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HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Super Summer Chefs
By Mariana Espinoza

W

hen the young " Super Chefs " arrived at the Grand Prairie, Texas,
Parks, Arts and Recreation Department's (GP-PARD) administration
building for their big day, they tied their aprons, situated their chef
hats and crossed their fingers that their meal would turn out great.
The Super Chefs lunch program wrapped up a month-long celebration of summer
campers recognizing and thanking their superheroes during July's Park and Recreation
Month. Super Chefs included summer campers from each of Grand Prairie's recreation centers who had participated in classroom instruction about healthy eating and
making healthy food choices; taken part in Grand Prairie's Summer Intergenerational
Gardening Program to learn how to grow their own fruits and vegetables; and learned
how to prepare their own healthy meals.
This brand-new Super Chefs program allowed campers to demonstrate
what they learned throughout the
summer to some of their park heroes,
while taking the main stage as chefs
for the day. As superhero-themed music played in the background, the Super Chefs entered the conference room
one-by-one and introduced themselves. One of the campers announced
that when he grows up, he wants to

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be a chef and own a restaurant! Super
Chefs was a grand day of fun, education, health, wellness and inspiration
for the young campers.
The Main Ingredients for
Overall Wellness
GP-PARD strives to ensure its summer campers have opportunities to
participate in a variety of activities
that promote health and wellness. The

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main ingredients of the Super Chefs
program included working with recreation center staff to schedule classroom education, coordinating visits
with the gardening club at The Summit
to experience the active senior adult
center's gardens and greenhouse, and
participating in the GP-PARD's Summer Fitness Initiative. GP-PARD Summer Programs Intern and graduate student, Victoria Guerra, led recreation
staff in coordinating and implementing a program that would teach young
campers how making healthier eating
choices affects their overall wellness.
In the weeks preceding the Super Chefs
lunch, participants learned about complex and simple carbs, processed and
natural sugars, and good and bad fats.
Additionally, youths learned about
what particular vitamins can be found
in different foods, including vitamins
C and D, calcium and antioxidants.



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