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Guilt-Free, Easy Dining During the Holidays
12.12.17
With the busy holiday shopping season underway, consider quick, guilt-free ways to fuel up while you power through your list of to-dos. Here are some easy and healthy local dining options for parents and children:
Rubio’s Ahi Poke Bowl - Rubio’s Coastal Grill recently introduced ahi poke to its menu for a limited time. Featuring sustainable, sashimi-grade poke topped with ginger soy, the ahi is placed on a bed of citrus rice and romaine lettuce. The dish features traditional Asian-inspired ingredients like edamame and sesame seeds, and Rubio’s classics like crispy tortilla chips, Hass avocado slices, and signature creamy chipotle sauce.
Rubio’s also offers a variety of kids’ options including Chicken tacos, Original Fish Taco, Chicken Bites and more.
To find a local Rubio’s near you, visit rubios.com.
Islands’ Yaki Tacos - Flour tortillas stuffed with grilled chicken, teriyaki sauce, cheddar & Jack Cheese, fresh pineapple salsa, lettuce and tomatoes with a side of ranchero beans.
Islands also offers a Gremmie menu including Li’l Sliders, Half Sandcastle (grilled cheese), Jr. Wave Burger and more. **Additionally, Islands is giving a $5 bonus card for every $25 gift card purchase through December 31st**
To find a local Islands visit isandsrestaurants.com.
Luna Grill Apple Walnut Salad - Organic spring mix, slices of fresh seasonal apple, crumbled gorgonzola, candied walnuts, dried cranberries.
Kid’s options include chicken kebabs, Kid’s Burger, Quesadillas and more.
To find a local Luna Grill, visit lunagrill.com.
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Mercury Insurance ‘Drive Safe Challenge’
12.11.17
When teens are new to driving, it can be a worrisome time, but Mercury Insurance is on a mission to educate new drivers, reduce teen driving fatalities and offer parents and teens tips and resources. In partnership with the Anaheim Ducks, Mercury Insurance hosted the second annual Drive Safe Challenge on Saturday, Dec. 9 at Honda Center in Anaheim with California Highway Patrol officers, professional drivers from Danny Mckeever’s Fast Lane Racing School and Anaheim Ducks.
Teens participated in a defensive driving program, which included hands-on driving skills training to practicing skid control, slalom and ABS braking, distracted driving and emergency lane change and evasive maneuver, as well as a two-hour CHP led classroom instruction.
For parents and teens who want to learn more, an interactive website at drivesafe.mercuryinsurance.com offers a wealth of information and tools, from teen driving statistics, car-buying and insurance tips, and videos. Parents will also find ideas for how to initiate conversations with their teens about driving responsibly – what’s expected after they get their license, when they can drive and the circumstances under which driving privileges would be lost.
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