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4-H Food Challenge Workshop

November 19, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm

$3

All interested 4-H members are invited to come experience a hands-on workshop to experience the Food Challenge* contest.  We will start out with a brief overview of the contest and review of kitchen safety, followed by a full-length contest practice.  There will be an opportunity for teams to practice both preparing and presenting their dish.

We will provide pizza or chili and drinks.  Cost is $3/kid, not to exceed $6 per family.  Please bring check or exact change.

Please RSVP to joel.redus@ag.tamu.edu with participants’ name, club, grade level, and  team members, if applicable.  Early RSVPs provide for a better workshop, so don’t delay!

Stuff to know:

  • You can come as an individual, partial team, or full team.  We will match people up to form teams for the sake of the workshop and practice as needed.
  • Senior age teams only will be able to use an electric heat source (e.g. electric skillet or hot plate).
  • We will need a few parents to step in to help facilitate the workshop.  Let us know if you plan to stay and want to help.

Stuff to bring (if you have it)

  • Supply box*, even an incomplete one.  At the least, try to bring a couple cutting boards, knives, mixing bowls, stirring spoons, and a can opener.
  • Manual (not electric) spiralizer

*Food Challenge Basics:  Teams of 3 to 4 youth receive a key ingredient with access to additional pantry items and have 40 minutes to create a dish. The teams then present their dish to judges and are scored on preparation, nutrition, serving size, food safety, creativity, teamwork, and cost analysis. Similar to popular cooking contest shows, like “Iron Chef”, except kids work in teams and place more emphasis on nutritional value and food safety. Full contest rules, supply box list, leader guides, example videos and more can be found at https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/food-nutrition/.

Details

Date:
November 19, 2019
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Cost:
$3

Organizer

Joel Redus, CEA-FCH
Phone
936-634-6414 x1
Email
joel.redus@ag.tamu.edu

Venue

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office
2201 S Medford Dr
Lufkin, TX 75901
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Phone
936-634-6414