Our middle school culinary students and enthusiasts recently competed in the Wholesome Creations competition, thanks to a generous donation from the Dairy Council of California’s Let’s Eat Healthy Initiative, awarded to Griffiths Middle School.
The goal of the educational event was to take a classic favorite, like mac and cheese, and have the students give it a healthy spin. This is not unlike the challenge that our Food Service team takes on when coming up with nutritional, healthy, and tasty entrees for our students. Students were advised to consider using low-fat dairy and whole wheat pasta and adding vegetables and/or protein to their creations.
In the end, the host team, the “Thunder Chefs” were picked as the winners by our expert panel, including our very own Food Service Director, Marc Milton.
We are excited about opportunities such as these for our students to be empowered to explore and make healthier options in nutrition BOTH on and off campus.
Special thanks to GMS’s culinary teacher, Ms. Silverman, for helping this wonderful event come to fruition.
