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Tracy Adler – Restaurant owner, Yum Yum Dish™ Creator
Revolutionizing the way America Eats Out
A Big Idea for Restaurants: Smaller Plates.
Dinner plates have increased from 10 to 12 inches at restaurants since the 1980s. It’s no wonder that our waists have, too. One restaurant owner in Asheville, North Carolina is taking restaurant portion sizes to task by offering small-sized plates of her Café’s gourmet food that amount to fewer calories (and a lower menu price).
Café on the Square owner, Tracy Adler, introduced her 9Plates and SnackPots to Asheville’s demanding lunch crowd with great success. The creator of children’s Snackware™, Yum Yum Dishes, Adler is a strong advocate for smaller portions sizes and saw no reason why her restaurant’s menu shouldn’t reflect her own healthful values, while not sacrificing the Café’s gourmet fare.
BIO: Tracy Adler is a restaurant owner and mother of two. She created Yum Yum Dishes when she realized she was snacking too much following the birth of her second child. After a few weeks of divvying out snacks in pre-measured portions, she not only taught her first son, Elliot, about healthy eating, but managed to get back in her pre-pregnancy jeans ahead of schedule. Her Yum Yum Dishes are a big hit at just four ounces a piece. Now she’s making changes to some of the portions at her Asheville, North Carolina restaurant, Café on the Square, too. Welcome, Tracy.
Suggested TOPICS for DISCUSSION:
• Adjust your “fooditude!” Tracy can offer tips on managing portion sizes at home and when dining out.
• Combating childhood obesity: Tracy is a strong advocate in the fight against childhood obesity. Her Yum Yum Dishes are designed to help parents teach children about correct portion size. She regularly contributes time and funding to organizations, such as Louie’s Kids ()
• Revising restaurant portions: Tracy’s reduced portion-size entrees and lunch items at her restaurant are a big hit. Will other restaurateurs follow suit?
• Working Mom: Tracy has two children, owns a restaurant and a business. She can offer tips to busy Moms on mastering the balancing act.
• Meal tips: Whether you’re packing school lunches, taking a road trip, or fixing dinner at home, Tracy’s expert tips can help Moms and Dads save money, time and calories. (Tracy is a Hollander Home Fashion’s Comfort Council expert).
Online Press Kit (media only) YumYumDish.
Public Web site (to promote): – to purchase dishes.
Suggested QUESTIONS for Tracy Adler:
1. What inspired you to create Yum Yum Dishes? Was it really based on your own snacking habits?
2. Your restaurant now offers smaller portions of entrees and lunch items. What can people do when dining at restaurants that do not offer such portions?
3. How do you think the restaurant community views this move to smaller plates – will it catch on? If not, why?
4. Have you always been active in the fight against childhood obesity or did your Yum Yum Dishes motivate your involvement?
5. Your children now expect snacks and treats in a Yum Yum Dish. How did you accomplish this and do you think these good snacking habits will stick with them?
6. Portion sizes at home can be even larger than those served in restaurants. What are some tips for families when fixing meals in their own kitchen?
7. Families are so busy anymore that making time for dinner is a rarity. Do you have any tips on how dinners at home can be both healthful and quick?
8. What are some ways parents can teach their children about healthy eating habits?
9. Do you plan to expand your reduced portions to other dishes on the menu?
10. Why reduce portions at the Café? Why not just offer low-calorie or low-fat items instead?
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