Young Chefs Wow At Farm-to-table Cooking Competition

12th Annual PSD Middle & High School Kids Cooking Competition (Photo courtesy Poudre School District)

By Blaine Howerton | North Forty News

A sizzling ceremony of creativity, nutrition, and section spirit took halfway shape astatine nan 12th Annual PSD Middle & High School Kids Cooking Competition. Held astatine nan state-of-the-art Timnath Middle-High School, this year’s arena brought together student chefs from crossed nan Poudre School District (PSD) successful a culinary conflict for illustration nary other.

12th Annual PSD Middle & High School Kids Cooking Competition (Photo courtesy Poudre School District)

The challenge? Craft a standout farm-to-table meal utilizing astatine slightest 3 ingredients from nan schoolhouse crockery bar. And pinch March marking National Nutrition Month, nan timing couldn’t person been much cleanable to spotlight nan district’s attraction connected fresh, patient eating.

A Recipe for Innovation

Teams from Blevins Middle School, Boltz Middle School, Poudre High School, and Rocky Mountain High School turned up nan power successful nan kitchen. Each brought a unsocial rotation connected wholesome cooking, blending bold flavors pinch imaginative position — each while keeping nutrition beforehand and center.

“It’s inspiring to spot what these students tin create utilizing fresh, mundane ingredients,” said Steve Nalls, proprietor of The Cooking Studio Fort Collins, who served arsenic 1 of nan impermanent judges. He was joined by Chef Bob Scherner, some lending their expertise and encouragement to nan adjacent procreation of culinary talent.

12th Annual PSD Middle & High School Kids Cooking Competition (Photo courtesy Poudre School District)

And nan Winners Are…

First Place: Christina from Rocky Mountain High School took nan apical prize pinch her Thai Crunch Salad paired pinch a beautifully crafted fruit cake — a colorful, flavor-packed combo that wowed nan judges.

Honorable Mention: The talented trio from Boltz Middle School — Riley, Erin, and Quinn — impressed pinch their pesto pasta and saccharine cannoli.

12th Annual PSD Middle & High School Kids Cooking Competition (Photo courtesy Poudre School District)

Cooking Up Community and Confidence

Beyond nan plated presentations and awards, nan arena showcased thing moreover much meaningful: hands-on learning. Organized by nan dedicated squad astatine nan PSD Child Nutrition Department, this title offered students a real-world opportunity to build confidence, teamwork, and life skills — each while embracing nan worth of nutrition.

“Events for illustration this bring our organization together successful support of student growth,” said a PSD spokesperson. “It’s not conscionable astir nutrient — it’s astir empowering kids to make patient choices and definitive themselves creatively.”

12th Annual PSD Middle & High School Kids Cooking Competition (Photo courtesy Poudre School District)

To study much astir Poudre School District’s nutrition programs, sojourn psdschools.org/programs-services/nutrition.
For cooking classes and camps successful Fort Collins, research The Cooking Studio Fort Collins.

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