Creative Camp

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Creative Camp
Cooking
Michelle Brandenburg Extension Educator Youth
Development/4-H SDSU Cooperative Extension
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Campfire Cooking

• Offers a healthy alternative to
• regular campfire foods

• Can be adjusted to cook at home

• Nutritious

• Reasonably Inexpensive

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Objectives
The students will

• Identify Various Ways to
• Cook at a Campfire

• Learn About Nutrition

• Demonstrate Safe and
• Accurate Cooking Skills

• Learn About Food Safety

• Learn About Campfire Safety

• Have Fun!

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Ways to Cook at a Campfire
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Cooking Options

• On Coals

• Over Fire

• In Stock Pot

• In Dutch Oven

• On Griddle/Skillet

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Nutrition
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Nutrition

• Offer better alternatives to regular camping
  foods

• Meet the Food Guide Pyramid recommendations

• Provide healthy after school
• snack options

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Nutritional Choices
Vegetables
Fruits
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Cooking Skills
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Cooking Skills

• Washing fruits and vegetables

• Correct measurements for dry and
• liquid ingredients

• Knife techniques and safety

• Use caution when cooking with heat

• Cleanup is everyones responsibility

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Food Safety
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Hand Washing Basics
1.
2.
Water
Soap
4.
3.
Paper Towel
Time
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Amount of Time
One Meal
vs.
All Day
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Pack Safely

• Use a cooler

• Pack foods in frozen state if hiking
• or backpacking

• Skip mayonnaise and other very perishable foods

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Keep Clean
Remember to pack the following

• Disposable wipes

• Hand sanitizer

• Biodegradable soap

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Keep Cold Food Cold
The following items need to be kept below 40F

• Meat

• Eggs

• Poultry

• Leftovers

• Fish

• Salads

• Dairy

• Cut fruit

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Cook Food Thoroughly

• Ground Beef 160F

• Steaks, roasts, chops 145F

• Pork 160F

• Poultry breasts 170F

• Poultry 180F

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Avoid Cross Contamination

• Place raw meats in separate sealed
• containers

• Do not use the same platter or utensils for
• raw and cooked protein

• Do not use the same cutting board for raw
• meat and other foods

• Wash hands with soap after working
• with raw meats and eggs

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Campfire Safety
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Supplies for Building Campfires

• Wood/charcoal

• Kindling

• Matches

• Lighter fluid

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Fire Safety Tips

• Only put lighter fluid on unlit charcoal

• Have items at hand in case an unwanted
• fire occurs

• Water
• Shovel

• Only start fires in open, outdoor areas

• Do not start fires in grassy or wooded areas

• Do not start fires in dry areas

• Completely extinguish all campfires

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Fire Basics

• Log cabin structure

• Strip wood

• Stir coals to distribute heat

• Allow air movement

• Be careful of tall grasses

• Do not use aluminum, plastic or glass
• as kindling

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Have Fun!
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Fun
Fun

• All recipes received great reviews

• All recipes received great reviews

• Flexible
• can change the recipe according to
• the ingredients available and likes

• Flexible
• can change the recipe according to
• the ingredients available, your budget
• and the tastes of those cooking

• Enjoy cooking

• Enjoy cooking

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Helpful Tips
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Helpful Tips

• Use precooked meatballs and ham

• Pre-measure and precut items

• Wet, cold soil makes it difficult to
• start fires

• A team project
• 1 person to watch the fire
• 1 person to watch the preparation and safety
• Other helpers if possible to assist in
• preparation

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More Helpful Tips

• Inquire about food allergies and
• religious requirements

• Laminate recipes used in making foods
• but hand out copies at the end

• Use disposable containers when possible

• Adjust foods so they can cook faster
• if time is an issue

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