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Cherokee county, Georgia is home to a growing Latino population, many of which get the opportunity each year to participate in a fun, healthy eating battle.
Put on by the G. Cecil Pruett YMCA in Canton, Georgia and Northside Hospital-Cherokee, Snack Wars is held on the Y’s annual Healthy Kids Day, which is an initiative to spread awareness on ways to prevent youth obesity.
The Canton YMCA has been hosting a Healthy Kids Day event since 2006.
Snack Wars, according to event officials, is a live, snack-making challenge in which six middle-school-age teams and two Youth Fit For Life elementary-school-age teams will transform everyday food items into healthy snacks
Participants will be given a tub filled with mystery ingredients, and they will have 12 minutes to plan and assemble a snack, according to event officials.
This year’s Snack Wars will be held April 26, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the Y, located at 151 Waleska St. in Canton.
Learn more about Healthy Kids Day and Snack Wars.
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