If you have been reading the news, you know that fast food companies are under attack for putting toys into kid’s meals. Already in one major US city, a law has been invoked prohibiting toys to be given in meals that do not meet a certain dietary guideline.
Now, my family and I try to be as healthy as possible when it comes to what we eat, but I would be lying if I told you that I don’t use the special kids meal bribe as an occasional treat to get my kids to do something that they really don’t want to do. Let’s face it, some of the first words they ever read were the logos of familiar drive through restaurants.
Knowing that parents are getting picker about what they feed their kids, Burger King recently announced that they were changing their BK Crown Kids Meal. The new BK Crown program is built to inspire every kids imagination in hopes of bringing families together to enjoy mealtime.
The new BK Crown program includes:
- The BK CROWNTM/MC Program comes in a fully interactive Kids Meal box. Sitting atop each box is a newly redesigned BURGER KING® crown, because every kid deserves to be treated like royalty at BURGER KING®! With crowns on their heads, kids can dive into the box, taking it apart, playing fun games and activities that challenge their minds, inspire their imagination and engage with the whole family.
- With the BK CROWNTM/MC Program, Burger King Corporation invites kids to tell BURGER KING® what matters to them most. BKC has established a fund to help support the Wildlife Conservation Society, National Parks Conservation Association, DonorsChoose.org and Have It Your Way™ Foundation. By visiting BKCrown.com, kids learn how BKC’s charitable partners make a difference. Upon entering BK CROWNTM/MC Codes and clicking on their favorite cause, each kid’s vote helps BK® choose which charity to give back to.
- The fun doesn’t end at the restaurant; the BK CROWNTM/MC Program experience lives on at www.BKCrown.com where kids can place their vote for how BKC should give back, as well as find more games, win prizes and enjoy interactive play.
- Also at BURGER KING®, for just $9.99 your family can enjoy the “BK™ Family Bundle” which includes a WHOPPER® sandwich, WHOPPER JR.® sandwich., two small fries, two small soft drinks and a Kids Meal. Now that’s a deal worth getting together for! Limited time only. Price and participation vary. Prices higher in HI.
Our Review:
This past Sunday, the family and I headed out to Burger King for our after church lunch. This was a HUGE treat for my kids because we normally go to a sit down restaurant. It was also a treat because we rarely visit Burger King because the one near our home is older and not as nice as some of the other fast food restaurants around.
When we got to BK, the kids placed their order. They both got chicken nuggets, soda and french fries. For some reason I thought the kids meal included both apples and fries but we only got fries. The kids were really excited to put on their crowns and I even got to wear one for a short time. The kids had fun checking out their boxes, eating their lunch and playing with their toys. They were a little disappointed that they did not receive the Happy Feet toys that were in the display case. All in all though, the kids really seemed to enjoy the new BK kids meal.
As a parent I am happy to see that Burger King is doing it’s part to make their kids meals well rounded and to encourage families to eat meals together. I was very impressed with the BK website and all the information it offered for parents including nutritional information, educational features and online safety features.
Find out more about the new BK Program on their website, Facebook page or Twitter.
Burger King is giving one my readers a BK Crown Program box with a $25 gift card to enjoy at a resturant near your home. All you have to do to enter is fill out the Rafflecopter form below.
Disclosure: The BK CROWNTM/MC Program prize pack, information and coupon have been provided by Burger King Corporation through MyBlogSpark.
I think you have the wrong mandatory question posted but I’ll go ahead and answer that… I would like to try their Roasted Vegetable Multi-Grain Crackers.
We love Burger King and my favorite menu item is their Whopper!
Janet Watson
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I wouldn’t mind trying the Roasted Vegetable Crunchmasters. (?)
bethelderton59 at gmail dot com
It’s the bonding time of the day after the whole day at work/school.
tcarolinep at gmail dot com
We tried these Kids meals about a week ago and my 4 year old approves!
relaxing & talking about our day
It is definitely a nice bonding experience for us to share our day
It’s important so that my kids have positive associations with food.
I can help us stay connected in a positive way.
We spend a lot of time eating together, so if it’s not a pleasant experience for the kids, it’s not a pleasant experience for anyone!
I’m not sure it’s a priority that every meal be FUN, but it is a priority that we eat every meal together as much as possible.
It gives us ‘family time’ and makes us feel closer.
It’s important because it brings the family together to laugh & enjoy each other’s company.
Thanks for the giveaway!
It is family time to reconnect and with the busy schedules these days pulling the family apart-this needs to be a tradition-a staple in our family’s lives.
After a hectic day it’s nice to be together as a family and enjoy a meal and unwind.
With not spending as much time with my kids as we’d like, it’s important that we take our dinners time and connect as a family.
Thanks so much.
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I consider family dinnertime to be a necessity. It gives us consistent family time to discuss our day and family issues.
abfantom at yahoo dot com
It’s important for my family to have a fun mealtime because that’s what makes the memories that we’ll have for a very long time!
sksweeps (at) earthlink (dot) net
It’s a time spent together as a family, so it is always fun.
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megalon22 at yahoo dot com
It’s important for families to come together and relax and discuss each others day to spend time bonding
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to spend quality time and talk about each others day – (emscout9 at Hotmail dot com)
To create good and lasting memories ヅ *Thanks* for the giveaway!
important b/c meals are the best way/time to catch up, carawling(at)hotmail(dot)com
It allows us time to get caught up on each others life and to bond
I have young kids to meal time fun is always part of the equation
sharing times together makes for great memories
It is a great bonding experience
A good mealtime experience builds family memories.
A good mealtime is important as it’s the one time of the day we all get together
s2s2 at comcast dot net
The happier that my family is at dinner time the better their appetites are.
jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com
It is important for my family to have fun at dinnertime because that is the only real time we have to sit and enjoy eachother thru the days hectic schedules
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we like to have fun at mealtime and catch up on each others day
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A good meal-time experience is essenstial because it instills healthy eating habits
It is important because you never know what will happen tomorrow and you have to spend quality time when you can.
It’s important because if you make it fun, the kids eat better.
spending quality time together
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com
It’s always great to laugh as a family.
ccboobooy at gmail dot com
It’s a good way of sharing and promoting digestive health to have fun.
Thanks for the contest.
Meal time is a great way to get together and have a little fun at the end of the day.
Dinner time is a time when the whole family can gather to discuss their day
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It’s important because it is the one time of day that we are all together and can share some time with each other. We can laugh, talk and share thoughts, happenings through out dinner with each other.
Great time to catch up with everyone and hear aobut each ones day. And…to teach the little ones how important family meal time is.
landfjacobson @ charter.net