Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Kids State Dinner Cookbooks

A nationwide recipe contest for kids ages 8-12 that promotes cooking and healthy eating. Winning recipes were selected based on their healthfulness, taste, originality, affordability, and following USDA’s MyPlate recommendations.

These young chefs and a parent or guardian joined the First Lady for the Kids’ “State Dinner,” featuring a selection of the winning recipes, followed by a visit to the White House Kitchen Garden.

Winning Recipes

Creating the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge & Kids’ “State Dinner”

To promote cooking and healthy eating among young people across the country, the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge was created, and the First Lady hosted five annual Kids’ “State Dinners” where altogether over 6,000 recipes were submitted and more than 270 young chefs and their families were welcomed to the White House.

MyPlate, MyState

Join our celebration of hometown goodness and healthy eating styles! Select your state/ territory below to see what foods are grown/ produced there.

What foods, flavors, and recipes is your state/territory known for, and how do they fit into your healthy eating style?

MyPlate, MyState is the newest component of MyPlate, MyWins and leverages the prime growing and farmers market seasons.

Foods and flavors from every state and territory in this nation can help us all create lasting healthy eating styles we can enjoy. Healthy eating styles are not rigid plans, but rather ones that can be adapted to include foods that you enjoy that meet your personal and cultural preferences and fit within your budget. The key is finding styles that fit your everyday life, and to make small changes that can add up to big success over time. MyPlate’s building blocks for healthy eating are a great place to start.

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First Lady Michelle Obama, shows what some of the Let’s Move! achievements look like through the eyes of a child.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion introduces “Spring Food Fun with MyPlate,” a seasonally-themed activity that encourages kids to be creative while trying foods from ...all five MyPlate food groups: Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein Foods and Dairy. Visit ChooseMyPlate.gov/Spring for instructions and more spring-themed resources and activities.

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The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion introduces the...

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*For more on healthy eating, follow MyPlate on social media*
MyPlate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyPlate
@MyPlate Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyPlate

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https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDACNPP/subscriber/new

*And be sure to check out our other resources and tools!*
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The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion introduces the...

The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion introduces the fifth in a collection of short animated videos showing how to make small, practical changes at snack time. Find more ...healthy eating solutions at http://www.ChooseMyPlate.gov

*For more on healthy eating, follow MyPlate on social media*
MyPlate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyPlate
@MyPlate Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyPlate

*Sign up for MyPlate email updates*
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDACNPP/subscriber/new

*And be sure to check out our other resources and tools!*
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The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion introduces the...

The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion introduces the fourth in a collection of short animated videos showing how to make small, practical changes at lunch. Find more healthy ...eating solutions at http://www.ChooseMyPlate.gov

*For more on healthy eating, follow MyPlate on social media*
MyPlate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyPlate
@MyPlate Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyPlate

*Sign up for MyPlate email updates*
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDACNPP/subscriber/new

*And be sure to check out our other resources and tools!*
What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl: http://www.WhatsCooking.fns.usda.gov

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The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion introduces the...

The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion introduces the third in a collection of short animated videos showing how to make small, practical changes at breakfast. Find more healthy ...eating solutions at http://www.ChooseMyPlate.gov

*For more on healthy eating, follow MyPlate on social media*
MyPlate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyPlate
@MyPlate Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyPlate

*Sign up for MyPlate email updates*
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDACNPP/subscriber/new

*And be sure to check out our other resources and tools!*
What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl: http://www.WhatsCooking.fns.usda.gov
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The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion introduces the second in a collection of short animated videos showing how to make small, practical changes to your beverage choices. Find ...more healthy eating solutions at http://www.ChooseMyPlate.gov

*For more on healthy eating, follow MyPlate on social media*
MyPlate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyPlate
@MyPlate Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyPlate

*Sign up for MyPlate email updates*
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDACNPP/subscriber/new

*And be sure to check out our other resources and tools!*
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The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion introduces a new series of short animated videos by answering the question – “What are #MyPlateMyWins?” Find more healthy eating solutions ...at http://www.ChooseMyPlate.gov

*For more on healthy eating, follow MyPlate on social media*
MyPlate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyPlate
@MyPlate Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyPlate

*Sign up for MyPlate email updates*
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDACNPP/subscriber/new

*And be sure to check out our other resources and tools!*
What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl: http://www.WhatsCooking.fns.usda.gov

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Find more healthy eating solutions at ChooseMyPlate.gov
*For more on healthy eating, follow MyPlate on social media*
MyPlate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyPlate
@MyPlate Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyPlate

*Sign up for MyPlate email updates*
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDACNPP/subscriber/new
*And be sure to check out our other resources and tools!*
What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl: http://www.WhatsCooking.fns.usda.gov

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*For more on healthy eating, follow MyPlate on social media*
MyPlate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyPlate
@MyPlate Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyPlate

*Sign up for MyPlate email updates*
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDACNPP/subscriber/new
*And be sure to check out our other resources and tools!*
What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl: http://www.WhatsCooking.fns.usda.gov
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*For more on healthy eating, follow MyPlate on social media*
MyPlate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyPlate/
@MyPlate Twitter: https://twitter.com/myplate

*Sign up for MyPlate email updates*
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDACNPP/subscriber/new
*And be sure to check out our other resources and tools!*
What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl: http://www.whatscooking.fns.usda.gov/

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*For more on healthy eating, follow MyPlate on social media*
MyPlate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyPlate/
@MyPlate Twitter: https://twitter.com/myplate

*Sign up for MyPlate email updates* https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDACNPP/subscriber/new

*And be sure to check out our other resources and tools!*
What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl: http://www.whatscooking.fns.usda.gov/
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion introduces the “MyPlate, MyWins” video series, a collection of videos that brings MyPlate to life and shows how families ...all over America are finding simple solutions to make healthy eating work for them. Follow Shelley and her two-year-old as she sets her family up for success by making little changes to her son’s diet. It’s all about finding small wins that help you and your family become healthier. Find more healthy eating solutions at http://www.choosemyplate.gov/.

*For more on healthy eating, follow MyPlate on social media*
MyPlate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyPlate/
@MyPlate Twitter: https://twitter.com/myplate

*Sign up for MyPlate email updates* https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDACNPP/subscriber/new

*And be sure to check out our other resources and tools!*
What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl: http://www.whatscooking.fns.usda.gov/

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion introduces “Spring Food Fun with MyPlate,” a seasonally-themed activity that encourages kids to be creative while trying foods from ...all five MyPlate food groups: Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein Foods and Dairy. Visit ChooseMyPlate.gov/Spring for instructions and more spring-themed resources and activities.

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