2025 District 2 4-H Food Challenge
Date:	Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Location:	Mallet Event Center (2320 S State Hwy 385) – Levelland
Entry Fee:	$15 in 4-H Online Late Registration: $50
4-H Online:	Opens: Sept. 24, 2025 – Closes: October 15, 2025 Late Registration: Oct. 16, 2025 Counties may set alternate registration deadlines.  Please check with your County for their deadlines.
Event Time:	See chart below.  (Times are subject to change.)
Contest Letter:	2025-2026 Food Challenge Letter
For More Information, Contact:	Kathy Lostroh (806)485-9135

Age Group:	Seniors/ Intermediates I	Intermediates II/ Juniors 1	Juniors 2
In Parking Lot:	9:30 AM	11:30 AM	1:30 PM
Check In:	9:40 AM	11:40 AM	1:40 PM
Contest Begins:	9:55 AM	11:55 PM	1:55 PM

**Times are subject to change. 

An additional heat for Juniors may be added after the last Junior heat if needed.

Results Announced: Awards will be announced on Facebook at “South Plains – District2 4-H”  with no in person awards ceremony.

We will be using the Band App to communicate with teams and parents during the contest. There are groups for each age division to accommodate the large number of youth in our food challenge contest. See letter for QR Codes for each group.

     

Contest Resources

• • • State Food Challenge Resources
    • D2 Food Challenge Specific Resources
      • Sample Grocery Store Ingredient List
      • 2024-2025 D2 Food Challenge Supply Box List – Junior
      • 2025-2026 D2 Food Challenge Supply Box List – Inter- Senior-

Contest Resources for ALL age groups:

• • • • Fight Bac – Fight Foodborne Bacteria Brochure:  Link
      • My Plate Mini-Poster 
      • Know Your Nutrients: Link
      • Food-Safety-Fact-Sheet
      • Function of Ingredient Fact Sheet 
      • Easy, Tasty, Healthy: Simple Ingredient Substitutions for your Recipes   
      • Food Challenge Explore Guide 
      • MyPlate Daily Servings Chart
        • Only Juniors get this resource for contest day
      • 2024-2025 Scoresheet – Juniors
      • 2024-2025 Scoresheet – Intermediates
      • 2024-2025 Food Challenge PREPARATION Scoresheet – Senior
      • 2024-2025 Food Challenge PRESENTATION Scoresheet -Senior

**Refer to the District 2 4-H Website for the following contest resources** 

• Senior Food Challenge Scoresheet 

• Intermediate Food Challenge Scoresheet 

• Junior Food Challenge Scoresheet 

• Intermediate & Senior Supply Box List 
• Junior Food Challenge Supply Box List 

Senior Study Resources for Additional Presentation Questions:

• • • • Following the 5-minute team presentation seniors only will be asked 3 additional questions related to general nutrition, health, chronic disease prevention or other relevant to food and nutrition. Please use the following resources to prepare teams for these questions.
      • My Plate Mini-Poster 

        Fight Bac – Fight Foodborne Bacteria Brochure Know Your Nutrients 

        Food Safety Fact Sheet 

        Function of Ingredient Fact Sheet 

Additional Contest Resources:

• • • • 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans