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Impact Report

For plan Youth Development (Valencia County)
Date October 15, 2008, 9:16 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report Home Economics Education The Valencia County Home Economist worked with Novice, Junior, and Senior 4-Hers to help develop skills relating to home economics and decision making. Valencia County youth were invited to weakly practices to prepare them to compete at the county, district, and state levels. The Consumer Decision Making contest is one of the biggest contests at the county level. Consumer Decision Making teaches youth how to observe, compare, and make decisions based on facts collected. It also provides experience in organizing thoughts and defending decisions with oral reasons. Valencia County had approximately twenty-three youth compete in Consumer Decision Making. The Home Ec Skill-A-Thon contest is the fastest growing contest in Valencia County. In 2008 we had sixteen members participate. The Home Ec Skill-A-Thon covers material from all sections of home economics—cooking, baking, money management, consumer decision making, food and nutrition, and housing and interior design. By practicing and competing in the Home Ec Skill-A-Thon contest, youth have the opportunity to increase knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors in relation to home economic skills that can be used in all areas of their lives. These skills can be used by young children and then refined as adults. In the past three years the Favorite Foods contest has been one of the avenues used to teach and inform youth and adults about the changes to the Food Guide Pyramid. Youth and adults are trained on ways to use “Mypyramid” to help met the nutritional needs for each individual in the family. Participating in Favorite Foods will also help youth to gain experience in planning, preparing, and serving a favorite food as part of a meal or snack. This year seventeen members participated in Favorite Foods.