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The 4-H Cutting Board Challenge, Jason Hedrick, Amanda Raines, Kelly Coble
The 4-H Cutting Board Challenge, Jason Hedrick, Amanda Raines, Kelly Coble
The Journal of Extension
Food-borne illness is a major public health concern in the United States. Proper food safety measures can greatly reduce the risk of food-borne illness. The 4-H Cutting Board Challenge is designed to give participants a hands-on learning experience related to food preparation and food safety procedures and an opportunity for team building and critical thinking. The objectives of the program include researching food preparation techniques, identifying common food pairings and recipes, learning to create a main dish and a dessert dish for evaluation, increasing knowledge of food safety procedures, and working in teams.
Blender Bikes: Blending Nutrition And Physical Activity, Theresa M. Ferrari, Carol A. Smathers
Blender Bikes: Blending Nutrition And Physical Activity, Theresa M. Ferrari, Carol A. Smathers
The Journal of Extension
Many Americans do not meet the recommendations for diet and physical activity. A blender bike can be an effective tool when coupled with hands-on activities that reinforce health recommendations. We created Blending Nutrition and Physical Activity: An Activity Guide for Use with Blender Bikes to use when incorporating a blender bike into educational sessions held in classrooms and at afterschool programs, camps, fairs, and other venues. We provide a research-based rationale for implementing blender bike demonstrations and describe activities in the guide that take blender bike use beyond a fun, eye-catching display to experiences that convey nutrition and physical activity …