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Kohl's Cooks for Kids
Firehouse Family Cook-off |
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All Children’s Hospital, Kohl's Cooks for Kids, Lealman Fire District and Radio Disney are stirring up some fun and challenging families to come out and show-off their culinary skills at this fun and tasty event. Families who don't want to compete are encouraged to come and sample the tasty entries!
To be selected to participate in the family cook-off, families will need to submit a healthy recipe to our nutrition and culinary experts by March 26th.
recipe categories include:
- Breakfast matters
- School Lunches
- Snack Attack
- Family Favorites
- Veggie Delights (vegetarian)
- Birthday/Party Favorites
The event is designed for children who are ages 7 to 12 with one adult to assist with the all kitchen duties. Healthy recipe guidelines and specific cooking guidelines are in place for this event and can be found below. If you have questions, please call contact us at 727-767-6923 or Fit4Allkids@allkids.org.
Firehouse Family Cook-off Guidelines:
- Children ages 7 to 12 are eligible to participate in this event.
- This is a team effort! One parent/adult must participate with each child.
- Recipes must be submitted and approved prior the event. Space is limited, up to 25 families. If your recipe is selected for the cook-off event, you will be notified by March 27th.
- Families are responsible for bringing the recipe ingredients. The Firehouse kitchen will have some of the staples on hand if needed (listed below). Our team of experts will approve all recipes and confirm participation with each team. To prepare the recipe, it must be adapted to be cooked using an electric skillet. There will be no stove tops or ovens available for this event. Pre-cooking some of the ingredents prior to coming to the event is acceptable, but the recipe must be made on site to qualify for prizes.
- Prizes will be awarded to the top recipes. In addition, each team will receive a goodie bag as a thank you for their participation.
Healthy Recipe Guidelines:
- Be creative! Prepare a recipe you would most like to share with your friends and family.
- Recipes should be low in fat and high in taste. Our judges will be looking for taste, creativity and nutrition.
- How can we help you? Our nutrition and culinary experts are available to review all recipes and make suggestions if needed. Please send your questions to fit4allkids@allkids.org
- Submitted recipes need to be original from your kitchen, or modified from a cookbook. If you plan to modify your favorite recipe from a cookbook, you must make at least 3 changes. Changes should modify the recipe to include healthy ingredients. Also, please site the source of your modified recipe (for example, Betty Crocker Cookbook)
Prizes Include:
- Everyone who participates will receive a Kohl's Cooks for Kids goodie bag.
- Kids Choice Award will receive a $75 gift card to Toy's R Us
- Top 3 grand-prize winners will receive a Publix gift card. 3rd Place- $75.00, 2nd Place $100.00 and 1st Place $150.00
Judging Guidelines:
Our team of judges will be looking for the following in each recipe:
- Nutrition
- Creativity
- Taste
Kids Choice Award- In addition to our expert panel of judges, the young chefs who participate and the youth who attend this event will also be giving an opportunity to vote for their favorite recipe.
Firehouse Kitchen
The following ingredients and kitchen supplies will be available for all families to utilize. Our experts will confirm with each team what final ingredients will be on sight and what each family is responsible for bringing to the cook-off event.
Ingredients:
Cooking Spray
Olive oil
Salt and Pepper
Garlic Powder
Assortment of herbs and spices
Hot Sauce
Vinegar
Sugar
Kitchen Supplies:
Electric skillets and cooking utencils
Paper/plastic serving products (plates, utensils)
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