Cooking Matters For Teens, Shopping Tour!
Yesterday, Cooking Matters for Teens went on the road and took a shopping tour at Hannaford.
We looked at our favorite cereals, accessing them for sugar, dietary fiber, and other nutritional components. We then selected cereals which we thought were healthy and put them to the test.
We looked at unit prices and determined how much it costs to make different foods. French fries cost $0.34 per serving to make. How much do they cost at your favorite fast food chain?
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We looked at our favorite soft drinks. How much sugar in a serving? What if you drank the whole bottle?!
We had lots of fun shopping and learning. At the end we got to choose a healthy snack. Thanks!
A Hike to Caverly Mountain in New Durham
Last week we hosted a BTAS! (beyond the afterschool) program, consisting of a hike to Caverly Mountain in New Durham. This was a new mountain for the KYC. It was great to visit another local peak.
We passed this interesting Beaver dam on the way in.
The trail follows old roads for most of the way to the summit. It was muddy in places, but never bad.
This sign told us that we were near our destination.
The sun was getting lower as reached our viewpoint. The view west towards the Belknap Mountains would be great for observing the sunset. We were a bit early for sunset, but has a picturesque view of mountains and lakes.
Our group at the summit. Nice work KYC!
Cooking Matters For Teens
Last week we hosted another session of Cooking Matters for Teens! On the menu:
Stove Top Macaroni and Cheese
https://cookingmatters.org/recipes/stove-top-macaroni-and-cheese
Fresh Fruit with With Warm Honey Yogurt Topping
https://cookingmatters.org/recipes/fresh-fruit-warm-honey-yogurt-topping
Delicious and nutritious as usual! Use the links above to try the recipes for yourselves!
Throwback Thrusday!
Given today’s record high temps, what better for Throwback Thursday than a beach pic? This picture shows KYCers swimming at Albee Beach in 2013. We will take beach trips before the end of this school year and will have many opportunities for swimming during our summer programs.
Substance Abuse Prevention Trivia with a Twist!
On Wednesday, we played a fun and informative game invented by the KYC staff. Zachary asked substance abuse prevention multiple choice questions. Members answered the multiple choice questions by gathering at one of the KYC’s home-made corn-hole boards, labeled, ‘A, B, C, and D.’ Once the answer was revealed, Eric from White Horse took a shot at that board. If he missed, everyone who answered correctly got a piece from Mara’s big bag of candy. If he got it through the hole, the group appointed a member to take a rebuttal shot: if they missed the rebuttal, no candy; if they scored, two pieces!
Zachary was the ‘questionnaire’
Eric up at the ‘plate!’
Suspense as Eric makes another toss!
Thanks to everyone who participated in this fun and informative activity! Thank you White Horse for all you do!
Throwback Thursday!
Here’s a summertime picture from last year. This year, the KYC will offer summer programs each Wednesday. The schedule will be posted soon.
Camp Cooking on Moody Mountain!
Yesterday we took a trip to Moody Mountain, the highest point in Wolfeboro. We did some camp cooking at the Cabin near the summit! What a fun (and delicious!) way to enjoy a nice spring day.
Our group working our way up the trail.
Carrying our provisions way hard work, but well worth it.
The mountain has a few trails. Today we took the access road so that we would have more time at the cabin. We have also walked the paths up the mountain during our afterschool and BTAS! programs.
Our camp kitchen!
It was nice to relax and enjoy beef stew and hot cocoa at the summit.
There are some directional ledge views near the cabin.
Do you see a KYC member in this picture?
How about now?
On our way down to catch the bus. Thank you for a great afternoon KYC!
YouthMax!
- “…the single most important thing I can do is to help, in any way I can, prepare the next generation of leadership to take up the baton and to take their own crack at changing the world” -Barack Obama
This quotation from Barack Obama was presented in the opening of a presentation at the KYC by Caroline Kinville of The John Maxwell Team. The presentation was part of YouthMax and focused on the concept of ‘failing forward’ based on Maxwell’s book of the same name.
Kinville explained that a key step in becoming a leader is to actually embrace failure. This concept goes against conventional wisdom, as failure is so frequently avoided and feared. However, the way in which individuals deal with failure is the key difference between people who are average and high achieving individuals.
We were introduced to motivational speaker, Nick Vujicic, a man who has proven highly successful, despite the great adversity of being born without arms or legs. (We at the KYC had already me Vujicic in his role as the fictional character, Will in The Butterfly Circus. Here’s a link to our past post for more on that: https://thekyc.org/the-butterfly-circus/).
A quick Google search reveals Vujicic’s bounty of motivational materials!
The Seven Steps!
To demonstrate the significance of failing forward, we were given a list of famous ‘failures.’
- Henry Ford failed in his first two start-up businesses prior to starting Ford Motor Company.
- Babe Ruth struck out 1330 times.
- Abraham Lincoln failed as a store owner after only months in business. His first bid for political office resulted in failure.
- Steven Spielberg was rejected three times by film schools due to his poor grades.
- Walter Disney was fired from a job at a newspaper because he lacked ideas.
We were left with the following advice: “The only way you can get ahead is to fail early, fail often, and fail forward.”
Thank you Caroline Kinville and the John Maxwell Team!
References
Global Youth Initiative. The John Maxwell Team (PowerPoint Presentation). May 3, 2017.
20 Famous Failures. June 27, 2015.
Throwback Thursday!
Woodworking last year! Our sign to distant places! This year we have made tree id signs, corn-hole boards, fidget spinners and more. Before the end of the year, we will build a bench and a GaGa pit!
Cooking Matters for Teens Week 3!
Tuesday was our third session of Cooking Matters For Teens!
On the Menu:
Hearty Egg Burritos
Orange Oatmeal Pancakes
Check out the links below for these nutritious and delicious recipes.
https://cookingmatters.org/recipes/hearty-egg-burritos
https://cookingmatters.org/recipes/orange-oatmeal-pancakes
