1. WHAT IS KIDS TEACHING KIDS?
Education Snack Book 21-Day Challenge

2. EDUCATION
A registered dietitian from Medical City Children’s Hospital visits Texas ProStart culinary students in their classrooms.
Students get hands-on learning experience on:
food labels
reading nutrition facts
calculating nutrition facts for recipes

3. Snack Books
31 Recipe Books Created Over 825,000 books distributed in North Texas
MCCH has full page ad in the front and back inside covers in all books

4. Through the popularity of our program more and more school districts are participating

5. This is the type of data that makes it easy for other school districts to get involved

6. Website Kids-Teaching-Kids.com 21-Day Challenge Sign-up
Cookbook Archives
Kids Fit Menu
Restaurant Partners list/web links
Healthy Snack Finder
10K new contacts is from the 21-Day Challenge. Parents opt-in to be on our distribution

7. Advisory Committee Key makeup:
HCA North Texas fully funds the program. Community stakeholders allow the program to grow.
Key makeup:
Registered Dietitian(s)
Restaurant Association
SHAC Co-Chairs
PE Coordinators
CTE Directors
Coordinated School Health
Council of PTA’s Healthy Lifestyle Chairs

8. UPCOMING CHALLENGE 2017
14 SCHOOL DISTRCITS PARTICIPATING OVER 290,000 BOOKS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED PROJECT 70K- 80K KIDS TO PARTICIPATE
Next year’s challenge will be done all at the same time. Huge collaboration project.

9. Making the Impact! Started 4th Q 2013 Culinary students do the R&D
Meals Feature 2 servings of
fruits/veggies
As of October ‘16:
Over 185K orders
Establishing a partnership with the restaurant association has been vital.
We absorb the cost, but control the branding