Dr. Oz surveys the healthy breakfasts created by students (Image by: Kati Garner)

Dr. Mehmet Oz,  co-founder of HealthCorps with wife Lisa, made a productive visit to Sacramento recently. 

Kids and grownups were equally excited.

At the request of an English teacher and students at Hiram Johnson High School, Dr. Oz and Lisa Oz responded - with a visit. It was part of their nationwide tour to kick-off HealthCorps, a nonprofit effort to battle childhood obesity by enlisting young people into a mentoring/monitoring effort at the high school level. One of the chefs of the celery logs! (Image by: Kati Garner)

Perhaps the English class students nodding off in class decided to come up with a solution by having Dr. Oz  suggest some ways to benefit the students.

A serious topic, eating healthy, became a healthy, fun, breakfast food challenge. They had 10 minutes!

The Healthy Breakfast Challenge involved four teams of students representing the HealthCorps after school program and 9th and 10th grade English class students that invited Dr. Oz.
The five-judge panel. Each judged a specific category of the breakfasts, like taste, presentation. (Image by: Kati Garner)
A panel of judges included Dr. Oz and Lisa,  and Montel Williams, television peronality, Anthem Blue Cross President Pam Kehaly and Sacramento King's Assistant Coach, Bobby Jackson.

Montel Williams checks out celery-filled logs of ants with dried cranberries, dried pomegranate & peanut butter. (Image by: Kati Garner) Dr. Oz questions the team using granola, yogurt and fruit. (Image by: Kati Garner) Samples of bread with peanut butter and bananas were offered to the audience. (Image by: Kati Garner) A large crowd added to the enthusiasm. (Image by: Kati Garner) Image by: Kati Garner Bobby Jackson, Kings' Assistant Coach. (Image by: Kati Garner) Hiram Johnson High School HealthCorps coordinator Felix Martin II speaks with Dr. Oz. (Image by: Kati Garner)

Everyone excitedly sang a banana song when the event ended. (Image by: Kati Garner)

Later that day, Dr. Oz made a surprise visit to the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services' Saca Community Learning Center which put smiles on many faces. A woman is excited after Dr. Oz checked her glucose level that was at a good level. (Image by: Kati Garner) Dr. Oz took his time as he walked and talked to food bank clients. (Image by: Kati Garner) The smell of a pear is enjoyed, (Image by: Kati Garner) Checking out the prepackaged food. (Image by: Kati Garner) Folks in the long line into the food bank spoke to Dr. Oz. (Image by: Kati Garner)

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