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Teens in Maryland are the latest to try to conjure up more edible cafeteria fare. Officials hope that peer-produced food will make a menu that's healthful seem more palatable. Sample dishes include everything from fruit smoothies to teriyaki chicken. Read all about it in the Baltimore Sun.

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Tampa Bay teens crazy for cooking are tackling everything from ratatouille to fresh pizza dough in cooking schools, public schools and after-school camps. Read about their adventures around the chopping block in the St. Petersburg Times.

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Maegan Carlson, left, and Kate Cherven prepare lunch at Kate’s home in Largo, Florida. Kate is president of the school Cooking Club, and Maegan is her heir apparent.

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Teens looking to start a cooking school featuring healthful and organic fare captured first place in a Belmont University business plan competition. Plans for "The Chef's Hat," the proposed school, grew out of a day-long economics and entrepreneurship seminar in Franklin, Tennessee. Read the whole story in The Tennesseean.

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National PTA leaders petitioned Congress on Tuesday to get junk food sales out of school stores and vending machines. They want ALL foods sold in schools to meet federal nutritional standards. Opponents contend the ban is too heavy-handed. But better heavy hands than heavy bodies, claim the supporters. Read the whole story from Reuters.

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