Chefs for Kids & The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Serve Up Free Healthy
Breakfast for More than 400 Students at Kermit R. Booker Sr. ES
Chefs for Kids and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hosted a free healthy breakfast for more than 400 students and staff at Kermit R. Booker Sr. ES on Thursday, February 9. They were treated to a delicious meal including: Brioche French Toast with mixed berry compote and sugar free syrup; Lite Breakfast Quesadilla with scrambled egg, whole wheat tortilla, turkey bacon bits, and mozzarella; and Fruit Kebab with melon, pineapple and kiwi.
The special meal is part of Chefs for Kids’ “Cookin’ Up Breakfast” program where volunteers from ACF Chefs Las Vegas and local businesses and organizations cook up a delicious, healthy breakfast, then deliver and serve it at a local Title I school. This breakfast was made extra special with a surprise visit from Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Bolden Area Command. Officers were on-site to mix & mingle with the students and see the program in action.
In total, 13 Title I schools will receive breakfast during the 2022/23 school year. Chefs for Kids is always seeking new culinary sponsors. Companies interested in learning more are encouraged to email [email protected].
For more information about Chefs for Kids please visit chefsforkids.org.
Clockwise from top left: Breakfast served by The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Booker ES student with a fruit kebab, Teachers enjoy breakfast, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Bolden Area Command officers mingle with students
Chefs for Kids
Founded in 1991, Chefs for Kids is a Las-Vegas bred nonprofit organization on a mission to alleviate malnutrition and hunger in children through education and awareness. It is the only CCSD-sanctioned nutrition education program going directly into Title I schools in Southern Nevada. Each year the selected schools receive the nonprofit’s Healthy Eating Education Program focusing on three key initiatives:
- Nutrition Education: 40 minutes of in-class instruction per month delivered to third grade students by our partnered nutrition educators at the University of Nevada, Reno Extension. Lessons are called ‘Produce Pick of the Month.’
- Cookin’ Up Breakfast: Once per year, each school receives a free healthy breakfast for the entire student body and faculty, prepared and served by chefs from the community and our partners at ACF Chefs Las Vegas.
- Holiday Helpings:. Aims to alleviate hunger during holiday breaks with nutritious snacks.. At the start of Thanksgiving, Winter, Spring and Summer breaks, students deemed high risk of not receiving enough food get a $50 grocery gift card, and a bag with our healthy eating hero messaging “Fruits are Marvelous” and “Vegetables are Super” filled with fresh veggies and fruits.
The program aims to teach children about the benefits of healthy food choices and importance of physical activity. Volunteers donate more than 3,000 hours yearly to prepare and serve breakfasts for children each school year and raise funds to support this program. Learn more: https://chefsforkids.org/programs.