Project DescriptionGrand Foods

Foods and Nutrition will help you appreciate the part food plays in relationships with family and friends. You will also gain a better understanding of the principles of nutrition as they relate to personal appearance, physical fitness and health. As you prepare foods you will become skilled in the planning, purchasing, preparing, and serving of nutritious, appealing and satisfying meals and snacks. 

Project Requirements

Project Books Required? No

Project books can be purchased here

*** Please note, if you do not attend at least one workshop in your project area during the 4-H year, you will be required to complete activities in your project book and turn it in with your record book. The number of activities required to complete a 4-H year in each project book can be found here.

What needs to be accomplished to move on to level 2?

  • Learn how to measure ingredients properly
  • Learn how to use basic kitchen equipment

What needs to be accomplished to move on to level 3?

  • Learn proper knife skills
  • Learn what ingredients in your recipe do

What needs to be accomplished to move to the next levels from here?

  • Learn intricate techniques (ie: the difference stiff and soft peaks, creating designs in food, candy and pastry making)
  • Learn basic nutrition related to recipe(s)

Project age limit? 8 and up

Project Superintendent Information

Foods & Nutrition Superintendent: Mandy Rambo
Contact: mandy_k_rambo(at)hotmail.com or 406.945.3749
How will you be contacted? Newsletter

Junior Superintendent:

 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Montana State University and the Montana State University Extension Service prohibit discrimination in all of their programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital and family status. Issued in furtherance of cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Director of Extension, Extension Service, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717