Food is an important part of our lives, and eating healthy helps us grow, gives us energy, and keeps our minds sharp. In this adventure, you will get the chance to help plan what healthy foods you can prepare for your den or family, set nutritional goals for yourself, and build something to cook your meal in/on. You will be part of the cooking process, from learning how to lay and light a campfire to eating all the snacks you prepared!
Rationale for Adventure
Webelos Scouts will learn about good nutrition, how to safely cook meals in the outdoors, and how to balance meal planning and finances.
Requirements
- Plan a menu for a balanced meal for your den or family. Determine the budget for the meal. If possible, shop for the items on your menu. Stay within your budget.
- Prepare a balanced meal for your den or family. If possible, use one of these methods for preparation of part of the meal: camp stove, dutch oven, box oven, solar oven, open campfire, or charcoal grill. Demonstrate an understanding of food safety practices while preparing the meal.
- Use tinder, kindling, and fuel wood to demonstrate how to build a fire in an appropriate outdoor location. If circumstances permit and there is no local restriction on fires, show how to safely light the fire, under the supervision of an adult. After allowing the fire to burn safely, safely extinguish the flames with minimal impact to the fire site.
Takeaways for Cub Scouts
- Making healthy food choices
- Food safety
- The proper way to lay and light a fire
- Planning and managing a budge
- A Scout is trustworthy, thrifty.
Historical Requirements
2015 Handbook Requirements
Webelos Handbook, page 36
Webelos Den Leader Guide, page 35
Do all of these:
- At an approved time in an outdoor location and using tinder, kindling, and fuel wood, demonstrate how to build a fire; light the fire, unless prohibited by local fire restrictions. After allowing the flames to burn safely, safely extinguish the flames with minimal impact to the fire site.
- Set personal nutritional goals. Keep a food journal for one week; review your journal to determine if the goals were met.
- Plan a menu for a balanced meal for your den or family. Determine the budget for the meal. Shop for the items on your menu while staying within your budget.
- Prepare a balanced meal for your den or family; utilize one of the methods below for preparation of part of your meal:
- Camp stove
- Dutch oven
- Box oven
- Solar oven
- Open campfire or charcoal grill
- Demonstrate an understanding of food safety practices while preparing the meal.
