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The 2nd annual competition for a seat at the White House Kids State dinner was a big success for plant-based eating.

The event thrown together by the First Lady is meant to encourage children and their parents to prepare and cook healthy meals involving several food groups. It’s one of several of her initiatives to reduce childhood obesity.

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White House Kids State Dinner

A child from Maine has produced a winning vegan recipe and won the opportunity to attend the second annual Kids State Dinner at the White House.

The dinner is an event created by First Lady Michelle Obama as part of a larger series of initiatives designed to encourage healthy eating by America’s children. Children and their parents across the country were asked to submit their favorite original healthy recipes.

Nine year old Noah Cook impressed judges in the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge with his Vegan Powerhouse Pesto Pasta.

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White House Kids State Dinner

Michelle Obama is once again inviting children and their parents from across the United States to submit their favorite healthy recipes for a chance to attend the second annual Kids State Dinner.

Last year, many vegetarian and vegan recipes like vegan sloppy joes made the final cut, and were placed in a cookbook published by Epicurious.com.

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White House “Healthy Lunchtime Cookbook” Available For Download

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 in Books, Children, Food & Drink, Recipes.

The Healthy Lunch Cookbook

The Healthy Lunchtime Cookbook, a collection of recipes from 54 children who participated in the First Lady’s contest to create entrees from fresh, wholesome, unprocessed ingredients for a chance to sit at the very first kids White House State dinner, is now available for download.

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White House Kids State Dinner Winner BBQ Chickpea Burger Story

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, August 27th, 2012 in Children, Food & Drink, Recipes.

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama invited kids from each of the 50 states and their families to the first ever kids White House State Dinner. The children were winners in the First Lady’s Healthy Lunch Contest, where they were encouraged to create recipes from whole foods, emphasizing fresh fruits and vegetables and grains.

One attendee and winner, 8-year-old Finwe Wiedenhoeft from Mineral Point, Wisconsin, has a terrific flexitarian story behind the family’s winning Barbecue Cheddar Chickpea Burger recipe.

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