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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Winning Recipes
2012 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Kids State Dinner Cookbook 2013 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Kids State Dinner Cookbook 2014 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Kids State Dinner Cookbook 2015 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Kids State Dinner Cookbook 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Kids State Dinner Cookbook Download MyPlate Collection
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American Cookery by Amelia Simmons with audiobook recording 
American Cookery by Amelia Simmons with audiobook recording - Download as EPUB Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes and Home Made Candy Recipes with audiobook recording Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes and Home Made Candy Recipes with audiobook recording - Download as EPUB Domestic Cookery by Elizabeth E Lea with audiobook recording Domestic Cookery by Elizabeth E Lea with audiobook recording - Download as EPUB Guide to Positive Attitudes Towards Fruit and Vegetable Learning Activities Joe Tildens Recipes for Epicures by Joe Tilden with audiobook recording Joe Tildens Recipes for Epicures by Joe Tilden with audiobook recording - Download as EPUB The Italian Cook Book by Maria Gentile with audiobooks recording The Italian Cook Book with audiobooks recording - Download as EPUB The Little Tea Book by Arthur Gray and George Washington Hood with audiobook recording The Little Tea Book by Arthur Gray and George Washington Hood with audiobook recording - Download as EPUB Tit-bits Or, How to Prepare a Nice Dish at a Moderate Expense When Mother Lets Us Cook by Constance Johnson with audiobook recording When Mother Lets Us Cook by Constance Johnson with audiobook recording - Download as EPUB Download Cooking Audiobooks
American Cookery by Amelia Simmons with audiobook recording CD case insert 
American Cookery by Amelia Simmons with audiobook recording mp3 Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes and Home Made Candy Recipes with audiobook recording CD case insert Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes and Home Made Candy Recipes with audiobook recording mp3 Domestic Cookery by Elizabeth E Lea with audiobook recording CD case insert Domestic Cookery by Elizabeth E Lea with audiobook recording mp3 Joe Tildens Recipes for Epicures by Joe Tilden with audiobook recording CD case insert Joe Tildens Recipes for Epicures by Joe Tilden with audiobook recording mp3 The Italian Cook Book by Maria Gentile with audiobook recording CD case insert The Italian Cook Book by Maria Gentile with audiobook recording mp3 The Little Tea Book by Arthur Gray and George Washington Hood with audiobook recording CD case insert The Little Tea Book by Arthur Gray and George Washington Hood with audiobook recording mp3 When Mother Lets Us Cook by Constance Johnson with audiobook recording CD case insert When Mother Lets Us Cook by Constance Johnson with audiobook recording mp3 Download Cooking Food Guides
Dietary Guidelines Consumer Brochure Farmers Market Program Fact Sheet List of American Desserts List of Culinary Herbs and Spices Meat and Poultry Roasting Chart Mediterranean Diet Pyramid Photo ID of Fruits Learning Guide by Capt. Pawanexh Kohli Photo ID of Veggies Learning Guide by Capt. Pawanexh Kohli Safe Minimum Cooking Temperatures Secrets of the Mediterranean Diet SuperTracker Tips for the 5 Food Groups Turkey Roasting Chart Vegetable Seasonality Chart Vegetarian and Vegan Diet Pyramid Download Home Canning Guides
Guide 1 Principles of Home Canning Guide 2 Selecting Preparing and Canning Fruit and Fruit Products Guide 3 Selecting Preparing and Canning Tomatoes and Tomato Products Guide 4 Selecting Preparing and Canning Vegetables and Vegetable Products Guide 5 Preparing and Canning Poultry Red Meats and Seafood Guide 6 Preparing and Canning Fermented Food and Pickled Vegetables Guide 7 Preparing and Canning Jams and Jellies Download List of Cuisines
List of African cuisines List of Asian cuisines List of European cuisines List of Latin American cuisines List of Mediterranean cuisines List of Mexico cuisines List of Middle Eastern cuisines List of Oceanic cuisines List of South American cuisines Vegetable seasonality chart World salads Download Obama 2009 Inaugural Luncheon Recipes
2009 Inaugural Luncheon custom recipe ebook Cinnamon Apple Sponge Cake Cream GlacA Duck Breast with Cherry Chutney - Inauguration of the President Herb Roasted Pheasant with Wild Rice Stuffing - Inauguration of the President Molasses Whipped Sweet Potatoes - Inauguration of the President Seafood Stew - Inauguration of the President Winter Vegetables - Inauguration of the President Download Obama 2013 Inaugural Luncheon Recipes
2013 Inaugural Luncheon custom recipe ebook Apples - Inauguration of the President Artisan Cheeses - Inauguration of the President Baby Golden Beets and Green Beans - Inauguration of the President Bison - Inauguration of the President Butternut Squash Puree - Inauguration of the President Cinnamon Crumble - Inauguration of the President Garnish - Inauguration of the President Lobster Tails - Inauguration of the President Maple Caramel Sauce - Inauguration of the President New England Clam Chowder Sauce - Inauguration of the President Pie Dough - Inauguration of the President Red Potato Horseradish Cake - Inauguration of the President SautA ed Spinach - Inauguration of the President Sour Cream Ice Cream - Inauguration of the President Strawberry Preserve and Red Cabbage - Inauguration of the President Sweet Potato Hay - Inauguration of the President Wild Huckleberry Reduction - Inauguration of the President Download Train Like An Astronaut Let’s Move! Fitness Videos
Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut
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Let's Move! Move Your Body Music Video with Beyoncé
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About Lets Move Video About Mission X Train Like an Astronaut International Challenge Now STEM in UK About NASA physical activities Agility Astro-Course Agility Astro-Course Mission Handout Agility Astro-Course Mission Handout - Spanish Base Station Walk-Back Base Station Walk-Back Mission Handout Base Station Walk-Back Mission Handout - Spanish Building An Astronaut Core Building An Astronaut Core Mission Handout Building An Astronaut Core Mission Handout - Spanish Crew Assembly Training Mission Crew Assembly Training Mission Handout Crew Assembly Training Mission Handout - Spanish Crew Strength Training Crew Strength Training Mission Handout Crew Strength Training Mission Handout - Spanish Do a Spacewalk Do a Spacewalk Mission Handout Do a Spacewalk Mission Handout - Spanish Energy of An Astronaut Energy of An Astronaut Student Handout Energy of An Astronaut Student Handout - Spanish Explore and Discover Explore and Discover Mission Handout Explore and Discover Mission Handout - Spanish Hydration Station Hydration Station Student Handout Hydration Station Student Handout - Spanish Jump for the Moon Jump for the Moon Mission Handout Jump for the Moon Mission Handout - Spanish Living Bones Strong Bones Living Bones Strong Bones Student Handout Living Bones Strong Bones Student Handout - Spanish Mission Control Mission Control Handout Mission Control Handout - Spanish MissionX Overview Flyer Speed of Light Speed of Light Mission Handout Speed of Light Mission Handout - Spanish Taste in Space Taste in Space handout Taste in Space handout - Spanish First Lady Michelle Obama, shows what some of the Let’s Move! achievements look like through the eyes of a child.
