Kids Food Festival Teaches Better Food Choices

Mareya Ibrahim, known as the "Fit Foodie," cooks up a healthier spaghetti and meatballs with her young helpers in Bryant Park on March 2013. She brought a creative, unexpected twist to the classic kids' dish. (Channaly Philipp/Epoch Times)

The annual Kids Food Festival is taking place on March 1 and 2 at Bryant Park in Manhattan.

The festival is friendly to children who are between the ages of six months and 12 years old. 

Through a variety of events and samples, the aim is to empower kids to make better food choices.

Activities include a “Balanced Plate Scavenger Hunt,” where kids will search for the ingredients for their perfect meal. Chefs will lead cooking classes at the James Beard Foundation Future Foodies Pavilion.

For a full list of events, visit www.kidsfoodfestival.com.