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Miski Mohamed, left, works with Hawa Haddan, both 11, make Thai bean lettuce wraps at Longley Elementary School in Lewiston on Thursday. The wraps were taste-tested by the fifth- and sixth-grade classes, who voted on whether to add the healthy alternative to the school’s lunch menu. Members of the Secret Composters Cooking Club, headed by FoodCorps service member Corbin Lichtinger, spearheaded the movement to get healthier options in the cafeteria and to act as a test kitchen for the district. FoodCorps is a nationwide team of leaders that connects kids to real food and helps them grow up healthy, according to its website.
Abdirizak Abdullahi, 11, cuts up green scallions for a Thai bean lettuce wrap at Longley Elementary School in Lewiston on Thursday. Fifth- and sixth-graders at the school were taste-testing the healthy recipe and voting on whether to add it to menus in the district.
Students in the fifth and sixth grades at Longley Elementary School in Lewiston joined the Secret Composters Cooking Club in making a Thai bean lettuce wrap for their peers to taste Thursday.
Yousif Ahmed, left, 11, and Shawwal Shueyb, 10, double check the measuring spoon size before adding soy sauce to their Thai bean lettuce wraps Thursday at Longley Elementary School in Lewiston.
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