Exciting things are happening at the Durham Nativity School.  Last Friday, we kicked off the Junior Iron Chef Durham series at the Durham Nativity School.  The nine chefs in training blew us away.  They were extremely well mannered, despite the fact that the program was held from 3:30 until 4:45 on a FRIDAY!  Students asked questions while they learned the importance of following recipes through fellow DINE nutritionist Christy Perry's fun and interactive lesson. And then it was time for the competition.  Two groups of students prepared smoothies using a master recipe.  Students were able to choose from a variety of ingredients, such as mango and strawberries, to make a smoothie to remember!  A representative from each group presented why they thought their smoothie was the best and why it was healthy, and then the students voted on which smoothie they liked the best.  It was a close race, but in the end "Tropical Thunder" was crowned Junior Iron Chef Durham for the week.  This tasty smoothie was prepared using bananas, mangos, pineapple, tropical mixed fruit, non fat frozen yogurt, and pineapple juice.  I can't wait to see who is going to win Battle Pizza tomorrow!

Kelly Warnock and Christy Perry