While the whole menu certainly isn’t organic, I thought the kids’ menu was worth mentioning.
We visited Panera with my parents recently and were pleasantly surprised to see kids were given the option of organic milk or organic apple juice with their meals. This is *wonderful* in a world of restaurants that typically offer soft drinks to toddlers! We also noticed that the meals came with an organic squeeze yogurt by Horizon Farms which really impressed my five year old.
Unfortunately, the jelly they use on the PB+J is Smuckers, so I doubt it’s natural. I have to admit that I didn’t ask. Maybe I will next time… And the bread they served the sandwiches on (turkey for my daughter and PB+J for my son) was white. 
But hey…the fact that Panera is providing organic drink options and organic yogurt is a very good start!
Jan, the editor of the Central Florida Green Guide, is a former public school teacher who is now an unschooling mom. She strives to live naturally–especially when it comes to parenting her two beautiful children. In addition to her work as a freelance writer and homeschool consultant, Jan is a distributor for Juice Plus+ and Usborne Books. Learn more about this crunchy WAHM by visiting her Squidoo lens, Living and Learning… Naturally.
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On our days eating out, we love visiting Panera for the organic kids options, although they are very limited. Unfortunately, they are one of the few “fast food” places where you can eat and still have the ability to offer your children food that doesn’t have trans fats or artifical ingredients.
I can’t wait until a place like EVOS or O’Naturals comes to Orlando. Until then, Panera will do!
What are these places you speak of? LOL
Where are you from?