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Counselor: Lacy Fry, fry.lacey@gmail.com
4. Cooking at home. Using the MyPlate food guide or the current
USDA nutrition model, plan menus for three full days of meals (three
breakfasts, three lunches, and three dinners) plus one dessert. Your
menus should include enough to feed yourself and at least one adult,
keeping in mind any special needs (such as food allergies) and how you
kept your foods safe and free from cross-contamination. List the
equipment and utensils needed to prepare and serve these meals.
Then do the following:
a. Create a shopping list for your meals showing the amount of
food needed to prepare and serve each meal, and the cost for each meal.
b. Share and discuss your meal plan and shopping list with your counselor.
c. Using at least five of the 10 cooking methods from
requirement 3, prepare and serve yourself and at least one adult
(parent, family member, guardian, or other responsible adult) one
breakfast, one lunch, one dinner, and one dessert from the meals you
planned. *
d. Time your cooking to have each meal ready to serve at the
proper time. Have an adult verify the preparation of the meal to your
counselor.
e. After each meal, ask a person you served to evaluate the
meal on presentation and taste, then evaluate your own meal. Discuss
what you learned with your counselor, including any adjustments that
could have improved or enhanced your meals. Tell how better planning and
preparation help ensure a successful meal.
5. Camp cooking. Do the following:
a. Using the MyPlate food guide or the current USDA nutrition
model, plan five meals for your patrol (or a similar size group of up to
eight youth, including you) for a camping trip. Your menus should
include enough food for each person, keeping in mind any special needs
(such as food allergies) and how you keep your foods safe and free from
cross-contamination. These five meals must include at least one
breakfast, one lunch, one dinner, AND at least one snack OR one dessert.
List the equipment and utensils needed to prepare and serve these
meals.
b. Create a shopping list for your meals showing the amount of
food needed to prepare and serve each meal, and the cost for each meal.
c. Share and discuss your meal plan and shopping list with your counselor.
d. In the outdoors, using your menu plans for this requirement,
cook two of the five meals you planned using either a lightweight stove
or a low-impact fire. Use a different cooking method from requirement 3
for each meal. You must also cook a third meal using either a Dutch
oven OR a foil pack OR kabobs. Serve all of these meals to your patrol
or a group of youth. **
e. In the outdoors, prepare a dessert OR a snack and serve it to your patrol or a group of youth.**
f. After each meal, have those you served evaluate the meal on
presentation and taste, and then evaluate your own meal. Discuss what
you learned with your counselor, including any adjustments that could
have improved or enhanced your meals. Tell how planning and preparation
help ensure successful outdoor cooking.
g. Explain to your counselor how you cleaned the equipment, utensils, and the cooking site thoroughly after each meal. Explain how you properly disposed of dishwater and of all garbage.
h. Discuss how you followed the Outdoor Code and no-trace principles when preparing your meal
6 . Trail and backpacking meals.
Do the following:
a. Using the MyPlate food guide or the current USDA nutrition
model, plan a menu for trail hiking or backpacking that includes one
breakfast, one lunch, one dinner, and one snack. These meals must not
require refrigeration and are to be consumed by three to five people
(including you). Be sure to keep in mind any special needs (such as food
allergies) and how you will keep your foods safe and free from
cross-contamination. List the equipment and utensils needed to prepare
and serve these meals.
b. Create a shopping list for your meals, showing the amount of
food needed to prepare and serve each meal, and the cost for each meal.
c. Share and discuss your meal plan and shopping list with your
counselor. Your plan must include how to repackage foods for your hike
or backpacking trip to eliminate as much bulk, weight, and garbage as
possible.
d. While on a trail hike or backpacking trip, prepare and serve
two meals and a snack from the menu planned for this requirement. At
least one of those meals must be cooked over a fire, or an approved
trail stove (with proper supervision).**
e. After each meal, have those you served evaluate the meal on
presentation and taste, then evaluate your own meal. Discuss what you
learned with your counselor, including any adjustments that could have
improved or enhanced your meals. Tell how planning and preparation help
ensure successful trail hiking or backpacking meals.
f. Discuss how you followed the Outdoor Code and no-trace principles during your outing. Explain to your counselor how you cleaned any equipment, utensils, and the cooking site after each meal. Explain how you properly disposed of any dishwater and packed out all garbage.