As Food Channel fans can attest, kids really can cook. Several dozen aspiring young chefs at Southside Tallahassee's Bond Elementary School were whipping up some tasty and healthy treats the evening of February 23rd as part of an effort to promote better nutrition in their community.
It all began with some fun lessons on what kinds of food are better for you. Kate Frisby, Nutrition Educator at the Leon County Extension Office was engaging the kids in some snappy dialogue.
"Raise your hands if you like vegetables more than fruits,"
"I like both!" piped up one young lady.
"You like both? That's good. That's great!"
Then, decked out in aprons and chef's hats, the kids worked together to concoct some yummy side dishes. Leon County Special Projects Director Shington Lamy said the idea came out of last year's Breaking Bread community meetings.
"Food insecurity. How do we address and tackle it? One of the things we kept hearing was that we needed to have more events in the neighborhood that connect the families and the households in the neighborhood with the resources and we're doing that with the 'What's That Green Stuff?' event."
One of those resource partners was United Way of the Big Bend headed by Berneice Cox.
"It's really important to be right here in the neighborhood and with those that we serve and hear from them, their needs, likes and dislikes along with what information they need."
Also part of the "What's That Green Stuff?" happening was the City of Tallahassee, Second Harvest of the Big Bend, the Cooperative Extension Office and Children's Services Council
