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#Cooking Up Change Cooking up Change is a dynamic program that challenges high school culinary students to create healthy school meals that taste great and appeal to their fellow students. Yashwantrao Bhonsale International School believes in creating responsible citizens. Hence, as a part of World Vegetarian Day and under “Rashtria Poshan Aahar” campaign organized by Maharashtra State Health Department, YBIS students got engaged themselves in some culinary skills to bring awareness on healthy eating and reduce wastage. The objective of this celebration was to promote awareness and action to inculcate healthy food habits and awareness regarding the choice of food among the growing children. The participants’ creativity was revealed through the beautiful designs and patterns formed with different mouth-watering a Fireless Cooking. The participants explained the specialty of their food and also the importance of balance diet for maintaining good health and keeping diseases away. The event gave a platform to the students to demonstrate their culinary knowledge and skills related to: developing and following a recipe, preparation of a dish, and displaying the dish before a judging panel where it will be evaluated on flavor, taste and palatability. In all 70 students from Classes IV to VI participated wholeheartedly in the event. Their efforts were evaluated on the basis of five parameters: i) Dish name, ii)Taste, iii) Presentation, iv) Calorie content and v)Hygiene. Participants infused lots of creativity and served delicious eatables to enhance the taste buds. Here the participant had to prepare an eatable without using the fire. So the participants served plates of Bhel puri, Chaat, sandwiches, shakes, Mojito, Chocolate lollypop, and many more. Competition started at 9:30a.m Sharp. One hour was given for preparation and 15 minutes for presentation. Judging panel comprised of Honorable Dr. Vaishali Deshpande (Ex- Principal of Pharmacy College, Kolhapur), Honorable Mr. Prasanna Kode(Chef , Nutritionist, Owner of KP- Kitchen Prasanna chains of Hotels and Resorts) and Honorable Mrs. Priya Dalvi (Dietitian in Cottage Hospital Sawantwadi )