Good morning 4-H Families!
Just a reminder that the Wharton County Food Show/Food Challenge entries are due today. Please use the links below to register your members. The cost to participate in Food Challenge is $10 per member.
Please also remember to register your members on 4-H CONNECT. They must be enrolled to participate in any 4-H activities.
For those of you who are interested in the County Food Show and Food Challenge, our contest will be held on October 21st at Crescent Hall with registration beginning at 12:30 p.m. Detailed information on both contests can be found on our website: https://agrilife.org/wharton4h/projects/food-show/
Entries are due by October 12, 2018
Food Challenge:
This contest, modeled after such competitions as the Food Network’s “Iron Chef,” challenges teams of 4-H members to create a dish using only a predetermined number of ingredients. From these ingredients, team members must identify and prepare the dish, then make a presentation about it to the judges. The presentation will include information about the serving size, nutritional value, and cost of the dish. The 4-H Food Challenge allows 4-H members to demonstrate their culinary and food safety skills to judges and observers.
Each team will have at least three and no more than four members.
Food Challenge contestants please have one parent representative from your team fill out the form at the following link:
Cost for the Food Challenge Contest will be $10/member competing and must be turned in prior to the contest.
Food Show:
The theme for the Food Show is “Restaurant Re-Creations”.
What is your favorite restaurant entrée? Is it an appetizer like fried cheese sticks or a main dish like Chicken Alfredo? Maybe your favorite dish is a side dish like sweet potato fries or chips and salsa? Most Americans feel an evening out with family or friends qualifies for indulging in a few extra calories. However, the low nutritional value and high calorie and fat content of some of your “favorites” may shock you!
This year’s 4-H Food Show theme, Restaurant Re-Creations, challenges contestants to take their favorite dish and make it a healthy one! Contestants should find ways to “recreate” the taste by using alternate ingredients and cooking methods. Contestants should discuss in their food show interview the substitutions of ingredients utilized to acquire the same taste and quality as their favorite restaurant serves.
Food Show contestants please fill out the form below:
Entries are due by October 12, 2018
All contestants must be registered on 4-H connect prior submitting an entry.
Once all entries are submitted you will receive a participant e-mail with more information.
Please give us a call if you should have any questions or need any assistance completing the forms.