Lima Senior Culinary students had to think outside the box to turn some military staples into some tasty dishes. The students picked two different "Meals Ready to Eat," or MREs, and created an appetizer, main course, and dessert in a chopped-style challenge. The students had a little over an hour to transform meals like sausage and peppers, beef and black beans, and Mexican chicken into something new. 

As the saying goes, give a man a fish and he can eat for a day, but teach a man to fish and he can eat for a lifetime. Apollo Career Center culinary students are teaching members of the Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities Friends, Allies, and Neighbors, or the "FANS" program, how to make chicken pot pies. Many of them live alone and eat frozen dinners, and this class gives them the knowledge to measure, stir, and bake a delicious meal by hand. The students are proud to help them learn a new skill.

Thanks to the U.S. Army, Apollo Career Center's culinary students were given two meals ready to eat, or MREs, and were told to re-use the ingredients and create appetizers, a main course, and a dessert for two people. They had six different MREs to choose from, like Italian sausage with peppers and onions and southwest-style beef, and then they put their skills to the test.