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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Personal Fitness
Personal Fitness
Required
Requirement 1

Prepare Meal for a Picnic

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Personal Fitness
Personal Fitness
Required
Requirement 1

Prepare Meal for a Picnic

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts prepare a meal for a picnic. 

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  • Cooler with ice 
  • 1 burrito size wheat tortilla per Cub Scout 
  • 4 ounces sliced or shredded cooked turkey per Cub Scout 
  • 2 ounces shredded  cheddar cheese per Cub Scout 
  • 1 small tomato thinly sliced per two Cub Scouts 
  • Ranch dressing to taste 
  • Chopped lettuce, enough for all the Cub Scouts 
  • Quart size baggie 
  • Marker 
  • Napkins 
  • Hand sanitizer 

This requirement does not have to be completed on a campout. The requirement is to prepare a meal that would work well on a campout. 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Become familiar with the food groups using USDA My Plate.  
  2. Coordinate with your pack leadership that your den will be cooking dinner during the campout for this Adventure to allow for proper planning. 
  3. Identify a local grocery store for the den to meet at to shop for the ingredients for the balanced meal, tortilla wrap.  Confirm the date, time, and location of the visit to the grocery store. 
  4. Inform Cub Scouts, parents, and legal guardians of the date, time, and location of the visit to the grocery store and the details of the campout.  Request that parents and legal guardians participate in the visit to the grocery store to provide additional supervision. 
  5. Check with each parent or legal guardian for Cub Scouts to check for food allergies or dietary restrictions and make any necessary adjustments. 
  6. Secure funding for food shopping with your pack leadership. 
  7. Gather any needed supplies.  

During the meeting: 

  1. Have Cub Scouts wash hands. 
  2. Gather around a table and set out ingredients for Cub Scouts. 
  3. Have Cub Scouts build their sandwich. 
    • Place some lettuce in the center of a large burrito or wrap. 
    • On top of the lettuce, layer the cheese, and sliced tomatoes. 
    • Drizzle dressing to taste, then place the sliced turkey on top. 
    • Fold over ends and roll up tightly (like a burrito), then cut in half. 
  4. Have Cub Scouts put their wrap into a large plastic baggie and label it with their name for transport.  
  5. Go on a picnic with Cub Scouts.

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