IOGETHER the World of Food & Fitness

$3.50 FIT ITALLT3 IOGETHER The World of Food & Fitness DATE. OF OUT IS information: \PUBLICATIONcurrent most THIS :.. For '? 41/ % Attit;P'caJct http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog FN.U13 Oregon State' Extension 4-H 9318 UNIVERSITY Service Reprinted October 2005 FIT ITALLUNIT3The World of This advanced unit on food an TOGETHER Food & Fitness nutrition has been prepared in consultation with the National 4-H Food & Nutrition Developmental Committee composed of representatives of Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Cooperative Extension Services of the State Land-Grant Universities. Contents Grateful appreciation Is expressed to The General Foods Fund. Inc. for financial assistance in helping to make possible the publication of this educational material, Self-Determined Projects 3 Programs and educational materials supported by National 4-H DATE.Council are available to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin or handicap. Council is an equal opportunity Nutrition and Fitness in Your World OF6 employer. This manual may not be reproduced in total or in part without written permission of the publisher. Development Team Our Food Supply OUT Jean Cogburn Account Executive, Donor Relations National 4-H Council IS Eleanor L. Wilson Program Leader 4-H Food Safety and Additives Extension Service, LLS.D.A. Jean Howe, PhD. Program Leader Nutrition, Extension Service, ([SD AHEI Trécie Fennell (consultant) Special Subjects in Nutrition and Fitness23 Associate Manager information: Corporate Communications General Foods Corporation Evelyn H. Johnson, PhD. (consultant) State Extension Task Force Food Around the World 26 l>roduction Team Larry L Krug Director Communications current National 4-H Council PUBLICATION Linda Collier 29 Educational Aids Producer Careers National 4-H Council Book concept, development and most production by Sally Katt Associates 32 Sally Katt THISPlanning and Evaluation Form Executive Director Jeanne Krohn For Design Kristen J. Amundson Witing http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogGary Landsman liniphoto Photography Published by National 4-H Counc' 7100 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815 GENERAL 50.8-86 I 50-4-87 FOODS Self-Determined Projects DATE. OF OUT IS What doyoulike to do? Do you like to cook, or are you interested in reading the latest running magazine to learn about shin splints? Do you learn best from books, or do youinformation: like to talk to people and try things for yourself? Well, whatever your interests and stylehave we got a project for you! This project on food, nutrition and fitness will meet your needs and interests because you'll design it yourself. You'll set goals, plan activities and decide how your project can best be evaluated. That's why we call it a "self-determined project." Learning how to make decisions, establish plans and then carry out those plans are skills you'll use throughout your adult life. Whether you become a homemaker or a heart surgeon, an astro- naut or an agricultural researcher,current you'll need skills in decision-making. This project is designed to help you acquire PUBLICATIONthose skills. As you read through this manual, you'll see that it includes information on a wide variety of subjectseverything from nutrition to our food supply, from fitness to food around the world. It covers such a wide variety of subjects to give you an idea of the range of topics you might choose for your self-determinedmost project in "The World of Food and Fitness." Your project may include sev- eralTHIS subjects discussed in this manual, or it may be based on only one. The choice is up to you. You can make several other choices as well: You canFor explore a single subjectlike food safety. Or, you can choose a broader topic, like world hunger. You can select a project that requires a lot of research, such as finding out how the agricultural products grownhttp://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog in your region have changed during the past 25 years. Or, you can plan an action-oriented project, such as developing and carrying out your own nutrition and fitness plan. You can work on your project by yourself, or you can plan a project with other 4-H'ers. Whatever project you select, you will be learning other skills as wellskills in setting goals, in making realistic plans to meet those goals and in evaluating your achievements. To get started, follow these four steps. They'll help you Fit It All Together for a great 4-H project. Self-Determined Projects wV 'ew 'e - STEP : Make a Choice Choose a topic that interests you. Read this manual for an County Extension Agent. They can give you valuable advice. overview of important topics in "The World of Food and Fit- This is the time to decide whether you want to plan an ness." Note the subjects that most interest you. List 4-H individual or a group project. You might consider two food and nutrition projects you've enjoyed in the past. different ways of getting involved in group projects. In one, a Think about other things you want to learn. The "Try It" group of 4-I-l'ers could plan and carry out their project to- sections throughout the man'ual suggest many different gether. This type of group project requires real cooperation, activities you might includethey should help you think of because everyone must DATE.reach agreement on how you carry others. out the project. On the back cover is the Project Planning and Evaluation In another way you could work more informally. Find a Form. Use this form as you plan and carry out the four group of friendsOF who are doing individual projectsbased on steps of your self-determined project. You may want to this manual. Meet occasionally make a copy of the form and do your planning on that, espe- to share what you've learned cially if you think you might try more than one project from to prepare a group meal demonstrating nutrition informa- this manual. You may also want to make an enlarged version tion you've researched of the form so you'll have more space to write. OUTto plan a culminating activity presenting information to Complete Step 1, which includes questions you should your community or school. ask yourself as you choose your project. You will also want Group support can keep you going. It provides incentive to talk with parents, volunteer leaders and perhaps yourIS and fun. information: PUBLICATIONcurrent most THIS STEP :PlanYourProject Now startFor making your written plana skill you'll use need to learn. throughout your life. Business people always write plans be- Even if your project is action-oriented, you need some fore starting anyhttp://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog new project. They have learned, "If you fail information about your subject. Find it by reading books to plan, you're planning to fail." Baseball star Yogi Berra put and magazines, interviewing resource people, attending it another way: "You've got to be very careful if you don't meetings and visiting places, such as food manufacturers, know where you are going because you might not get there."research labs and hotel or restaurant kitchens. First, state your goala concise description of what you Plan some activities. Examples are included inthet" want to accomplish in this project. Write your goal in the sections throughout the manual. Write your prelimin' space provided in Step 2 on the Planning and Evaluation plan in Step 2 of the Planning and Evaluation Form. Form. Answer the questions in Step 2 to determine what you Self-Determined Projects Look over what you've written so far. Ask yourself: Review your preliminary plan with adults, volunteer lead- Have I outlined what I plan to do? ers, parents and other 4-H'ers. Make any changes and write How much time will this project take? your final plan and timetable in the space provided on the Will I be able to do all the activities I've planned? Should I Planning and Evaluation Form. Then sign an agreement to cut some out? (You want to stay interested throughout the do the work with your 4-H leader, your parent or another whole project. Don't get bogged down because you adult. planned something too elaborate.) Finally it's time to get started. TalkDATE. to resource people and How much will this project cost? Can I afford it? What ask for their help. Begin to work your plan. You're off and other resources will I need? runningso have fun. If this is a group project, can our group work together? OF OUT IS information: : Evaluate Your Project From your past experience in 4-H, you know the importance So that's it-4 steps to a great 4-H project. You've taken of keeping records. For this project, your records can be the first step. You're ready to explore the world of food and really exciting. They'll help you see your progress right fitness.To help you evaluate your progress, before your eyes. current try answering these questions: Ask yourself these questionsPUBLICATION in determining the kinds of records to keep: Yes No Could How can I show the extent to which I am learning or Use accomplishing what I set out to do? Help How can I describe or show mostwhat I did? Have I set up goals that I can How can ITHIS show the data collected and the results of my achieve? investigations or work? Is it hard for me to admit I don't Is there any reason to show how I used my time and understand something? energy? For Do I get off the track easily? Do I need to keep track of money spent and received? Am I satisfied with a mediocre Your records might includehttp://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog diaries, outlines, stories, note- project? books, written reports, tables, charts, drawings, recipes and Am I willing to compromise and take photographs.

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