Mountain Brook child wins recipe contest, to attend White House state dinner
Published: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 1:54 PM
By William Thornton -- The Birmingham NewsThe Birmingham News
MOUNTAIN BROOK, Alabama --- Nine-year-old Falcon Wiles of Mountain Brook has been recognized as one of the state winners in First Lady Michelle Obama's nationwide recipe challenge to promote healthy lunches.
Wiles was named today along with 53 other winners, aged 8 to 12, representing all the U.S. states, three territories and the District of Columbia. Wiles' recipe was "Alabama's Yummy Summer Soup," which will be available later at the recipe challenge website.
The contest, part of Obama's "Let's Move!" program to fight childhood obesity, garnered more than 1,200 recipe entries. It was sponsored by Epicurious, the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture.
Wiles will be invited along with the other winners to a White House state dinner Aug. 20, hosted by Mrs. Obama. Winners will also get a tour of the White House kitchen garden.
To enter the contest, children were asked to look over the nutritional guidelines of the USDA site to make sure their dishes were healthy.
Wiles was named today along with 53 other winners, aged 8 to 12, representing all the U.S. states, three territories and the District of Columbia. Wiles' recipe was "Alabama's Yummy Summer Soup," which will be available later at the recipe challenge website.
The contest, part of Obama's "Let's Move!" program to fight childhood obesity, garnered more than 1,200 recipe entries. It was sponsored by Epicurious, the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture.
Wiles will be invited along with the other winners to a White House state dinner Aug. 20, hosted by Mrs. Obama. Winners will also get a tour of the White House kitchen garden.
To enter the contest, children were asked to look over the nutritional guidelines of the USDA site to make sure their dishes were healthy.
