Cooking Basics and Nutrition

Learn basic cooking skills, kitchen safety and sanitation, and plan healthy snacks utilizing the Food Pyramid.

Projects Available:

• Snackin' Healthy, Ages 5-8
• Let's Begin Cooking
• Tricks For Treats, Level 1, Ages 9-12
• It's Time for Breakfast
• It's Time for Lunch
• It's Time for Dinner
• Teens Entertain
• Outdoor Meals
• Six Easy Bites, Level A, Ages 9-11
• Tasty Tidbits, Level B, Ages 12-13
• You're the Chef, Level C, Ages 14-16
• Foodworks, Level D Ages 17-19

Snackin ' Healthy, Ages 5-8

Project Requirements  PDF

*Contact county office for additional requirements 

Youth Materials

• Snackin' Healthy Member's Packet (#63009) 
• Leader Materials
• Snackin' Healthy Leader's Guide (#63008)
• Snackin' Healthy Food Cards (#63010)

Let's Begin Cooking

Project Requirements  PDF

*Contact county office for additional requirements 

Youth Materials (#53046)

• Let’s Begin Cooking project book PDF
• 4-H Involvement Report (#91910)  PDF
• 4-H Project Record Book (#91950)   PDF

Leader Materials

• None

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Tricks For Treats, Level 1, Ages 9-12

Project Requirements  PDF

*Contact county office for additional requirements 

Youth Materials

• Tricks for Treats, Level 1 (#53041)
• 4-H Involvement Report (#91910) PDF
• 4-H Project Record Book (#91950)   PDF

Leader Materials

• Tricks for Treats Level 1 Helper's Guide (#53402)
• Update Food Pyramid information with MyPyramid poster. ( PDF )  Click on MyPyramid.gov

It's Time for Breakfast

Project Requirements  PDF

*Contact county office for additional requirements 

Youth Materials

• It's Time for Breakfast (#53043) PDF
• 4-H Involvement Report (#91910) PDF
• 4-H Project Record Book (#91950)   PDF

Leader Materials

• None

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It's Time for Lunch

Project Requirements PDF

*Contact county office for additional requirements 

Youth Materials

• It's Time for Lunch (#53044) PDF
• 4-H Involvement Report (#91910) PDF
• 4-H Project Record Book (#91950)   PDF

Leader Materials

• None

It's Time for Dinner

Project Requirements  PDF *Contact county office for additional requirements 

Youth Materials

• It's Time for Dinner (#53045) PDF
• 4-H Involvement Report (#91910) PDF
• 4-H Project Record Book (#91950)   PDF

Leader Materials

• None

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Teens Entertain

Project Requirements  PDF

*Contact county office for additional requirements 

Youth Materials

• Teens Entertain (#53047) PDF
• 4-H Involvement Report (#91910) PDF
• 4-H Project Record Book (#91950)   PDF

Leader Materials

• None

Outdoor Meals

Project Requirements  PDF

*Contact county office for additional requirements 

Youth Materials

• Outdoor Meals(#53048) PDF
• 4-H Involvement Report (#91910) PDF
• 4-H Project Record Book (#91950)   PDF

Leader Materials

• None

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Six Easy Bites, Level A, Ages 9-11

Project Requirements  PDF

*Contact county office for additional requirements 

Youth Materials

• Six Easy Bites, Level A (#53065)
• 4-H Involvement Report (#91910) PDF
• 4-H Project Record Book (#91950)   PDF

Leader Materials

• Food Curriculum Helper's Guide (#53069) 

Tasty Tidbits, Level B, Ages 12-13

Project Requirements  PDF

*Contact county office for additional requirements 

Youth Materials

• Tasty Tidbits, Level B (#53066)
• 4-H Involvement Report (#91910) PDF
• 4-H Project Record Book (#91950)   PDF

Leader Materials

• Food Curriculum Helper's Guide (#53069) 

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You're the Chef, Level C, Ages 14-16

Project Requirements  PDF

*Contact county office for additional requirements 

Youth Materials

• You're the Chef, Level C (#53067)
• 4-H Involvement Report (#91910) PDF
• 4-H Project Record Book (#91950)   PDF

Leader Materials

• Food Curriculum Helper's Guide (#53069) 

Foodworks , Level D, Ages 17-19

Project Requirements  PDF

*Contact county office for additional requirements 

Youth Materials

• Foodworks, Level D (#53068)
• 4-H Involvement Report (#91910) PDF
• 4-H Project Record Book (#91950)   PDF

Leader Materials

• Food Curriculum Helper's Guide (#53069) 

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Cooking Basics and Nutrition

• Snackin' Healthy, Ages 5-8
• Let's Begin Cooking
• Tricks For Treats, Level 1, Ages 9-12
• It's Time for Breakfast
• It's Time for Lunch
• It's Time for Dinner
• Teens Entertain
• Outdoor Meals  
• Six Easy Bites, Level A, Ages 9-11
• Tasty Tidbits, Level B, Ages 12-13
• You're the Chef, Level C, Ages 14-16
• Foodworks, Level D Ages 17-19 

Food Preparation

• More Tricks for Treats, Level 2, Ages 10-11
• Exploring our Food Heritage
• Creative Ideas Using Frozen Bread Dough, Ages 5-12
• Outdoor Fun With Frozen Bread Dough, Ages 9-13
• Bread Baking Basics, Ages 9-12
• Exploring the World of Yeast Breads, Ages 12-14
• Exploring the World of Specialty Breads, Ages 15-18
• Dutch Oven Cooking, Unit I, Ages 14-18
• Baking 1, Biscuits, Muffins, Pancakes and Cookies
• Baking 2, Baking Quick Breads and Cookies
• Baking 3, Baking Yeast Breads
• Baking 4, Cakes, Pies and Pastries
• Bag of Tricks, Level A, Grades 3-4
• Micro Magicians, Level B, Grades 5-6
• Amazing Rays, Level C, Grades 7-9
• Presto Meals, Level D, Grades 10-12
• S'Mores and More, Ages 12-19

Entertainment Foods

• Cake Decorating, Beginning Level
• Cake Decorating, Intermediate Level
• Cake Decorating, Advanced Level 

Food Science

• Food Science
• Science Fun with Dairy Foods

Food Preservation

• Dehydration of Fruits and Vegetables
• Frozen Foods
• Boiling Water Bath Canning
• Pressure Canning

Keeping Healthy

• Keeping Healthy, Level 1, Grade 3-5
• Staying Healthy, Level 2, Grade 6-8
• Keeping Fit, Level 3, Grade 9-12

For Curriculum and Material not available to download contact your county office.