Aldine ISD Students Participate in CASE After-School Healthy Living Project

Disponible en:

Goodman Elementary School, Raymond Academy and nine other Cooperative for After-School Enrichment (CASE) schools from the Houston area participated in the Kids’ Day Healthy Living project where the culminating event was an international healthy cuisine cook-off. Professional chefs and corporate leaders from Frost Bank, HP Houston, Green Plate Kitchen and Cleopatra Catering served as judges at Harris County Department of Education on May 3. Dishes included Vietnamese summer noodles, Nigerian jollof rice and Middle Eastern cabbage dolmas. The 12-week Kids’ Day Healthy Living after-school curriculum designed by CASE includes nutrition education, cooking and sports as well as exercises from around the world.

The project also had students also produce an international cookbook. Goodman Elementary and Raymond Academy as well as the other schools that participated provided recipes for the Healthy Living Cookbook. Incidentally, Mariah Campuzano of Raymond Academy is pictured above as she pours her school’s famous smoothies.

Tropical Fruit Smoothie Recipe From Raymond Academy

Ingredients:
6 oz. pineapple juice
6 oz. orange juice
2 bananas
Frozen tropical fruit
1 tbs. honey

Directions: Mix all ingredients in blender. Chill and serve.

Greek Wrap Recipe From Goodman Elementary School

Ingredients
Wheat Tortilla — 1 pkg of 10-12 tortillas
Cream Cheese – 8oz
Lipton Onion Mix ½ pkg
Black Olives- 4 oz slices
Peppers (Red, Green) medium sized
Ham -8 oz
Fat free-Feta Cheese- 4 oz
Romaine Lettuce -1 head
Olive Oil- 1 tsp per serving
Italian dressing

Directions: Wash vegetables. Chop lettuce and dice peppers and ham. Slice olives. Take a bowl, cream cheese, Lipton onion mix, and 1 tsp of Italian dressing. Mix until creamy smooth. Take other bowl and mix together remaining ingredients. Put a tortilla on a plate, spread cream cheese, add vegetables and ham on top, and then fold over.

Visit the AfterSchoolZone website for more information.

Joslin Ramírez of Goodman Elementary puts together a Greek wrap for a hungry patron.