Foods
The "Fantastic Foods" curriculum series is designed to help youth have fun in the kitchen as they prepare different foods, do fun experiments, and go on fact-finding missions. The curriculum is designed around six major categories: healthy food selection, smart food purchasing, food safety and science, food preparation, food preservation, careers, and food around the world.
A total of five pieces are available in the series. The four youth activity guides: Six Easy Bites (grades 3-4), Tasty Tidbits (grades 5-6), You're the Chef (grades 7-9), and Foodworks (grades 10-12) have been designed to be developmentally appropriate for the grades listed; but may be used by youth in any grade based on their project skills and expertise. The fifth piece, the Project Helper Guide, has been designed to provide an adult, the guiding helper, with some additional background and some tips on helping youth through the activities in their guide.
Are you ready to do fun experiments, prepare flavor-filled recipes, and go on fact-finding missions? That is what "Fantastic Foods" series is all about. You will have fun learning about different food ingredients, food characteristics, and food safety issues.
Your project manual is divided into six "bites": Once You Swallow, Money Talks, Play It Safe, Kitchen Magic, Eat It Later, and Imagine That.
College Majors
- Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Food Science
- Sustainable Food and Farming Systems
- Dietetics/Nutrition, Fitness, and Health
- Public Health
Careers
- Business/Management
- Agriculture
- Community Service
Project Resources
Baked Foods Scorecards
- Baked Entree Scorecard, 4-H 794F
- Baked Yeast Product Scorecard, 4-H 793A
- Baking Mix Scorecard, 4-H 794G
- Cake or Coffee-Cake Scorecard, 4-H 792A
- Catered Meal, Special Event, or Special Health Scorecard, 4-H 794C
- Cookies or Brownies Scorecard, 4-H 791A
- Fruit Pie Scorecard, 4-H 794A
- Invented Snack Scorecard, 4-H 793D
- Quick Bread Muffins Scorecard, 4-H 791C
- No-Yeast Pretzels, Rolled Biscuits, or Scones Scorecard, 4-H 792C
- Specialty Pastry Scorecard, 4-H 794H
- Foods, Baked Poster or Display Scorecard, 4-H 795A-W
Preserved Foods Scorecards
- Canned Barbecue Sauce, 4-H 795C
- Canned Flavored Vinegar, 4-H 795K
- Canned Fruit, 4-H 795D
- Canned Fruit Preserves, 4-H 795H
- Canned Jam or Sweet Spread, 4-H 795i
- Canned Jelly, 4-H 794E
- Canned Juice Other Than Tomato, 4-H 795E
- Canned Meat, Poultry, Seafood or Combination Product, 4-H 794B
- Canned Pickles, Relish or Pickled Product, 4-H 793E
- Canned Tomato Juice, 4-H 795F
- Canned Tomatoes or Tomato Product, 4-H 793C
- Canned Vegetable, 4-H 795G
- Dried Food, 4-H 795J
- Freezer Jam, 4-H 793B
- Frozen Baked Cookies, 4-H 791B
- Frozen Berries, 4-H 791D
- Frozen Dough Product, 4-H 795L
- Frozen Entrée, 4-H 794D
- Frozen Juice, 4-H 795M
- Frozen Mini Pizza, 4-H 792B
- Frozen Soup, 4-H 795N
- Frozen Thaw-And-Eat Product, 4-H 795o
- Frozen Vegetables, 4-H 792D
- Foods, Preserved Poster or Display Scorecard, 4-H 795B-W
- Foods Level A: Year 1 Record Sheet
- Foods Level A: Year 2 Record Sheet
- Foods Level B: Year 1 Record Sheet
- Foods Level B: Year 2 Record Sheet
- Foods Level C: Year 1 Record Sheet
- Foods Level C: Year 2 Record Sheet
- Foods Level C: Year 3 Record Sheet
- Foods Level D: Year 1 Record Sheet
- Foods Level D: Year 2 Record Sheet
- Foods Level D: Year 3 Record Sheet
- Choosing and Using Recipes, Oregon State University
- National Center for Home Food Preservation
- USDA's Complete Guide to Home Canning
- Purdue Extension Food Preservation
- Level C and D Food Preservation Instructional Videos with Study Guides
- 4-H Baked Food Exhibit Judging: Biscuits
- 4-H Baked Food Exhibit Judging: Bread
- 4-H Baked Food Exhibit Judging: Muffin
- 4-H Baked Food Exhibit Judging: Pies
- 4-H Preserved Food Exhibit Judging: Canned Products
- 4-H Preserved Food Exhibit Judging: Casserole
- Video: Making a 4-H Poster
- Home Baking Association