Noodles & Company (www.noodles.com), serving classic noodle and pasta dishes from its globally inspired World Kitchen, has announced the launch of its new Kids Meal menu, created for the future foodies of the world. Children ages ten and under are invited to design their own meal made fresh-to-order, with quality ingredients, by choosing their entrée, two sides and a drink.

In addition to creating a health-conscious menu tailored to younger food lovers, Noodles & Company is also launching a platform for kids to help other kids. For every Kids Meal purchased from now until September 29, 2016, Noodles & Company will donate $.05 to No Kid Hungry, up to $100,000. With each $1 donated helping to connect a child with ten healthy meals, the Company is striving to provide 1 million meals to kids who need them (NoKidHungry.org/onedollar).

To further inspire kids while they fuel up, Noodles & Company will challenge young guests with a thought-provoking and highly interactive placemat the whole family can work on while enjoying their dishes. Founded upon the principles of S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics), this interactive placemat will feature a variety of brain teasers, puzzles, games, fun facts – as well as a link to videos highlighting the achievements of kids from around the world who have used these principles to invent, innovate or inspire positive change.

For more information on the new Kids Meal menu and Noodles & Company, please visit www.noodles.com or check them out on Facebook and Twitter.