Goregaon : Today, The Westin Mumbai Garden City unveiled the next stage of the year-long Westin Well-Being Movement with the announcement of the new nutrition-focused offerings, The Westin Eat Well Menu for Kids, in partnership with SuperChefs™

As an advocate for wellness and healthy eating, Westin teamed up with SuperChefs, a group of doctors, dentists, dieticians, chefs and other experts dedicated to educating kids on the importance and the fun of eating smart, to create The Westin Eat Well Menu for Kids. The extensive new menu, which is currently available at The Westin Mumbai Garden City, includes eight signature dishes created and tested by kids, receiving a stamp of approval from notoriously finicky eaters.

Taking the healthy eating among kids to patron and locals, The Westin Mumbai Garden City organized a fun-filled cooking class with Oberoi International School. During the session hotel Chefs engaged with children by teaching them easy to make healthy food options for their lunch boxes. While the parents remained onlookers for the day, kids took the center-stage and enjoyed cooking food with Chef Ajay Chopra.

Speaking on the occasion Anuraag Bhatnagar, Area General Manager, the Westin Mumbai Garden City “At Westin, we believe that eating well isn’t just for adults. In order to promote fun with healthy eating among kids, The Westin Mumbai Garden City will pursue various engagements and awareness drive on Eat Well Menu for Kids at the hotel. While our SuperFoodsRX™ Menu will continue providing healthy food and beverage options to our guests, helping them feel better when they arrive”

Kid-Tested Menus Puts the Fun into Healthy Eating

The Westin Eat Well Menu for Kids demonstrates The Westin Mumbai Garden City’s dedication to the well-being of its guests – big and small – by now offering a menu fully dedicated to healthy options for kids at its hotels around the world. The Westin Eat Well Menu for Kids engages children through a colorful, playful menu placemat filled with inventive dishes like Build Your Own Fruit Crepes that allow kids to actually play with their food, providing a sense of discovery while imparting the value of healthy eating.  The new kids’ menu features a vibrant array of healthful, tasty dishes such as Build Your Own Salmon Niçoise Salad that were created and tested by SuperChefs kids.  Each menu placemat is complete with games like “word scrambles” for kids to solve while enjoying their Baby Spinach & Cheese Omelet and educational tidbits on what makes certain foods “super.”  In partnership with SuperChefs Creator and Founder Dr. Greg Chang, SuperChefs Advisory Board member and Yale Wellness Manager Lisa Kimmel, and their staff of professional chefs and educators, the new menus were developed to help teach the essentials of balanced nutrition and food preparation.

More Than 50% of Parents Concerned about Healthy Food Options on the Road

Increasingly, guests are concerned not only for their own well-being but that of their children as well. According to the brand’s well-being survey conducted earlier this year, when it comes to food options while traveling, more than half of respondents are most concerned about the limited access to healthy food options and 41% of parents are concerned about gaining weight while on the road due to the limited healthy food options.  And how do parents get their little ones to eat their veggies? One third of those surveyed bribe their children by giving them access to TV or smartphones and 30% offer a special sweet treat in exchange for eating a healthy meal.  The Westin Eat Well Menu for Kids was designed to combat the challenges parents face, arming them with a seamless way to provide kids with a wholesome, delicious meal.

The Business of Eating Well

In addition to the new partnerships and programming with SuperChefs and The Juicery, Westin has also appointed its next expert to the Westin Well-Being Council. Leading the charge of providing insightful and informational content surrounding the brand’s “Eat Well” pillar is Ashley Koff, RD.  An internationally-renowned dietician, Koff is dedicated to imparting the value of quality nutrition choices in achieving optimal health.  The Westin Well-being Council is a diverse advisory board composed of renowned thought leaders, each of whom aligns with a specific wellness brand pillar. Ashley joins Council members Andy Puddicombe, Headspace Co-Founder and mediation expert, and media mogul Arianna Huffington in guiding and inspiring new initiatives, leveraging proprietary research to inform and introduce new programs throughout the year.