Dole Healthy Living Challenge

HEALTHY EATING: Dole “Healthy Living Challenge” First and Grand Prize Winners Celebrate This Week

Dole Healthy Living ChallengeTwo winners of a national healthy-living contest – along with their closest family, friends and co-workers – celebrated this week with chef-led parties showcasing the culinary possibility of fresh fruits and vegetables.

The prize events were a result of the first round of the 2016 “Healthy Living Challenge,” part of the year-long Dole “Get Up and Grow! Together” initiative and nationwide tour sponsored by Dole and the Dole Nutrition Institute (DNI), which encouraged healthy eating and living with the participation of family and friends.

  • Julie Lincoln of Brandcraft Strategy, located in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, was the Grand Prize winner of a hands-on nutrition and culinary arts class and luncheon based entirely on fresh fruits and vegetables, held on September 30 at the winner’s workplace with 25 co-workers.
  • Jayne Macedo of Kearny, N.J. was the First Prize winner of a chef-led cooking class and dinner showcasing unique fresh fruits and vegetables recipes, was held on September 24 in the winner’s home with seven other guests.