Elementary students from Battle Ground Public Schools will apply their creative, culinary talents to making healthy, after-school snacks in the Sodexo 2015 Future Chefs Challenge on Thu., March 26 at Battle Ground High School, 300 W. Main St., Battle Ground.
Finalists will prepare their recipes and present them to a panel of judges, who will assess the culinary creations for originality, taste, ease of presentation, kid friendliness and use of healthy ingredients. About 100 third and fourth grade students submitted healthy, after-school snack recipes for the contest, and the 25 best were selected to participate in the district-wide finals event.
The winning student from Battle Ground Public Schools will be considered for a regional award, and regional finalists will vie for one of five spots in the national competition, which will be posted on a special Future Chefs YouTube channel.
The national initiative, which is in its fifth year, was created to get students thinking about making healthy food choices while also encouraging them to get active and creative in the kitchen.
Students will prepare their recipes from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., the dishes will be judged from 4 to 4:30 p.m., and awards will be announced 4:30 to 5 p.m.
