County Food Show/Food Challenge Information

Clover Kids – Food Show, Display Contest  & Poster Contest – NO County Entry FEE!!!

Junior, Intermediate & Seniors – Food Show/Food Challenge/Poster Contest/Display Contest – Entry FEE for Food Challenge ONLY ($7 per person)

Where:  County Extension Office

Contest:  Monday, January 16 @ 9:30 AM

Food Show:  Bring recipe and dish and ready to answer judges questions. Categories:  Main Dish, Breads & Cereals, Fruits & Vegetables and Nutritious Snacks

Food Challenge:  $7 entry fee per person, you will be divided into teams at county contest, or come with a team already formed – teams of 3-5 individuals of all Juniors, Intermediate, Seniors or mixed teams are eligible for competition.  BUT mixed teams cannot advance to state.

We may enter up to 3 teams per age division per county.

Display Contest:  NO entry Fee, 24-inch space for each contestant, only edible garnishes allowed. 

Poster Theme: “Health Food Fast:  Create a Well Balanced Meal Deal” 28x22 – No foam board, No entry fee, Need not go to District to enter or win.   One entry per person Judged on creativity and nutritional message.

The back of each poster MUST include the following:  Name, County and Age Division

4-H Recipe Rally Info and training video

Here is the information for the 4-H Recipe Rally, open to all Seniors. ( age 14 and older)

View the video

A one-page overview is available on the 4-H healthy lifestyles page, in addition to:

- 4-H Recipe Rally Scoresheet

- Instructions on how to post a video to YouTube

- Sample Recipe Rally Video


If you have any questions, please contact Wendi Green at the Extension Office. 903-683-5416

2012 Food Show dates have been set

The county food show will be held January 16, 2012 at 9:30 am at the Extension Office. Deadline to Register is January 11th. Please register with Wendi Green by 5:00 pm.

The deadline to register for the district food show is January 29th. It will be held on February 11th at Stephen F. Austin University.




Please, contact Wendi Green if you have any questions.

2011-2012 Guidelines

The 2011-2012 year for 4-H is upon us. :-) The following is information related tot he Food Show/Food Challenge. There are a lot of changes, so please read through the information carefully. Thank you. :-)

The major changes are related to the contest resources, with MyPlate replacing MyPyramid. The resources are referenced throughout the document; however, the resource section is located on page 19. The changes to the resources are summarized below.

In preparation for the Food Challenge, participants should not limit themselves to studying only the resources provided at the contest. Resources that may be helpful include (but are not limited to):

• MyPlate – www.myplate.gov

• Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 – www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2010/DietaryGuidelines2010.pdf

• Fight Bac! – www.fightbac.org

• Cooking Basics for Dummies, 3rd edition

The following resources will be provided to teams at the Food Challenge. All are available online at: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/healthy_lifestyles/index_healthy_lifestyles.php

Resource 1: Choose My Plate – 10 Tips to a Great Plate

Resource 2: Fight Bac – Fight Foodborne Bacteria Brochure

Resource 3: Nutrient Needs at a Glance (Updated 7/11)

Resource 4: Altering Recipes for Good Health

The direct link to the 4-H Food Challenge manual and resources is: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/healthy_lifestyles/index_healthy_lifestyles.php

Please contact Wendi Green if you have any questions about the 4-H Food Challenge. 903-683-5416

Food Preservation Workshop

There will be a Food Preservation Workshop on June 3, 2001.

Location: Norwood Heights Baptist Church
2214 HWY 155
Palestine, TX

Cost: $25 per person or $35 per husband/wife couple

Time: Registration 8:45 am
Workshop 9:00 am - Noon

Make checks payable to Program Development Fund

MUST pre-register by May 24th.

Demonstrations will be provided pressure canning, water bath canning, freezing and dehydration. Tips, recipes, guidelines and samples for all attendees.

Participants are encouraged to bring their pressure cookers Presto, National, Magic Seal and Maid of Honor to have their gauges tested for FREE.

To register or for more information, please contact:

Holly Black 903-723-3753
Wendi Green 903-683-5416

Chef Camp June 6th -10th

Chef at Camp will be held June 6-10, 2011 for those who have completed 6th grade through age 17.

The cost is $400, and they are limiting it to 40 campers. For more information, please see the link at the sidebar.

DEADLINE!

Good Afternoon,

The deadline for entering the 2011 Food Show/Food Challenge and Poster Contest in Friday, December 17!

Please enter on 4-H Connect.

Food Show - Recipes and scoresheet, with your name at the top need to be e-mailed to Willie no later than 12 Noon December 17.


Display Contest - Three place setting awards will be presented in each age division. No entry fee or pre-registration is required for this contest! However, entries must also be Food Show participants. A space 24 inches in width will be allowed for each contestant. Each 4-H member will have his or her dish completed before being seated in the designated area. Entries will be grouped according to the category entered. Only edible garnishes are allowed.
Participants will remove their dish from the place setting and take it to the judging table for the interview. Food Show Judges will not see the place setting until after the judging.

Food Challenge - Enter on-line as indicated


POSTER CONTEST - Due Jan. 13 to Extension Office - Theme: "Don‟t Supersize Your Life: Portion Control"

NO entry fee nor pre-registration is required for this contest!
You do NOT have to go to SFA to enter.
No limit to the number of posters that each county can enter; however, each child is limited to one poster.
Poster must be on a poster board that measures 28"x22". NO FOAM BOARD OR OTHER MATERIALS PLEASE. Posters will be judged on creativity and the nutritional message that the poster conveys. This contest is open to all age divisions. Ribbons to the top five places in each age division as appropriate.

The following information must be included on the back of each poster:
Contestant Name:
County:
Age Division: