A nationwide recipe contest for kids ages 8-12 that promotes cooking and healthy eating. Winning recipes were selected based on their healthfulness, taste, originality, affordability, and following USDA’s MyPlate recommendations.
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First Lady Michelle Obama
The challenge invited kids ages 8-12, in collaboration with a parent or guardian, to create an original, healthy, affordable, and delicious lunch recipe.
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Let's Move! Initiative
Five annual Kids’ “State Dinners,” with over 6,000 recipes were submitted and more than 270 young chefs and their families were welcomed at each event.
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Kids' "State Dinner"
Fifty-six young chefs representing each U.S. state, five territories, and DC joined First Lady Michelle Obama.
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Judging of the Challenge
Go behind the scenes as decisions are made and a winner is picked to earn a trip to the White House Kids State Dinner.
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