Department - FOOD & NUTRITION 4. +Any Other Cookie/Muffin/Bar (different than classes Superintendent: Emily Manning 1-3) Only one exhibit per class number per exhibitor. You must be enrolled in the project in order to exhibit in that project. TASTY TIDBITS - Division 410 Place the food on the appropriate size plate. Put exhibit in a Premium $1.25 $1.00 $.75 $.50 re-sealable bag. Include recipe and source of recipe (can be 1. Healthy Baked Product must be made with less sugar, fat photocopied or typed, need not be handwritten) on all entries. or salt, or altered using a sugar or fat substitute; changed to Attach entry tag, at the time of entry to the corner of the bag on include a whole grain; or be altered for specific allergies/food the outside. intolerances. Include original recipe and altered recipe. Exhibit Cream cheese fillings or melted cheese toppings or other items must include 3/4 of baked product or 4 muffins or cookies on a which may result in unsafe food products will be disqualified. paper plate. May be baked in a disposable pan. Write what you Ingredients that the 4-H member cannot legally purchase, such as learned about products made from an altered recipe in supporting alcohol, may not be used in any recipe or Foods exhibit. Exhibits information. that include alcohol in the recipe will be disqualified. See our 4-H 2. Creative Mixes (any recipe) at least 3/4 of baked product or web site for more guidelines. 4 muffins or cookies on a paper plate. May be baked in a Foods left over will be sold. disposable pan. Baked item made from a mix (commercial or You may interview judge one entry. Please sign up when homemade mixes acceptable). Food product must have been entering your exhibits. modified to make a new or different baked item. (Ex: poppy seed Commercially prepared mixes are allowed in the Tasty Tidbits quick bread from a cake mix, cake mix cookies, sweet rolls made Creative Mixes exhibit ONLY and must show how the original from readymade bread dough, monkey breads from biscuit product directions were changed to create the new baked food dough, etc.) Write what you learned about making this product item. Prepared mixes entered in other classes will be lowered a using a mix instead of a homemade recipe or recipe “from ribbon placing. For Non Food Entries - Please attach the entry tag scratch”. Does it make it better or easier to use a convenience to the upper right hand corner of the entry. Any special items product or mix? accompanying an exhibit must include the exhibitor’s name and 3. Biscuits -four biscuits on a small paper plate. May be rolled, county. dropped, or cut into shape. (Any recipe however must be a non-yeast product baked from scratch.) GENERAL FOODS– Division 350 4. Unique Baked Product any recipe at least 3/4 of baked Premium $2.00 $1.50 $1.25 $1.00 product or 4 muffins or cookies on a paper plate. May be baked 1.Food Science Explorations Open to any 4-H'er enrolled in in a disposable pan. Recipe must contain a surprise ingredient a foods project. Show the connection between food and science (ex: cantaloupe quick bread, pork and bean bread) and MUST as it relates to food preparation, food safety, or food production. NOT use a mix. Write what you learned about making this May be a poster or foam core board (not to exceed 22" by 30", unique item with an unusual ingredient. What was the computer based presentation printed off with notes pages, if anticipated outcome? Would you make it again? needed, and displayed in a binder, an exhibit display, a written 5. Foam Cake -original recipe (no mixes) of at least 3/4 of the report in portfolio or notebook. Consider neatness and cake. Foam cakes are cakes that have a high ratio of eggs to creativity. flour and fall into three categories: angel food cakes or 2. Foods and Nutrition Poster, Scrapbook, or Photo meringues; sponge or jelly roll; and chiffon cakes. Display Open to any 4-H’er in a foods project. This could have photos, reports, etc. to highlight the concept of foods, nutrition, of FAST FOODS! - Division 402 food preparation or careers. May be a poster or foam core board Premium $1.25 $1.00 $.75 $.50 (not to exceed 22" by 30", computer based presentation printed 1. Coffee Cake (any recipe but must not contain a commercial off with notes pages, if needed, and displayed in a binder, an mix or shape, non-yeast product) At least 3/4 of baked product. exhibit display, a written report in portfolio or notebook. May exhibit in a disposable pan. Include a menu for a complete Consider neatness and creativity. meal where this recipe is served. 3. Foods and Nutrition Poster, Scrapbook, or Photo 2. Cost Comparison Exhibit must include a food product Display Open to any 4-H’er in a foods project. This could have made from scratch and a cost comparison to a similar commercial photos, reports, etc. to highlight the concept of physical activity pre-made item (for example, homemade cinnamon rolls or careers. May be a poster or foam core board (not to exceed 22" compared to a pre-made cinnamon roll purchased at the store). by 30", computer based presentation printed off with notes pages, Supporting information needs to include the cost of the food item if needed, and displayed in a binder, an exhibit display, a written made compared to the commercial product and the recipe for the report in portfolio or notebook. Consider neatness and homemade food item. See pages 22 – 35 of Fast Foods Manual creativity. relating to the Grocery Store Tour and the Store Shopper Tip Sheet listed on page 31. If 4-H'er doesn’t exhibit a food item in SIX EASY BITES - Division 401 this class it will be lowered a ribbon placing. Premium $1.25 $1.00 $.75 $.50 3. Fast Foods Baked Product- Exhibit must include a food 1. +Cookies (any recipe) four on a paper plate. product prepared using new technology or a non-traditional 2. +Muffins (any recipe) four on a paper plate. method (i.e. bread machine, cake baked in convection oven, 3. +Bars (any recipe) four on a paper plate. baked item made in microwave, etc.) Entry must include supporting information that discusses new method and how it 2. White Bread (any yeast recipe) At least 3/4 of a standard compares with traditional method. loaf displayed on a paper plate. 5. Fast Foods Recipe File- collection of 10 recipes from any 3. Whole Wheat or Mixed Grain Bread (any yeast recipe) source. Each recipe must accompany a complete menu in which At least 3/4 of a standard loaf displayed on a paper plate. the recipe is used. An additional 10 recipes may be added each 4. Specialty Rolls (any yeast recipe) 4 rolls on a paper plate. year 4-H’er is in project, with year clearly marked on recipes. May be sweet rolls, English Muffins, Kolaches, Bagels, or any Display in recipe file or in a binder. Be sure to include the other sweet roll recipe. number of servings or yield of each recipe. 5. Dinner Rolls (any yeast recipe) 4 rolls on a paper plate. May be Clover Leaf, Crescent, Knot, Bun, Bread Sticks, or any other YOUTH IN MOTION - Division 300 type of dinner roll. Premium $1.50 $1.25 $1.00 $.75 1. +YOUTH in Motion Poster, Scrapbook, or Photo FOODWORKS - Division 413 Display-On a 14” x 22” poster depict 4-H’er and/or his family Any bread item prepared or baked using a bread machine involved in a physical activity or lesson involving this project. should be entered under the Fast Foods Baked Product exhibit. 2. +Activity Bag -A duffle bag or backpack that the 4-H’er All exhibits made in the You’re the Chef and Foodworks projects packs so that they are always prepared to be active and make must have been prepared without the assistance of a bread healthy food choices. May include proper workout attire, a machine for mixing, raising, or baking of the food item. healthy beverage or snack, a notebook or goal sheet, etc. Make Premium $2.00 $1.50 $1.25 $1.00 sure all items are clean, clearly labeled and an explanation of why 1. Double Crust Fruit Pie-Made with homemade fruit filling. it is included is in the bag. DO NOT put valuable items (i.e. No egg pastries or cream fillings. No canned fillings. May be a electronics) in Activity Bag, instead use a picture of the item or double crust, crumb, or lattice topping. Enter in an 8- or 9-inch include in the listing of items disposable pie pan. 3. +Healthy Snack Recipe File - Collection of 10 recipes 2. Family Food Traditions At least 3/4 of a baked product or from any source. Each recipe must accompany a complete 4 muffins or cookies on a paper plate of any baked item snack menu in which the recipe is used, following the idea that a associated with family tradition and heritage. Entry must healthy snack includes foods from at least two different food include the recipe, the tradition or heritage associated with groups. An additional 10 recipes may be added each year 4-H’er preparing, serving the food, and where or who the is in the project, with year clearly marked on recipes.