Hi there, Naftali again.  I wanted to let you all know about a really great opportunity for youth to get active in their community and make a difference.

What I am talking about is the Cooking Up Change National Healthy Cooking Contest.  The contest challenges students to design a healthy school lunch using only ingredients commonly available for food service.  The goal is to create a healthy meal that includes a locally grown item, is overall fairly healthy, and tastes great!  Thecontest is open to high school and college students, and three teams will be chosen to compete in the finals in Michigan.  The winning team will head home with a trophy and other cool prizes.  Submit recipes online by March 26,2010.  For contest rules and information, visit www.cookingupchange.org.

I will personally try to get something together at my school and hope all of you who read this will do the same.  It is a great opportunity and could be a lot of fun.  Who knows?  Maybe you will be the next winner after all.