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Episode 48
24:16
November 01, 2021
Kids Live Well
Host:
Guest Speakers:
- Jeff Clark, Maggie Gentille
Finding healthy, kid-friendly choices at restaurants can often be a struggle for families. But fueling kids with well-balanced meals is imperative for healthy bodies and minds. That’s why the National Restaurant Association’s updated Kids Live Well program is helping to empower restaurateurs in providing healthy options for children in their community.
This week on Order Up, we talk to Jeff Clark, Expert Exchange Director of the National Restaurant Association, and Maggie Gentille, Vice President of Food and Nutrition Policy from Food Directions, about how your restaurant can be a part of the Kids Live Well program.
(01:06) - Jeff’s day-to-day
(02:49) - Maggie’s move to Food Directions
(03:41) - Kids Live Well origins and relaunch
(06:09) - Program updates
(09:41) - Empowering families with options at restaurants
(11:17) - Menu choices
(14:29) - Getting started
(17:44) - Current participants
(19:52) - Providing options
(21:36) - The business side
For more information or to get started, please contact kidslivewell@restaurant.org.
This podcast is not intended to provide medical or legal advice. Podcast listeners are encouraged to do their own research, and where appropriate, obtain the advice or guidance of legal counsel or the input of other experts with respect to their practices and/or applicable laws. Nothing in this podcast shall be deemed to create or grant any rights to any third parties. Listeners are encouraged to consider the applicability and suitability of the information provided for their own individual circumstances, and the National Restaurant Association and its affiliates cannot warrant the applicability of the information to any particular listener or party.
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Podcast episode production by Dante32.
This week on Order Up, we talk to Jeff Clark, Expert Exchange Director of the National Restaurant Association, and Maggie Gentille, Vice President of Food and Nutrition Policy from Food Directions, about how your restaurant can be a part of the Kids Live Well program.
(01:06) - Jeff’s day-to-day
(02:49) - Maggie’s move to Food Directions
(03:41) - Kids Live Well origins and relaunch
(06:09) - Program updates
(09:41) - Empowering families with options at restaurants
(11:17) - Menu choices
(14:29) - Getting started
(17:44) - Current participants
(19:52) - Providing options
(21:36) - The business side
For more information or to get started, please contact kidslivewell@restaurant.org.
This podcast is not intended to provide medical or legal advice. Podcast listeners are encouraged to do their own research, and where appropriate, obtain the advice or guidance of legal counsel or the input of other experts with respect to their practices and/or applicable laws. Nothing in this podcast shall be deemed to create or grant any rights to any third parties. Listeners are encouraged to consider the applicability and suitability of the information provided for their own individual circumstances, and the National Restaurant Association and its affiliates cannot warrant the applicability of the information to any particular listener or party.
If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Order Up in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.
Podcast episode production by Dante32.
This podcast is not intended to provide medical or legal advice. Given the rapidly evolving nature of the pandemic, guidance may change as our understanding of unique challenges that COVID-19 poses within each country, state, and locality. The views expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the National Restaurant Association (Association) and its affiliates. The Association does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information offered, and the listener is encouraged to do their own research and consider the applicability and suitability of the information provided for their own individual circumstances.
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