Nutrician Loop and
Pin
Tiger, Wolfs, Bears and Webelos Scouts may complete these requirements in a
family, den, pack, school, or community environment.
Tiger Cubs must work with their parents or adult partners. Parents and
partners do not earn loops or pins.
Requirements for the Nutrition Belt LoopComplete
these three requirements:
- Make a poster of foods that are good for you. Share the poster with your
den.
- Explain the difference between a fruit and a vegetable. Eat one of each.
- Help prepare and eat a healthy meal of foods that are included in a food
pyramid. (With your parent’s or adult partner’s permission, see http://www.mypyramid.gov)
Requirements for the Nutrition PinEarn the
Nutrition belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:
- Make a poster that shows different foods that are high in each of the
vitamins. Using your poster, explain to your den or family the difference
between a vitamin and a mineral and the importance of each for a healthy diet.
- Read the nutrition label from a packaged or canned food item. Learn about
the importance of the nutrients listed. Explain what you learned to your den or
family.
- Make a list of diseases that can be caused by a diet that is poor in
nutrition.
- Talk with your school cafeteria manager about the role nutrition plays in
the meals your school serves.
- With an adult, plan a balanced menu of breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for
your family for a week.
- Make a list of healthy snack foods. Demonstrate how to prepare two healthy
snacks.
- With an adult, go grocery shopping. Report to your den or other family
members what you learned about choosing good foods to eat.
- Demonstrate how to safely prepare food for three meals.
- Demonstrate how to store leftover food to prevent spoilage or contamination.
- Help with a garden. Report to your den or family about what is growing in
the garden and how you helped. Show a picture of or bring an item harvested from
your garden.
- Visit a farm or ranch. Talk with the owner about how the farm or ranch
produces food for families.
- Explain how physical exercise works with nutrition in helping people be fit
and healthy. Demonstrate three examples of good physical activity.
Nutrition
Online Resources
- Nutrition for Kids
- Nutrition.gov
- Nutrition Data
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Steps to
Follow:
- Download and Print Worksheet at bottom of page
- Scout completes Worksheet
- Turn completed Worksheet into your Den Leader
- Den Leader may have questions for your Scout
- Den Leader will enter completion date into Tracking Software
- Scout will be awarded Loop a/o Pin at the next Pack Meeting
- Limit of Two Loops and Two Pins per Month
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Worksheet
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