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Saratoga Dairy Club participates in Choose Health Activities

Our club has always loved to play games after doing a project. We have quite a few young kids and they always love to run around after sitting quietly working on a craft project or making a recipe. We are the Dairy club, and we always have this rule. Milk is the only drink we will have at our meetings. No soda, or juice. “Cows Rule” is our club motto. Our kids know how healthy milk is for you.

 
Our club was given a chance this year to be involved with the Choose Health project. The President and Vice-President took the role of health officers with one being in charge of the game and one being in charge of the snack. We have had a lot of fun with the games and talking about the benefits of the healthy snack ideas. Our kids are so active already with farm chores and many participate in sports. This project helped them to see the health benefits of various foods and keep track of their exercise.
 
I believe this project has also given the officers a larger leadership role. The officers prepared the games and snacks and presented to the group. They were in charge and because of this leadership role I saw them grow even more during this past year. We still have May and June to look forward to and the growth that will come out of these experiences!

 

This month there will be a dairy foods emphasis; so we came up with a healthy recipes and games to play.

 

Mission Mandates
  • 4-H Science, Engineering and Technology
    What do Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) have to do with 4-H? More than you might think! Check out this page to learn about this mission mandate, access the NYS SET Toolkits, and find out why 4-H is committed to introducing youth to the wonders and inspiration of these three disciplines.
  • 4-H Civic Engagement
    Chances are ... if you're involved in 4-H, in other youth organizations, or school programs, you're already doing some type of community service. If you want to learn how to 'kick it up a notch' there's curriculum and resources to help.
  • 4-H Healthy Living
    Families today are busier than ever, with more work, school and afterschool activities and scheduling issues. Couple these things with more sedentary lifestyles and more access to quick, sometimes less healthy meal choices and you can easily see the reasons for today's childhood obesity statistics.
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