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6 School Lunch Tips From the White House Chef

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Get some great tips for packing school lunches from White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford. She provides advice for keeping fruits from turning brown and suggests using parchment paper to keep sandwiches moist. Also don't forget to use dried fruits when fresh fruits aren't available.

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Runtime: 3 minutes 28 seconds

Topic: Health and Safety, Home and Family
Subtopic: Cooking, Food, Nutrition
Grade/Interest Level: 6 - 12
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Release Year: 2011
Producer/Distributor: CafeMom Studios
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Person wearing oven mitts holds a colander over a kitchen sink, steam rising from the bowl. Caption. Give the pasta a shake to remove excess moisture.

A young boy wearing a beanie, winter coat, and gloves holds a large hook on a stick outside near snow. On the hook is the head of a large silver fish. Caption. The first time I caught a big salmon like this, ever.

Man dressed in chef's jacket holds baking pan and scoops sauce from bowl. Caption. And did internships at various hotels in northern California.

Closeup of a person holding a carton of a dozen white eggs. Behind this, a bowl of eggs, and 2 cookbooks. Caption. In the refrigerator in their original carton.

Closeup side view of a woman with long brown hair wearing a black shirt. A pink orchid plant is blurred in the background. Caption. And feeling energized and eating well.

Señora Alicia stands behind a wood table, looking down into a clay pot resting on top of the table. She rubs the handle of a wooden spoon in the pot between her hands. There's pitcher of milk and 2 cups on the table.

Closeup of a glass measuring cup with clear liquid inside being held up with 1 hand. The other hand points at the liquid level. Caption. "They measure at the line."

Woman with short gray hair wearing a denim shirt in a kitchen. She is behind a counter with a variety of clear dishes, the biggest of which has something white in it. Caption. "We're going to push it together with our hands."

Closeup of a person in a kitchen tilting a wooden cutting board over a yellow decorative bowl and using a knife to slide chopped tomatoes into the bowl. Caption, And chopping up vegetables and sautéing things.

Closeup on a plate of roasted chicken, rice with vegetables, and a tossed green salad.