Don't forget - TONIGHT is Food Show/Food Challenge practices. 6:30p @ Extension Office. We will run through a mock competition for anyone ready to share their recipe or participate in the challenge. Discussion of ideas and information is planned - anything you need to help you prepare. Registration for the County Food Show/Food Challenge is due by November 13 with competition on November 16. Come and see what the project is all about!

Food Show/Food Challenge Practice Reminder

ALL 4H Youth & Adults interested in Food Projects:

When:          Tuesday, October 29

What:          Food Challenge/Food Show Practice

Time:           6:30 PM

Where:        County Extension Office Meeting Room

Deadline to enter the Food Show/Food Challenge is November 13th.  The County Show is November 26th.  Contact Wendi Green at the Extension Office if you have any questions.  903-683-5416

Fight FrankenBAC Drawing Contest

Here is a little bit of a different contest.  :-) It's a DRAWING contest. This is not 4-H related, but it is food related.  Check out the Partnership for Food Safety Education website for all of the details.  Deadline to enter is October 31st.

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Resources

From Wendi Green:   With the federal government currently shut down,  the USDA website with MyPlate resources is not available. The following are links that may be helpful to you. 

Here is the link to the food challenge MyPlate resource:
http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/files/2012/01/healthy_lifestyles_foodchallenge_myplate.pdf


These are links to  free lesson plans and printables that teach the MyPlate concepts.  They have some reproducible MyPlate resources for health fairs etc….
http://freemyplate.com/files/2012/08/MyPlateLessonREVsmall.pdf 

http://freemyplate.com/files/2012/02/Choose-My-Plate-Activity-for-Blog.pdf 

http://www.nourishinteractive.com/ (free printables)

http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_center/healthy_eating/myplate.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyPlate