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Students Square Off to Be 'Top Chef' of Cafeteria

Copyright: PBS


June 6, 2012


On a recent weekday in D.C., 18 high school students were furiously chopping cabbage, seasoning chicken and sautéing onions. They represented six teams from cities around the country competing in the finals for the Cooking Up Change challenge at the Department of Education in Washington, D.C. Their mission: cook the healthiest, most delicious school lunch under a typical public school budget -- $1 per student -- and time constraints.  Cooking Up Change is an annual competition that the Healthy Schools Campaign, a nonprofit that advocates for healthy school environments, started in 2007...


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