The Challenge: Teach kids about the benefits of eating healthy with fresh fruits and vegetables.

What is the Challenge? In an effort to educate kids on the new MyPlate guidelines and encourage making “Half Your Plate” fruits and vegetables, PFK is challenging classrooms across the country to put their eating habits to the test! Simply track students’ healthy eating routine for a week and incorporate fruits and veggies into a lesson plan, and your classroom could be the Play With Your Produce Challenge victor!

Entries must be postmarked by October 30, 2011.

Who Can Enter? Kindergarten through 6th grades as well as all home school and afterschool programs. Entries are limited to one per classroom, although multiple classrooms from the same school may enter the contest.

Prizes: Three (3) winning classrooms will receive the following:

• 1st Place: $1,000 Cash Reward for the classroom
• 2nd Place: $750 Cash Reward for the classroom
• 3rd Place: $500 Cash Reward for the classroom

All winning entries will be highlighted in local press materials and on produceforkids.org

Take the Challenge!

See Official Rules for full details.
If you have any questions about the contest, please contact Amber Bloom at amber@produceforkids.org.