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I had so much fun reporting today's story on healthier school lunches at schools in Othello and Cheney, Wash.
This picture of chef Tom French giving one of the kids a fist bump for trying some of the new foods presented to them in the library is at the heart of the program. I had to share it, even though it didn't make it into today's newspaper.
The schools switched from last year's processed, eat-to-serve menus, to a from-scratch effort this year. Although it took kids some time to get used to the new foods, most are loving it now.
It was so fun to see what they would try… many of them were eating foods my own children wouldn't even think about touching. It gives me the courage to start trying more foods with my kids again.
Lorie Hutson writes and edits stories for the Food section of The Spokesman-Review. She hoards cookbooks and food magazines, but loves sharing great recipes and restaurant tips.
Gina Boysun is an online developer for spokesman.com. In her spare time, she channels Alton Brown and other food nerds for cooking inspiration.
Carolyn Lamberson is an assistant city editor for The Spokesman-Review. She's a foodie who has no time to cook. Still, a girl can dream ...
Ruth Reynolds is a copy editor at the SR. "I would bake and cook more than I do if I didn't have to keep cleaning off my kitchen counters. My favorite kitchen appliance is my rice cooker. No. My immersion blender."
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kathapke on December 15 at 10:30 a.m.
It would be SO nice to have Spokane follow this lead. It is very frustrating to have our kids be taught about healthy eating habits, then be offered processed, reheated, pseudo-food….