General Nutrition Projects

In the 4-H General Nutrition projects, you will learn:

• how to use knowledge, skills, and better practices relating to personal health and safety;
• how to increase positive activities that promote physical health and well-being; and
• skills such as decision-making, getting along with others, planning and organizing, and responsibility.

Choose From These Projects:

• NUTRITION BASICS with Munchy Adventures
• NUTRITION and FOLATE
• FOOD CHOICES

NUTRITION BASICS - Munchy Adventures
(For Youth Ages 8-10)

• Munchy Adventures Youth Book helps youth become familiar with the basic food groups while they learn the skills to make good food choices, prepare nutritious snacks, and be physically active.
• Munchy Adventures Leader's Guide focuses on general dietary guidance where youth become familiar with the basic food groups while supporting youth in developing the skills for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

 

NUTRITION AND FOLATE
(For Youth Ages 11-18)

This project series will help you learn about good nutrition and how to make smart, healthy food choices. Through these projects you will learn about the roles of different nutrients in the body, food sources of these nutrients and how to make healthy food choices. In particular, you will learn about the vitamin folic acid.

Member and Leader Manuals (Ages 11-18)
FN4 1           Folate: Good for Every Body
FN4 2           Take Charge: Nutrition and Folate
FN4 H           Helper's Guide

NUTRITION AND FOLATE - Level 1 (Ages 8-10)

• There is no project guide for this level.

NUTRITION AND FOLATE - Level 2 (Ages 11-13)

• Folate: Good for Every Body

NUTRITION AND FOLATE - Level 3 (Ages 14-18)

• Take Charge: Nutrition and Folate

Leader/Helper Guide

This Helper's Guide will help you support youth in his or her efforts to set goals and complete activities, as well as providing resources for the member's to use in completing the series.

 

FOOD CHOICES
(For Youth Ages 5-10)

This curriculum will help you start the morning off right and have energy while eating healthy throughout the rest of the day.
Through them you will learn the importance of a healthy breakfast and good food choices.

Member and Leader Manuals (Ages 5-10)
FN5 A           Building Better Breakfasts

FOOD CHOICES - Cloverbuds or Level 1
(Ages 5-10)

• Building Better Breakfasts helps youth start the morning off right. This curriculum is a package that will satisfy the nutritional needs for a wide range of ages by teaching the importance of a healthy breakfast and good food choices. In EDIS this publication is DLN 4H 151.

FOOD CHOICES - Level 2 (Ages 11-13)

• There is no project guide for this level.

FOOD CHOICES - Level 3 (Ages 14-18)

• There is no project guide for this level.

Leader/Helper Guide

There is not a separate Helper's Guide for these activities.

 

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