WICHITA– National award winning nonprofit, Healthy Kids Challenge (HKC), will be part of the interactive learning activities featured at the 2009 Fun and Fit as a Family Festival, hosted by Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival. The family venue takes place on the grounds of Jungle Island, Miami, Florida, February 21st and 22nd.
The planet’s greatest celebrity chefs and personalities will partner up with health professionals, trainers and fitness experts to cook up advocacy and attention to this important cause—promoting a healthy lifestyle!
Located in the activity area, Destination Food, Healthy Kids Challenge and sponsors, Mission Foods and Cabot Creamery, will host an interactive walk through the food guide pyramid. Kids and their families will have the opportunity to explore each food group with their senses, as well as enjoy active FUN at the physical activity section of “MyPyramid”
Healthy Kids Challenge, a nonprofit, is led by registered, licensed dietitians dedicated to helping leaders take action to support kids and families in making healthy eating and physical activity choices. Eat, Move, Enjoy Balance™ is HKC’s signature theme, encouraging enjoyment of healthy eating and physical activity as part of a daily lifestyle. Helping kids and families have fun and learn by doing is all part of the HKC educational way teaching healthy lifestyle skills.
“Mission aims to increase awareness about the importance of physical activity and nutrition by joining with HKC to support its objective of helping students make a healthy difference in their lives,” said Tom Gray, Senior Brand Director for Mission Foods. “We recognize the value of providing busy moms with a variety of tortilla products that will meet their need of creating delicious and healthy meals for their families.”
“We love that HKC promotes healthy eating by encouraging interactive learning." said Sara Wing, Dietitian and Health Programs Manager for Cabot Creamery. "Cabot has been educating youth about healthy eating and building strong bodies for over a decade and partnering with HKC was a natural fit."
Visit the Healthy Kids Challenge website at http://www.healthykidschallenge.org or our partners – Mission Foods http://www.missionmenus.com or Cabot Creamery http://www.cabotcheese.com
