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Katelyn Gafka puts a dish into the oven under the direction of Miel Bernstein, as part of the Food for Thought program.
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Students learn healthy cooking Kent elementary schoolers feed parents a bountiful, locally grown meal Jessica Peters THE OBSERVER
A small group of Kent elementary students have shown their parents that healthy eating can be as easy as pie – or cheesecake, for that matter. On Friday, they baked up a magnificent three-course meal that came to a close with a golden brown, creamy pumpkin cheesecake. They used fresh, local pumpkins, and to that they added whole ingredients like maple syrup, cream cheese, greek yogurt, free range eggs and all the must-have pumpkin pie
spices. The kids folded that mixture onto a crust that consisted of graham cracker crumbs, locally grown hazelnuts, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. But the crowning glory was the maple whip cream and brown sugar caramel sauce. Naturally, the decadent yet light dessert was devoured by both the students and their parents. It was a perfect ending to a hearty and nutritious meal put together by the eight students, as part of the Food For Thought program coordinated
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by Miel Bernstein. The menu started with Greek salad and homemade pita chips with tzatziki dip, then moved into a herbnut crusted chicken fillet with honey mustard dipping sauce and garlic mashed potatoes with kale, before the much-anticipated cheesecake. For four weeks, the students have been working with Bernstein and her friend Susan Bohonos. They've been mastering their knife skills, learning how to safely work a gas stove, learning how to chop, mix, bake and clean. Most importantly,
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they've been learning appreciation of new foods. New foods that many adults know they should be eating, but may not know how to prepare. Foods like kale. Kale is a powerhouse when it comes to green options. Filled with beta carotene, vitamins K and C, and calcium, kale even contains DNArepairing chemicals thought to help block the growth of cancer cells. And, Bernstein said, it grows happily in this region, so it was Continued on 2
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