R/BSA is not endorsed or supported by the Boy Scouts of America. P.S.This is a reddit community for all things relating to Scouts BSA and the Boy Scouts of America. I would love to hear about your Cub Scout nutrition games, so leave a comment to share other food activities you've done with your dens. At end of game, check cards to ensure the winners results are correct.Parent hands card to Scout who races to put the food into the right group.Divide Scouts into teams & assign parent to each team.Hang envelopes about waist high at the den meeting.Write names of foods on colored index cards.

Write names of food groups on large envelopes.

Just to recap, here are the steps for the Cub Scout nutrition game: If the first team to finish made a mistake, declare the second team the winner! If a food is with the wrong group, you'll know which team made the mistake because each team has its own color. Hold up a card and ask the Scouts if it's with the right group. Take one food group envelope at a time, and pull out the cards. Gather the Scouts together to check the results. The first team to finish isn't necessarily the winner–their foods must all be placed in the proper groups. There are also printable activity sheets that you can use as good gathering activities.Ĭontinue the process until all the teams have placed all the cards. The US Department of Agriculture has some great online games for the Scouts to play. In the past, we relied on the Food Pyramid for guidance in selecting healthy foods. It would be easy to just talk to the Scouts about nutritious foods, but it's even better to learn with one of the Cub Scout nutrition games! Cub Scout Nutrition Activities & Games Enjoy it on your hike, and clean up afterward.

Webelos Adventure – Webelos Walkabout 4: Before your hike, plan and prepare a nutritious lunch.

Webelos Adventure – Cast Iron Chef 2: Prepare a balanced meal for your den or family utilize one of the methods below for preparation of part of your meal:.

Shop for the items on your menu while staying within your budget.

Webelos Adventure – Cast Iron Chef 1: Plan a menu for a balanced meal for your den or family.

Bear Elective Adventures – Bear Picnic Basket 3: Select and prepare two nutritious snacks for yourself, your family, or your den.

You should include one recipe for a breakfast item, one for lunch, and one for dinner, and two recipes for nutritious snacks. Include one page with information about first aid.

Bear Elective Adventure – Bear Picnic Basket 1a: Create your own Bear cookbook using at least five recipes you can cook or prepare either on your own or with some adult help.

Wolf Elective Adventure – Finding Your Way 2: Pick a nutritious snack, and find where it came from.

Make a shopping list of the food used to prepare the meal.

Wolf Adventure – Running With the Pack 6: Demonstrate what it means to eat a balanced diet by helping to plan a healthy menu for a meal for your family.

Tiger Adventure – Tiger Bites 6: With your adult partner, plan and make a good snack choice or other nutritious food to share with your den.

Tiger Adventure – Tiger Bites 1: Identify three good food choices and three foods that would not be good choices.

Share why you picked it and what makes it a good snack choice.

Tiger Adventure – Games Tigers Play 5: Bring a nutritious snack to a den meeting.

What better way to learn than with Cub Scout nutrition activities! Cub Scout Adventures Involving Food Regardless, the Scouts will need to identify healthy foods. For others, they are planning and preparing a nutritious meal for their families or for a campout.

For some of them, the Scouts are bringing a nutritious snack to their den meetings. The Cub Scout adventure program has several food activities. Cub Scout Arrow of Light Adventures & Requirements.Cub Scout Webelos Adventures & Requirements.Cub Scout Bear Adventures & Requirements.Cub Scouts Wolf Adventures & Requirements.Cub Scout Tiger Adventures & Requirements.

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