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The 2010 Dallas Dietetic Association Fight Against Childhood Obesity

The Dallas Dietetic Association (DDA) is in production of our 6th annual event to heighten community awareness about childhood obesity. This year we are issuing a healthy snack recipe challenge to children of the Dallas Area Boys and Girls Clubs for free nutrition education, delivered by registered dietitians, before they submit their recipes. Recipes submitted will be judged by a panel of chefs and dietitians. The winners will be invited to an award dinner, held on May 6th.

The Healthy Kids Snack Smart Recipe Challenge is starting February 1st through the end of March, and we need volunteers to teach a 1 hour nutrition class at a Dallas area Boys and Girls Clubs.

Classes will be scheduled during the week, usually from 4:30-5:30. You will be provided with the curriculum and handouts needed. We need to have volunteers for each of our 10 sites, so please spread the word! Both students and RDs can participate, so if you are interested and would like more information, please contact:

Melissa Duce
melissaduce@gmail.com
817-504-5772

Or
Farzeen Sukheswalla
farzeen918@gmail.com
815-922-1933

The program will work like this:

I. Education

During the months of February and March; the kids in each participating group will receive three 1-hour nutrition education classes, taught by a registered dietitian. This education will take place at ten of the Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the DFW metroplex. Three classes must be delivered to each group. There can be more than 1 class per week at any given location.

II. Recipe submission

During the last class every child in each group will be invited to submit a healthy snack recipe. They can a) give their recipes to the instructor at that time or b) their recipe can be faxed to 469-713-8613 at a later time but no later than April 20th.

III. Recipe judging

Recipes submitted will be judged in the following categories:

-Best Overall Snack
-Best Salty Snack
-Best Sweet Snack
-Best Fruit Snack
-Best Vegetable Snack

 

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