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Wednesday June 19th 2013

“Awesome Eats” free mobile game teaches kids good nutrition!

A free app for iOS devices, Awesome Eats has gained over 800,000 players and has been featured by Apple in over 100 countries. The company made the game for the Whole Kids Foundation, a non-profit organization that seeks to improve children’s nutrition and wellness at home and in schools. “The Whole Kids Foundation and Whole Foods Market are both headquartered here in Austin and happen to be good friends of ours,” Curry explained. “We were starting up and looking for a pilot project, and they approached us about the idea of a game that encouraged healthy eating.  That was a perfect fit for us as Disney vets (and parents). We really like the idea of reinforcing positive messages back into the world with our games.”

Read more: Venture Beat

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