At a time when one in three children are considered overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch is promoting healthy eating for youth and families. The hotel chain announced the For Kids, By Kids Family Cook-off, a competition in which families create and share a healthy breakfast recipe. Families share their culinary creations on the Hyatt Facebook page, where people can vote for the favorite submitted recipe. A secondary panel consisting of the Hyatt food and beverage team and 12-year-old youth advocate and kid chef Halie Thomas will recreate the top five dishes to help pick the winner.
The winning dish will be featured on Hyatt’s “For Kids, By Kids” menu, and its creator will receive a trip for four to stay at any Hyatt location in the continental U.S., including airfare up to $2,000. The deadline for this kid-friendly culinary throwdown is July 31, and the five finalists will be unveiled Aug. 2. To learn more about the For Kids, By Kids Family Cook-off go to hyattfood.com or its Facebook page.
This article appears in July 2013.