Downey Unified’s middle school culinary students and enthusiasts recently competed in the Wholesome Creations cooking 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 cooking competition was to take a classic favorite, like mac and cheese, and have the students give it a healthy spin. This is a similar challenge to what Downey Unified’s Food Service team takes on when creating 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.
Griffith’s “Thunder Chefs” were selected as the winners by an expert panel.
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 our culinary teacher, Ms. Silverman, for helping this wonderful event come to fruition.
