Strafford County 4-H Favorite Foods Festival
Saturday, February 06, 2016, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Set up/Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Location: Lee Public Safety Complex, George Bennett Rd
All 4H members are encouraged to participate in this most “Yummy 4H Event!”
Volunteers are needed for set up and clean up
All food must arrive on the 6th prepared, cooked and ready to be served. Remember to practice
good food safety and keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold!
All entry forms are due by mail, fax or email to the
STRAFFORD COUNTY 4H OFFICE BY JANUARY 30
268 County Farm Rd Dover/ lea.buttrick@unh.edu/ 6037433431 (fax)
Every participant may have ONE food entry, 1 poster entry and 1 table setting entry. Each category
will have a junior (813), senior (14+) and Clover Bud (57) division.
Whoa Foods: These foods should make you say exactly that — Whoa! Should I eat that? Whoa foods are the
least healthy and the most likely to cause weight problems, especially if a person eats them all
the time. That's why Whoa foods are onceinawhile foods.
Slow Foods: These are sometimes foods. They aren't offlimits, but they shouldn't be eaten every day. At
most, eat them several times a week.
Go Foods: These are foods that are good to eat almost anytime. They are the healthiest ones.
Hide Your Veggies!: What special tricks, snacks and recipes do you have for including more veggies in your
diet?
The National Institute for Health has a great and kidfriendly chart for determining “go,” “slow,” and
“whoa” foods: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/downloads/urwhateat.pdf
Place Settings: Based on a menu you plan, decide on a theme then select and organize a place setting for one
person for serving that menu. You must include your menu, a placemat or tablecloth, napkin, utensils,
dishes, glassware or cups, a simple centerpiece and any other components you deem appropriate for your
menu and theme. This can be an individual or team effort.
Healthy Living Posters: Create a poster discussing any aspect of healthy living, including skills in food
preparation, nutrition, exercise or emotional health. Follow guidelines for the NH 4H poster contest:
http://extension.unh.edu/resources/files/Resource001363_Rep1821.pdf. Remember that these can also be
submitted for County 4H Activities Day on March 14th.
HOW DO I ENTER?
Complete the attached entry form and mail by January 30th to Lea Buttrick, 268 County Farm
Road, Dover, NH 03820. You may also fax your entry to the 4H office at 7433431. Email entries to
be sent to lea.buttrick@unh.edu
WHAT DO I NEED? (see prep list, attached.)
● Your Favorite Food Dish(es), Place Setting, or Poster
● Recipe Cards for each food dish. Please use 8 ½ x 11 paper, with a hard backing
(such as cardstock). USE ATTACHED TEMPLATE.
● Whatever items you need to appropriately serve your dish: bowls, napkins, plates, utensils etc.
● Remember that participants should dress neatly and appropriately; wear an apron. Bring a clean
pot holder (if needed); and wear long hair tied back in a hair wrap or wear chef’s hat/cap.
● a table cloth/cover
● enough servings for 510 people
● If your food is a hot dish, please think about using a crock pot, warming tray, electric skillet, etc to
keep your hot food hot. Bring an extension cord to reach the outlets. Please designate needs on entry
form.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT?
4H’ers should display their food and set out the recipe next to their food. Tasters will come around to each
youth and provide verbal feedback, as well as a brief comment card. They will be looking for quality of taste,
presentation and knowledge of nutrition/ food preparation. Parents are not to participate in this conversation.
All youth will rotate between serving their food item, tasting the food items of others and participating in a
workshop.
Food Safety: We have only limited kitchen access to use sinks. Everyone is asked to plan ahead regarding
refrigeration and heating or reheating of your food item as related to taste and food safety. Tasting will begin
at 9:00 a.m. Please keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. Anyone needing an electrical cord is asked to
bring one.
The 4H Office will provide food gloves. Please go over the basics of food serving and safety with
your children.
1. Wash Hands
2. Tie hair back/wear apron/be generally neat and clean
3. Avoid cross contamination (generally not at issue for FFF)
4. Use gloved hands only for serving food
Entry Form, to be completed and returned by January 30 to the 4H Office.
Attachments : Entry Form, Recipe Card Template, Foods Festival Checklist, Table
Setting Diagram