That’s the essence of Smash Your Food . Load up your fave food - guess the amount of goop it contains and then - stand back and pull the “smash lever!” Everyone can watch their food choice get slowly smashed into a flat, gooey mess (the squashed milkshake video rocks!).
The food drips into three jars as actual measures of sugar, salt, and oil. And from there, your kids can figure out how accurate their guess was. The game shows a chart that illustrates the difference between what someone of their gender, age, and activity level needs in a meal, and compares it to what they are actually getting. Smash Your Food is a great way for kids to have fun while learning about healthier and balanced food choices using vivid sound effects (“plink”, “tchh-tchh”, “glop”) and entertaining videos created by a team of 20 artists, game designers, videographers, nutrition experts, and educators.
“Smash Your Food is a compelling, fun way for our children to get important health information while having a blast,” said Marta De Wulf, Nutritionist and Co-Founder of Octave Media. “Best of all, there’s no mess to cleanup!”
Octave Media International serves up Smash Your Food, a deliciously healthy and funny game for kids ages 6 to 11 and parents to learn about their food choices. Smash Your Food is a finalist in the nationwide Apps for Healthy Kids contest for game developers which is part of Let’s Move!, First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to end childhood obesity within a generation.
Obesity rates tripled in the past 30 years, a trend that means, for the first time in our history, American children may face a shorter expected lifespan than their parents. The goal of Smash Your Food is to help children win their battles against weight issues and obesity by providing the tools and knowledge they need to make better choices about the foods they eat.
Kids, parents, gamers, and anyone interested in helping kids laugh while they learn about healthy food choices can visit www.appsforhealthykids.com and cast their votes for their favorite finalists. Voting is open until August 14th. If you want to learn more about Smash Your Food (and actually play the game and smash something!) before you vote, visit http://www.foodnme.com/smash-your-food/ with your kids.