Culinary cookoff celebrating family, fun and food

You could find kids, families and food inside the gymnasium of Brookside School 54 Thursday, April 11 for their 3rd annual culinary cook off. Audrey Andrew has four grandchildren who attend the school, and she sat on the bleachers watching local organizations set up tables with different ingredients. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Indiana, iHeartRadio, Indiana Fever and Common Threads, a national nutrition education nonprofit, hosted the celebration. RELATED: How to start growing your own food “It’s something to do with the class they’ve been taking with a chef to learn how to cook different foods and stuff and then Anthem’s here and the Fever’s here,” said Andrew. “I love it because they need to learn that. Everybody needs to learn how to cook and make their own meals, especially for when they get older.” Culinary cookoff rookside said their Eagles are learning about ways to make healthy snacks at home. . (Photo/provided by IPS Brookside Elementary School #54) Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Indiana partnered with iHeartMedia and Common Threads to provide students, families and staff with cooking and nutrition education. The program is designed to encourage lifelong healthy habits. It is a continuation of the partnership that...