Confessions of a school chef: “I was a heavy kid”

Posted Sep 22, 2010 by Dennis Joyce

Updated Sep 22, 2010 at 10:29 AM

Lynn Carson from News Channel 8 reveals that Ben Guggenmos, the new Hillsborough schools chef, has a personal motivation to make sure kids eat healthy.

Here’s an excerpt from her online story:

“Guggenmos, 31, who is also a licensed dietician, knows all about eating unhealthy. His experience began early – during his childhood in Charleston, S.C.

” ‘I was a heavy kid. My dad was a master chef and we ate well when I was young. I had no nutrition experience, no knowledge of nutrition and I made a lot of bad food choices because of it.’ “

Click here to read Lynn’s story.

Click here to see her video report.

And click here to search our database of school lunches for their nutritional value.