NORMAL - Elijah Lewis loves broccoli and cheese, so it was natural for him to include the toppings on a pizza he made for his dad at the Children's Discovery Museum.

But those weren't the only healthy foods he put on the pizza he made at the new Healthy Kids Healthy Future exhibit. He also topped the pretend dough and sauce with pretend red peppers, peas and tomatoes. The pizza he made for his mom, Kristi Sherman, included an orange slice.

"He looked all around (the exhibit) and came here," said his dad, Sherman Lewis.

"He likes to cook at home," said his mom.

Elijah, 3 1/2, of Bloomington, was one of about a dozen kids who helped cut the ribbon at the exhibit's grand opening Friday morning.

"It's taken a long time, but it's well worth it," said Laura Berk, who donated $30,000 to the museum in 2003 for an exhibit on tolerance and respect. "Look at the kids, the way they are enjoying it."

Berk, a distinguished professor emeritus of psychology and child development at Illinois State University, made the donation in memory of her mother and father, Sofie and Philip Eisenberg. Berk's mother fled Germany in the mid-1930s with her parents to escape the Holocaust.

The family had to leave almost everything, including a thriving fur business. Their descendants finally received restitution for the company building in 2003 after a five-year legal battle.

"It's great to see that legacy," said Berk, who noted the new exhibit not only addresses the physical, emotional and social health of children but also teaches tolerance and respect.

Besides the healthy pizza kitchen, the exhibit on the south end of the museum's first floor includes a renovated and newly named Fresh Market that attracted Makenna Reilly, 6, and her sister, Maya, 3, of Nashville, Tenn. The girls and their parents, Jeff and Jennifer, were visiting Connie Gentry of Bloomington.

"We've been here several times and don't miss it when we come in to town," said Jennifer Reilly.

Makenna and Maya filled up their cloth grocery bags with almost everything the market had to offer, including bread, corn, cucumbers and other fruits and vegetables before going to the check-out station.

Makenna, who loves apples, said her favorite part was the fruit bin.

Olivia Chapman, 6, of Ohio, liked the bakery and the pizza kitchen best of all.

"I like the cake, cookies and yummy stuff," said Olivia, whose family was visiting her grandma, Pat Chapman of Normal.

The exhibit also includes an outdoor area with a sand and pebble table, climbing wall and eventually a garden area.