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If you enjoy cooking or just like good food, this project could be for you. You will have fun learning the basics of cooking and then advance to gourmet meals. This project focuses not only on food and cooking but also nutrition and using MyPlate to guide eating and meal preparation and planning.
STARTING OUT
STARTING OUT
🍀 Learn how MyPlate can help guide your eating choices
🍀 Understand how to keep your food safe
🍀 Know basic kitchen safety
🍀 Gain tips to help your family find time to share meals
🍀 Learn measuring basics
🍀 Understand how to follow a recipe
🍀 Develop basic cooking “how to” skills
🍀 Use your skills to make simple recipes
LEARNING MORE
LEARNING MORE
🍀 Learn the science behind food safety
🍀 Learn fire safety in the kitchen
🍀 Develop safe knife handling skills
🍀 Learn different mixing techniques
🍀 Identify different cooking techniques
🍀 Understand nutrition labels
🍀 Develop an understanding of the different food groups
🍀 Use your knowledge of food groups to create different recipes
🍀 Experiment with meal planning
GOING FURTHER
GOING FURTHER
🍀 Know the conditions that bacteria need to grow
🍀 Explore outdoor cooking
🍀 Plan a party Learn about cooking with a slow cooker
🍀 Experiment with kneading
🍀 Learn troubleshooting techniques when experiencing unexpected results
🍀 Cook with spices and herbs
🍀 Prepare celebration meals
🍀 Dig deeper into the four food groups and how to use the skills you have learned to prepare recipes
Online Resources & Websites
🍀 Shop 4-H Curriculum - Cooking & Baking
🍀 Shop 4-H Curriculum - Food Preservation Techniques
🍀 Shop 4-H Curriculum - Food Science & Safety
🍀 Shop 4-H Curriculum - Nutrition
🍀 Project Information Sheet - Foods & Nutrition
🍀 Project Information Sheet - Food Preservation
🍀 Foods & Nutrition - Static Exhibits Skills Summary
🍀 Foods & Nutrition - Prepared Foods Skills Summary
🍀 Foods & Nutrition - Preserved Foods Skills Summary
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