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New cooking classes at Weymouth Middle School are helping kids think twice about how to make a pizza crust and how to eat at home with new ingredients in their recipes.
John Mullaney, the health class teacher said this idea came up after brainstorming ideas, and he discussed the idea of creating new healthier recipes with the school district’s dietitian, Kelsey Massis of Chartwells Food Service.
He wanted to help kids come up with new ingredients that use less sugar and less flour with his student’s recipes while cooking in class.
Mullaney hoped that kids would be creative, and they were.
Students like Brook Pelley used skim milk and low-fat cheese in her macaroni and cheese, and Brook Ferbert who used a salsa that had a variety of fresh vegetables.
Other students used applesauce and cinnamon instead of sugar for sweetening up a carrot cake and other baked goods.
Mullaney explained in a recent article that through this class many kids will pass on what they have learned to their families at home, helping to cook for their family who has limited time, to cook together new healthier choices.
More options for healthier food environments for kids in schools may help Latino kids have better food choices, studies show.
To learn more about Latino kids school food environments, click here.
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84
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of Latino parents support public funding for afterschool programs
