Tuesday, September 29, 2015

2016 County Food Show/Challenge Information

The new year for the Food and Nutrition Project will be getting underway soon.   :-)

We have some information for those who would like to participate.

The theme for the 2016 Food Show is “Picnic Perfect.” This theme will allow participants the opportunity to explore many aspects of food preparation, food safety, creative recipes and more!

Concentrate on foods that could be enjoyed when spending a day at the park, a leisurely afternoon at the beach, or an outside family gathering. Good luck to each of you and enjoy this year’s project!

The County contest will be held January 9th and the deadline to enter will be January 4th.  You will need to submit your recipe for one of the 4 eligible categories by 5:00 pm that day, and be sure to follow the guidelines you will find at the State 4-H website.  

Remember, at County level everyone from Pee Wee up to Senior may participate in both the Food Show and the Food Challenge.  

Food Challenge is a team event, so be sure to check with your club managers about forming a team.  

If you have any questions you may contact FCS agent, Jennifer Peraman, at the Extension Office.  




Friday, March 27, 2015

Recipe Rally! Deadline is April 1st!!!!

Recipe Rally
In the 4-H Recipe Rally, 4-H members are challenged with selecting, creating and/or altering a recipe and submitting a video of them demonstrating the preparation of the recipe. To participate, youth will submit their video entry online for a chance to be selected as a presenter at the Dinner Tonight with Texas 4-H Cooking School, held at the 2015 Texas 4-H Roundup. Recipes should be a healthy main dish that tie to the theme “Bringing Texas to the Table.” Please read the contest overview and guidelines (link below) for more details.  Entry deadline is April 1, 2015.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Registration Reminder

Just a friendly reminder to be sure to register for the Food Challenge and Food Show on 4honline.com.  You must do this in order to compete at District.  The deadline to do so is January 28th.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

County Deadline Reminder

Bringing Texas to the Table

Just a reminder that the deadline to register for the County Food and Nutrition Project is THIS Friday; January 2nd.   Please email your recipe to Meagan and let her know if you also plan to participate in the Food Challenge and Place Setting categories.  :-) mturnmire@ag.tamu.edu 

You can find an example of how your recipe should be typed out in the guidelines.

Monday, November 10, 2014

Food and Nutrition Project info meeting

There will be an informational meeting for the Food Show/Food Challenge on December 4th, 6:00 pm at the Extension Office.  If you have never participated in this project this would be a very beneficial meeting to attend.  Come see what the Food and Nutrition is all about!  

Friday, October 31, 2014

County Food and Nutrition Show date

The date for the County Food and Nutrition Show is January 10, 2015 at 9:00 am.  The deadline to register for the county show is January 2nd by 5:00 pm.  Please see the previous post for info and guidelines. 

Information about workshops are forthcoming.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

2015 Food and Nutrition Guidelines

The new guidelines for the 2015 Food and Nutrition Project has been released.  Please print and read ALL of the information provided as these same rules will be followed at the county and district levels.

This year's theme is Bringing Texas to the Table. Remember, your dish should address this theme as well as be healthy.  

You can also study the My Plate to get more information. Be sure to study the judges questions.

As soon as a date for County has been set it will be announced here and on Facebook, so please watch for updates.

District Food and Nutrition competition is set for February 14th in Nacogdoches, so go ahead mark your calendars in case you make it to that level.  

Pee Wees and Clover Kids will be allowed to participate at the county level and will receive Participation Ribbons.

If you plan to participate in the Food Challenge you may want to start getting  your teams together and work out the details of who will have what part, etc.