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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.
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,” over 6,000 recipes were submitted and more than 270 young chefs and their families were welcomed.
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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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