Food and Nutrition
Overview
4-H offers a variety of projects in food preparation, food preservation, and nutrition. Kentucky 4-H believes that all youth should have opportunities for positive youth development in our four guiding concepts: mastery, belonging, independence, and generosity. This event fosters mastery by learning to read a recipe, a variety of ways to prepare food, the importance of making healthier food choices, how to preserve foods safely, belonging by being part of a club or group, independence by learning skills that can be used throughout life, and generosity by sharing what they learn with others. Contact your county extension office for more information (link).
Curriculum
Youth:
- 4-H Cooking Series
- 4-H Cooking 101 ages 9-18
- 4-H Cooking 201 ages 9-18
- 4-H Cooking 301 ages 9-18
- 4-H Cooking 401 ages 9-18
- International Foods ages 12-18
- Teen Cuisine grades 6-12
- Chicken and Turkey Barbecue Project
- Egg Preparation Demonstration
Volunteer:
- 4-H Cooking Helper's Guide
- Super Star Chef Series
- Super Star Chef (Basic Food Preparation Skills)
- Super Star Chef Goes to Farmers Market
- Super Star Chef Kneads a Little Dough
- Teen Cuisine Leader's Guide (grades 6-12)
- Put It Up! for volunteers working with ages 9-18
- Exploring MyPlate with Professor Popcorn Facilitator's Guide (Grades 1-6)
- Kentucky Farm 2 School Teacher's Guide (Grades 9-12)
- Wellness in Kentucky Facilitator's Guide (ages 10-13)
- What's on Your Plate? Facilitator's Guide
- Unit 1: The Secrets of Baking
- Unit 2: The Power of Protein Chemistry
- Unit 3: The Inner Mysteries of Fruits & Vegetables
- Unit 4: Be a Food Scientist
- FCS Extension Publications
Additional Information
Events/Activities
- Kentucky 4-H Culinary Challenge
- Kentucky 4-H Chicken and Turkey Barbecue Contests
- Kentucky 4-H Egg Chef Contest
- Kentucky 4-H Global Table
- Fair Entries--See Food Preparation and Food Preservation
- Food Division description
- Recipes for Baked Products
- Fair Recipe Book with pictures for Baked Products
- Food Score Sheets
- Helpful resources: cookies, bread machine baking, quick breads, pies, cakes, yeast bread
- Food Preservation Division description
- Recipes for Dried & Canned Products
- Food Preservation Score Sheets
- Helpful resources: preserved foods
- Fair: All FCS Score Sheets
- Family and Consumer Sciences Day at the Kentucky State Fair
- Communications Day
- Kentucky 4-H Achievement
State Contact: Isaac Hilpp| isaac.hilpp@uky.edu | 859-218-0990