My Fit Foods Pays 'Fit' Forward This September With Focus On Friends And Charity

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Healthy eating is taking on a whole new meaning of "feel good," with My Fit Foods' "Pay Fit Forward" campaign. During the month of September, My Fit Foods' is encouraging guests to share healthy lifestyle habits with friends, while simultaneously giving back to those in need. Guests who purchase a meal at My Fit Foods during participating "Pay Fit Forward Fridays" will be offered the option to donate a FREE meal either to a friend, or to a local hunger-relief charity.

"My Fit Foods is committed to making healthy flavorful meals convenient and accessible for everyone," said David Goronkin, CEO of My Fit Foods. "Our 'Pay Fit Forward' program is one of the many ways My Fit Foods strives to offer our guests a support system as they embark on a journey to healthy eating. We recognize that it is much easier and more fun to adopt healthy habits with a friend or partner. We look forward to having our guests come in and participate, whether it's sharing a delicious meal with a friend or paying it forward to a local charity."

As part of the "Pay Fit Forward" program My Fit Foods retail stores will guarantee a donation to each of the local charities within the respective markets. My Fit Foods has been an active contributor to hunger-relief efforts with donations of more than 32,000 meals in Austin alone over the past year.

"For many Americans battling food insecurity, high-quality and nutritious meals are often out of the question," said Susan Hensarling Nahkunst, Executive Director of Keep Austin Fed. "Through their donations, My Fit Foods is making healthy eating attainable and convenient for everyone in our community. We are thankful to be part of their 'Pay Fit Forward' campaign."

Donations at local My Fit Foods retail locations will benefit the following charities:

• Arizona: Waste Not, a non-profit that collects excess perishable foods from local establishments and delivers the food to more than 100 agencies that feed the hungry
• California: Second Harvest Food Bank, one of the largest food banks dedicated to ending local hunger in the state of California
• Illinois: Lakeview Pantry, one of Chicago's largest and longest-operating food pantries
• Oklahoma: Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, a private, hunger-relief organization dedicated to feeding the hungry in eastern Oklahoma
• Texas: Keep Austin Fed, a non-profit organization that gathers wholesome and nutritious surplus food and distributes to local charities that feed those in need; North Texas Food Bank, the largest North Texas charity focused on feeding the local hungry; Nourishment for the Needy, a faith-based food pantry in the Texas area

My Fit Foods offers fresh, nutritious portion-controlled meals that are satisfying, convenient, rich in flavor and wholesome. For more information on the "Pay Fit Forward" campaign or to find the My Fit Foods location nearest you, visit www.myfitfoods.com.

About My Fit Foods
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, My Fit Foods is an expanding concept that offers delicious, healthy and freshly prepared food and complimentary on-site meal planning services. My Fit Foods makes eating healthy easy by offering over 60 nutritionally balanced, portion-controlled, ready-to-eat meals and snacks that support a healthy lifestyle. My Fit Foods has more than 50 locations in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Chicago, Phoenix, Oklahoma and Southern California and is growing.

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