4-H Camp: Food, Nutrition & Cooking
Food, Nutrition, & Cooking
Living a healthy lifestyle starts with learning skills to make healthy everyday choices. Try these three fun, hands-on activities in food, nutrition, and cooking (including a few tasty recipes!) to help young kids start developing healthy habits today.
WELCOME TO FOOD, NUTRITION & COOKING
Check out a video of Youth in Action pillar winner Janya Green, Georgia 4-H, welcoming kids to the Food, Nutrition & Cooking experience of 4-H Camp!
Janya shares how how mother and grandmother influenced how she uses spices to enhance flavors while cooking. Learn more about Janya's story.
Learn About Nutrition with Play Dough
Grades: Pre-K-2
Available in Discover 4-H Cloverbud: Family and Consumer Sciences by Utah State University
In this activity, young kids will identify healthy foods alongside a classic children’s book and practice what they learned through a play dough-making and molding activity.
Money Matters
Grades: Pre-K-2
Available in Discover 4-H Cloverbud: Family and Consumer Sciences by Utah State University
Kids will practice beginning skills in counting money and learn how to apply those skills by playing a game where they count and exchange money at the grocery store.
Cooking Methods & Recipes
Grades: Pre-K-2
Available in Discover 4-H Cloverbud: Family and Consumer Sciences by Utah State University
The previous two activities lay the foundation for this fun final challenge of cooking and enjoying some healthy and tasty snacks.
Additional Activities
Camp Memories
"For me camp offered my first tastes of freedom and independence and gave me the confidence to see I could become a different person." - Amanda, Florida 4-H Alumni
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Explore Food, Nutrition, & Cooking Resources from Shop 4-H
If you enjoyed these activities, you can find more learning resources and other food, nutrition, and cooking products on Shop4-H.org.
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4-H Healthy Living Activity Guide
Download 30 fun, hands-on activities to help your kid live a healthy lifestyle.
