• Criteria for evaluating educational displays and posters include:
  • Originality of Idea — 20 points
  • Educational Value — 50 points
  • Display Value — 30 points
• All food products must be on a paper plate and in a sealed plastic bag. The superintendent will only exhibit a slice of cake or bread and one cookie, muffin or roll of all exhibits and will dispose of all excess food.
• 4-H'ers may use recipes indicated in the 4-H Foods manuals or any other recipe that fits the exhibit requirements. Bread machines may be used for the bread exhibits but bread must be made from scratch - no mixes.
• Canned foods should be placed in colorless, standard canning jars such as those made by Kerr, Ball, etc., and properly sealed with two (2) piece lids (no paraffin on jams and jellies). Other types of jars will be rejected. Judges will remove the screw-bands at time of judging. Labels should be neat and plainly written. Jars of jams and jellies being considered for ribbons may be evaluated for taste in addition to traditional attributes.
• Resources can be found on the  4-H website.

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Food Preparation Exhibits

 

Level Two - Grades 2-5

1. Three (3) Muffins
2. Three (3) Rolled Biscuits
3. Three (3) Baked Drop Cookies (no shaped cookies such as snickerdoodle or peanut butter)

 

Level Three - Grades 6-8

1. One-half loaf of any yeast bread (not a sweet dough) made by hand or in a bread machine
2. Three (3) yeast cinnamon rolls (no icing)
3. Three (3) rolled sugar-type cookies (no icing; no gingerbread recipes)

 

Level Four - Grades 9-12

1. One-half loaf or portion of breads from another culture. Include a one (1) page story on how this bread fits into that culture and its nutritional contribution
2. One-half of one 8" or 9” layer un-iced cake (no angel food or chiffon)
3. Two-crust fruit pie – 9” or 10” disposable pie pan. Crust and filling must be made by exhibitor. 

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Food Preservation Exhibits

Jar rings should be left on for display. Home canned food entries to be presented in standard jars made for home canning, with a raised pattern or lettering, clear, uncolored glass and two-piece lids. 

 

Level Two - Grades 3-5

1. One (1) pint or half (½) pint jar of jam or jelly processed in boiling water canner
2. Two (2) pieces of fruit leather
3. One (1) pint or half (½) pint of salsa/picante sauce 

 

Level Three - Grades 6-8

1. One (1) pint jar cucumber pickles
2. One (1) pint or quart of any single canned fruit (not pickled)
3. Dried Fruit (½ cup of a single dried fruit). Display in a sealed plastic sandwich/freezer bag

 

Level Four - Grades 9-12

1. One (1) pint or quart jar pressure canned vegetables (no tomatoes or pickles)
2. One (1) quart or one (1) pint jar of plain canned tomatoes
3. Dried Vegetable (½ cup of a single dried vegetable). Display in a sealed plastic sandwich/freezer bag

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4-H Food Science & Nutrition Poster & Educational Displays

 

Diversity Exhibits

• Level Two - Grades 3-5
  • Educational poster based on breads or cheeses of another country or countries
• Level Three & Four - Grades 6-12
  • Educational poster based on the foods from another culture. Can be based on a cultural celebration.

Nutrition Exhibits

• Level Two - Grades 305
  • Educational poster based on a recipe for healthful eating
• Level Three - Grades 6-8
  • Educational poster based on the nutritional of fruits and vegetables
• Level Four - Grades 9-12
  • Educational displays based on a recipe modification to include:
    • Original recipe and what modifications were made
    • Benefits of the modifications
    • how did the modifications impact the above factors?
    • What were other people's responses to the modifications?

 

Food or Kitchen Safety Exhibits

• Level Two - Grades 3-5
  • Educational poster based on food or kitchen safety
• Level Three - Grades 6-8
  • Educational poster based on protein food safety
• Level Four - Grades 9-12
  • Educational poster based on outdoor cookery or grilling

 

Other Exhibits

• Level Two - Grades 3-5
  • Educational poster illustrating a place setting for a specific occasion or menu
  • Bicycle Poster – Create a poster on one of the following:
    • bicycle safety
    • bicycling as part of healthy living
    • maintenance of bicycles
• Level Three - Grades 6-8
  • Educational display based on a breakfast bread theme.  Should include menu, buffet layout, decorations, invitations and any additional information
  • Bicycle Poster - create a poster on one of the following:
    • Bicycle safety
    • Bicycling as a part of a healthy living
    • Maintenance of bicycles
• Level Four - Grades 9-12
  • Educational poster based on careers in the food industry
  • Bicycle Poster - create a poster on one of the following:
    • Bicycle safety
    • Bicycling as part of healthy living
    • Maintenance of bicycles