Recipe Earns Great Falls Elementary Student Trip to White House
Madeleine Steppel, 9, is Virginia Winner in Healthy Lunchtime Challenge contest.
Madeleine Steppel has a special lunch date this week - at the White House with First Lady Michelle Obama. Madeleine, 9, of Reston, is the Virginia winner in Epicurious.com's Healthy Lunchtime Challenge recipe contest. The contest challenged children ages 8 to 12 to send in recipes based on ChoosemyPlate.gov's guidelines for healthy eating. Fifty-four winners (from U.S. States and Territories) win a trip to D.C. this weekend, the highlight of which is a Kids' State Dinner (lunch, really) at the White House on Monday. Madeleine, a rising fourth grader at Great Falls Elementary School, says she loves to cook. In the Steppel home, the kids (brother Avi is 6) team up with a parent to cook for Mother's Day, Father's Day and birthdays. Madeleine …
