VEGGIES AT THE VARSITY LEVEL FOOD FAIR PROMOTES TEEN HEALTH.Byline: Daily News NORTH HILLS - Organic tossed salad, vegan vegan /veg·an/ (ve´gan) (vej´an) a vegetarian whose diet excludes all food of animal origin. ve·gan n. cookies, vegetable tamales and grilled tofu tofu Soft, bland, custardlike food product made from soybeans. Believed to date from China's Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220), tofu is today an important source of protein in the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia. in peanut sauce Peanut sauce, Satay sauce or Kacang sambal is a sauce widely used in Indonesian cuisine, Malaysian cuisine, Thai cuisine, and Chinese cuisine. It is also used in European cuisine. were among the entrees served at a healthy food fair held this week at James Monroe High School James Monroe High School may refer to:
The event was among a number of programs sponsored by the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Unified School District's Nutrition Network program to combat the rising rate of teen obesity - a trend spawned by sedentary lifestyles and junk-food diets. ``These kind of events are all about creating a buzz and excitement about eating healthy food,'' said Nonnie Korten, director of the Nutrition Network. ``If students can feel a sense of joy in eating healthy food, we really can change the way they think about it.'' The food fair was a collaborative effort of the Nutrition Network and Whole Foods Market, which provided the healthy cuisine. Other programs offered by the Nutrition Network to improve students' diet and lifestyle habits include student-created school gardens; classroom cooking projects featuring professional chefs; unique physical activity programs; and the Harvest of the Month program, in which schools feature a different fruit and vegetable every month. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Culinary arts students at Monroe High in North Hills serve up veggie burgers at Wednesday's healthy food fair, which introduced many teens to alternatives to fast food and junk food junk food n. Any of various prepackaged snack foods high in calories but low in nutritional value. junk food . Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer |
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