beard Foundation. They've now launched a Recipe Contest for chefs an Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:10:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1589 An analysis of children's menus at many of Canada's top chains reveals that numerous items, such as chicken strip meals, pizza and hamburger combos, contain enough sodium to exceed a child's daily so Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:01:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1631 Plenty of information, games, videos and ideas on her Yum-O website. The Recipe file is particularly useful, with ideas and inspiration by meal type and age-group. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:13:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1630 Food Pyramid for Kids - US Dept of Agriculture guidance on a healthy balanced diet for children. On Wikipedia you can read about how the pyramid concept has changed over time eg it now includes exer Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:24:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1624 Week of Tastes is an imaginative way to get restaurants and schools offering special menus and food information that will appeal to families and children. This Australian programme is based on those Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:26:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1626 Jamie Oliver is filming his new show in America - based in Huntington W. Virginia, said to be America's fattest town. Locals were quick to identify problems when he asked them in a town hall meeti Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:00:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1533 Bill Marvin, the Restaurant Doctor says in his latest newsletter: Famed chef Jasper White is quoted as saying something like, "You feed dog food to your pooch because he will eat it. But if you pu Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:56:00 -0800 http://www.profitablehospitality.com/public/885.cfm?ID=1620 People aren't ordering? Try jazzing up the name of your offering. That's the advice of marketing guru Marcia Yudkin: Cornell University researchers who changed the names of foods four-year- Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:54:00 -0800