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Connecticut Students Say, “Si, Si” to Fiesta Wrap on the Menu

May 31, 2011 Kenneth Sierra, Northeast Regional Public Affairs Director, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: It’s only natural that when the team from Charter Oak International Academy came up with their entry in the Recipes for Healthy Kids competition it would have true international flavor. The West Hartford, CT school is a magnet school with a global focus...

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A Colorful Celebration of Confetti Soup

May 26, 2011 Debbie Smoot, Southeast Regional Public Affairs Director, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: Historical Charleston, S.C., blends the traditional Southern American, English, French, and West African elements into a celebration of its colorful and rich culture. Burke Middle & High School in Charleston celebrated this mix of colorful culture with its...

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Benvenuti a Ashville! Ira B. Jones Elementary Tempts Judges with Taste of Tuscany

May 26, 2011 Debbie Smoot, Southeast Regional Director, Food and Nutrition Service

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: Located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville, N.C., is known for its rich heritage, arts, and fine dining. Recently, students from Ira B. Jones Elementary School, located in Asheville, shared a taste of another well-known region of fine dining –...

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Honoring the Past With a Recipe that Looks to a Healthy Future

May 25, 2011 Aaron Lavallee, USDA Office of Communications

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: Every now and then we come across a great story of people making change in their communities and so it was on the next stop in the Recipes for Healthy Kids competition. Tribal communities are focusing a lot of attention on ending the epidemic of childhood...

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Food and Nutrition Service Helps Southern States Hit Hard by Disasters

May 23, 2011 Debbie Smoot, Southeast Regional Public Affairs Director, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

A bout of flooding and tornadoes throughout parts of the Southeast have left thousands of people in need. Several USDA agencies have been working for weeks with state and local officials, as well as individuals, businesses, farmers and ranchers, as they begin the process of helping to get people...

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Cooking Up a Delicious Meal with a Local Twist

May 19, 2011 Cordelia Fox, Public Affairs Director, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Western Region

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: Located in the one of the most fertile agricultural valleys on Earth is the town of Manteca, Calif. Surrounded by groves of almonds, cherries, olives and a host of other crops for as far as the eye can see, a group of students sought inspiration for First Lady...

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The Competition Gets Prickly as Judges Head to Minnesota

May 17, 2011 Aaron Lavallee, Office of Communications, USDA

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: I can’t tell you if there are 10,000 lakes in Minnesota, but I can tell you that there is one creative group of students the South Education Center Alternative (SECA) in Richfield, Minn. Richfield was the next stop in the First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids...

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What’s for lunch? How about a Roasted Fish Crispy Slaw Wrap?

May 13, 2011 Jack Currie, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: It was off to the Sunshine State for our team of judges in the First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids contest where they joined students at Orlando’s Liberty Middle School. The competition to date has been intense as kids cooked up some delectable dishes...

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California Chef Helps Schools Go for Gold!

May 12, 2011 Allen Ng, USDA Food and Nutrition Service Western Regional Administrator

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: Chef Billy Reid, manager of child nutrition services at Salida Union School District, is an advocate of the Chefs Move to Schools initiative. Chef Reid has been using his expertise to make sure students in his District eat meals that are both healthy and tasty...

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Recipes for Healthy Kids Advances; Judges Visit Greeley, Colo., School

May 10, 2011 Audrey Rowe, Administrator USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: On April 26, I had the pleasure of visiting Harold S. Winograd School in Greeley, Colo., to kick off the judging for the First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids competition. As I arrived at the school, I could feel the excitement, enthusiasm, and deep pride...

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