Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog:
Located in the one of the most fertile agricultural valleys on Earth is the town of Manteca, Calif. Surrounded by groves of almonds, cherries, olives and a host of other crops for as far as the eye can see, a group of students sought inspiration for First Lady Michelle Obama’s Recipes for Healthy Kids competition by “going local.” Our judges traveled to the valley recently to visit Joshua Cowell Elementary School in Manteca, to sample the recipe and to watch the students work their magic.
Mary Tolan-Davi (former Director of Manteca Unified School District Nutrition Services) of the recipe team is very proud. Here is what she had to say about the day the contest judges came to visit on May 10:
