New England kid chefs head to White House dinner to meet First Lady after winning recipe contest
Six tiny New England chefs are headed to the White House this July.
Kalaya Moody, 10, of Connecticut; Scout Bookham, 8, of Maine; Abby Newman, 10, of Massachusetts; Jude VanderHooven, 8, of New Hampshire; Pablo Aizenman, 10, of Rhode Island; and Miranda Gallagher, 8, of Vermont, each won the White House’s fifth annual Healthy Lunchtime Challenge, a nationwide recipe contest that promotes healthy eating for kids ages 8-12, according to the contest’s site.
The winners, one representing each state, will attend a Kids’ “State Dinner”—which in keeping with the contest’s theme is actually a lunch—at the White House with First Lady Michelle Obama on July 14. The challenge, part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative, received almost 1,000 entries.
The lunch will feature a selection of the winning recipes, and include a visit to the White House Kitchen Garden, according to the contest. The winners will also be given the chance to learn some healthy eating kitchen tricks from chef Rachael Ray, and their recipes will be featured in a free downloadable e-cookbook.
Check out the winning New England dishes below.
Kalaya Moody: Springtime lunchtime
Scout Bookham: Quinoa chickpea salmon rolls with salad
Abby Newman: Fit to run Boston Marathon cod-potato cake
Jude VanderHooven: Teeny zucchini triangular panini
Pablo Aizenman: Peace in the Middle East soup and salad
Miranda Gallagher: Go local lunch!
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