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Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes touts healthy family meals

March 8, 2011

Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes restaurants nationwide are making healthy eating a family effort this month. Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp., parent company of 119 Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes restaurants, recognizes that healthy eating habits start at a young age and parents are the key influencers in cultivating eating habits.

To promote this dynamic, Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes restaurants are offering kids an opportunity to build their own meal from a 55-foot salad bar featuring numerous vegetable options, tossed salads and deli salads and eight made-from-scratch soups, muffins, focaccia, pasta and a fruit bar.

For under $5, a child can get the full salad bar and buffet meal.
 
“The healthy all-you-care-to-enjoy atmosphere is a great opportunity for parents to encourage their children to try new foods, and saves parents the time from washing, cutting and chopping their kid’s veggies,” said Joan Scharff, vice president of brand and menu strategy.

Additionally, the salad bar includes fun facts about the food and nutritional information. Kids also can go online with the help of their parents to check out the “Sprouts Only” section on the restaurants website, which includes games, coloring sheets and puzzles, all of which encourage healthy eating habits. And, as a bonus to parents, coupons for kid’s meals are often available within the “Sprouts Only” page.

Other additions to the menu

In addition to the kids’ meal value at Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes restaurants, all of the locations across the country will feature new menu items throughout March, including grilled cheese focaccia and made-from-scratch classic creamy tomato soup.

Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes has relaunched its Sunday breakfast offerings with some new menu items including baked cinnamon apples, chilaquiles, roasted potatoes and baked doughnut muffins. Breakfast prices remain under $10 for adults and under $6 for kids.

For a limited time Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes is offering chocolate chip and peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough buckets available for $5.99. Each bucket makes about 48 cookies and the dough can be frozen.

Parents Magazinerecognition

The April issue of Parents Magazineacknowledged Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes restaurants as one of the 10 Best Restaurant Chains.

More than 150 chain restaurants were considered, and Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes restaurants were chosen for its variety of healthy options and convenience, as well as its family-friendly atmosphere.