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arents have a hard enough time getting their kids to
eat healthy, but if a trip to the White House is what
it takes, bring on the carrots.
West Bloomfield resident Sarah Hirsch and her son, Jacob, 8,
entered the nationwide Healthy Lunchtime Challenge sponsored
by Epicurious.com, an informational cooking website, the White
House and First Lady Michelle °bands Lets Move! initiative.
The challenge was to create a lunchtime recipe that is
healthy, affordable, original and delicious, according to a White
House press statement. The goal of the challenge was to pro-
mote healthy eating among America's youth.
The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge recognized 54 of the
1,300 entries. There was one winner from each state and one
winner from Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern
Mariana Islands and Washington, D.C.
"Yay, we get to go to D.C.!" Jacob said when he found out he
was a winner. "I hope we meet the president:'
Jacob's favorite food is pizza, so he and his mom created a
healthy alternative called Picky-Eater Pita Pizza Pockets.
"My son loves pizza so we thought we would enter the con-

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test using a food he enjoys:' Sarah said. "We used whole-grain
pita pockets and made our own sauce with a lot of vegetables
hidden inside. Jacob doesn't like vegetable chunks so we hid
them under lots of mozzarella cheese:'
The first lady hosted a lunch, which included nine of the
54 winning recipes and a surprise visit from President Barack
Obama. The Obamas met and took photos with each family.
"Our Kids' State Dinner is one of my favorite events of the
year, and the kid chefs who come from around the country
never cease to impress and inspire me with their creativity and
ingenuity:' First Lady Michelle Obama said in a press release.
Aside from lunch with the Obamas, the competition also
included a tour of Julia Childs' kitchen at the Smithsonian
and of the White House gardens, led by the Obamas' personal
chef. There was a party for the kids where they created self-
contained gardens filled with toys that were donated to the
local Ronald McDonald House. A healthy pizza party followed
the philanthropy event.
Sarah and Jacob extended their trip to tour the historic dis-
trict of Washington, D.C., but their favorite part was being at
the White House. ❑

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