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The weekends are a time for my family to enjoy a meal or two out of the house. Since we are a family we of course want to go places with kid friendly fare. I was super excited to see that Noodles & Company, the fast-casual restaurant concept serving classic noodle and pasta dishes from around the world, has an all new kids meal menu! Children age ten and under are invited to design their own meal made fresh-to-order, with quality ingredients, by choosing their entr?e, two sides and a drink. My kids certainly love making their own choices when it comes to ordering food so this is just perfect!
The Kids Meal menu includes Wisconsin Mac & Cheese, Spaghetti & Meatballs, Buttered Noodles and Grilled Chicken with Marinara Dipping Sauce and sides, such as broccoli, carrots, fruit or applesauce. Noodles & Company also partnered with the National Restaurant Association’s Kids LiveWell program to provide flavorful options verified by Healthy Dining’s nutrition experts. Future foodies can add protein or veggies to any dish for the regular protein/veggie add-on price. They also have the option of substituting gluten free pasta, free of charge.
My girls chose the macaroni and cheese, spaghetti and meatballs, fruit (which happens to be strawberries right now) and a kids crispy. They both cleaned their plates and announced that lunch was “super tasty.” The mac n’ cheese comes like the picture below and as you stir it up the cheese melts to blend with the pasta to form a gooey delicious meal.
In addition to creating a menu tailored to younger food lovers, Noodles & Company is also launching a platform for kids to help other kids. For every Kids Meal purchased between September 30, 2015 and September 29, 2016, Noodles & Company will donate $.05 to No Kid Hungry, up to $100,000. With each $1 donated helping to connect a child with ten healthy meals, the Company is striving to provide 1 million meals to kids who need them.
Of course Noodles & Company has a wide variety of entrees (including salads) for adults too. This is a restaurant that offers up tasty meals for everyone in the whole family and we are sure to be heading back soon.
Connect: You can connect with Noodles & Company on Facebook and @NoodlesCompany on Twitter.
