———- Forwarded message ——— From: Nathan Crouch <ncrouch@enterramedical.com> Date: Wed, Mar 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM Subject: Cooking Merit Badge Requirement- Cooking at Home- “Homework” To: Troop 45 Scoutmaster <t45scoutmaster@gmail.com>
Ben, Can you please forward this email to the Parents of Troop 45? Thanks!

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Good afternoon Parents and Leaders of Troop 45,

Jamie and I were pleased to launch the Cooking Merit Badge last Monday, February 24th. You can see the full requirements and Merit Badge worksheet of this Eagle required badge in the attached word document.

During the first session last week we covered the updated Nutrition Guidelines from the USDA entitled MyPlate and explained a key piece of the “Homework” required to achieve the badge- *Cooking at Home.*

If your Scout is enrolled in the Cooking Badge, prior to * Monday, March 17th*, can you please work with your Scout to complete the following tasks below and bring in documentation of their completion (pictures/attached workbook pages 11-18) -* Special thank you to those who already worked with their Scout on cooking their first 3 meals! *

www.myplate.gov/eat-healthy/what-is-myplate

– *A) Plan Menus for 3 full days of Meals (See page 11 on the attached Word Document- Please bring this to the next meeting)* – (a) Using the MyPlate food guide or the current USDA nutrition model, plan menus for three full days of meals (three breakfasts, three lunches, and three dinners) plus one dessert. Your menus should include enough to feed yourself and at least one adult, keeping in mind any special needs (such as food allergies) and how you keep your foods safe and free from cross-contamination. List the equipment and utensils needed to prepare and serve these meals. – *b) Find recipes for each meal. * – Create a shopping list for your meals showing the amount of food needed to prepare for the number of people you will serve. Determine the cost for each meal. – (*c) Share and discuss your meal plan and shopping list with your counselor.* – Please make sure to take write down your menus, and recipes and bring these documents along with pictures of your meals to the meeting. We will have a nice discussion about them together! – *(D) Prepare and serve yourself and at least one adult one breakfast, one lunch, one dinner, and one dessert* – (d) Using at least five of the 10 cooking methods from requirement 3, prepare and serve yourself and at least one adult (parent, family member, guardian, or other responsible adult) *one breakfast, one lunch, one dinner, and one dessert from the meals you planned*. The meals for requirement 4 may be prepared on different days, and they need not be prepared consecutively. Those served need not be the same for all meals. – *e) Time your cooking to have each meal ready to serve at the proper time.* – Have an adult verify the preparation of the meal to your counselor. – (*f) After each meal, ask a person you served to evaluate the meal on presentation and taste, then evaluate your own meal*. – Discuss what you learned with your counselor, including any adjustments that could have improved or enhanced your meals. Tell how planning and preparation help ensure a successful meal. –

Thank you Parents for working with Scouts on this Cooking Plan!

Best Regards,

Nathan Crouch

Dues are 85$ a semester, you can pay, check, cash, Credit card, or Venmo. If you haven’t paid them for the semester, please contact Mr. Anthony to get that taken care of. If you need help with dues or need to set up a payment plan, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Mr. Anthony’s contact is 662-202-4560 or email at ranthonyw71@yahoo.com
Thank you, Benjamin Stepp Scoutmaster

Hello all, We will be meeting tomorrow from 6:45 to 8pm in our usual meeting location. PLC will be at 6:30. Uniform is class B. If your scout took family life merit badge please have a parent at the meeting for a few a short meeting at the beginning. Thanks Benjamin Stepp Scoutmaster

Hello all, I hope this finds you well. For those attending the merit badge college. We will be meeting tomorrow morning, at 8:00am in the parking lot at Bishop Hall near the chapel. We will be registering as a troop tomorrow so be on the look out for Mr Jamie, Mr David, or myself and we will get you what you need. Pick up will be at 5pm in the same parking lot. The uniform for the day is class A. Shirt, pants, belt, the neckerchief is not mandatory. See you all tomorrow Benjamin Stepp Scoutmaster

Hello everyone, I hope this email finds you well. This email is regarding the 2026 high adventure trip to summit Bescell Scout Reserve. This high adventure trip will be in West Virginia and include white water rafting, climbing, shooting sports and more. The minimum age for this trip is 13 years of age on the day we show up. We will be going on this trek in the summer of 2026. Cost will be around 1400-1600$ depending on our travel arrangements. Please reply if your scout is interested.

Please see the email below from one of our Life Scouts and Eagle Canidates who is working on his Eagle project Mac Cole.

Dear Scouts, I am having a work day for my Eagle Project this Saturday from 1-3pm. We will be out at Camp Lake Stephens doing some trail work. If you would like to come out and help, please email me so I know how many helpers will be there. Bring work gloves, a rake, and a water bottle, and be prepared for cancellation due to rain. You will get service hours for coming out to help, and those service hours count toward rank advancement. Thank you, Mac Cole, Life Scout, Troop 45
Thank you Mac Cole

Hello all, I hope this email finds you well. Just a reminder, we will not be meeting tomorrow night, Monday February 10th, 2025. Also, I need to know who is available to be at the Crossover Ceremony on February 15th. Please see past email for details. The pack needs to know how many will be there for dinner. If you can not make it for dinner but can for the ceremony that would be great as well. Please reply to this email to let us know if you can make it to the dinner and ceremony.
Thanks Benjamin Stepp Scoutmaster

Hello all, This is a reminder for everyone about this weekends events. Northern tier scouts arrive at Toby tubby campground at 6:30 pm on Friday. They will have chili for dinner so don’t worry about feeding them. Make sure you bring your mess kit, water bottle, day pack and 10 essential items (found in your book). For the rest of the troop show up Saturday morning at 9am for a day of scout activities. Bring your mess kit, 10 scout essentials, water bottle with water, and day pack, also pack a lunch. We will be taking a hike so hiking boots are a good idea. Pick up will be at 4 pm at Toby tubby on Saturday. Benjamin Stepp Scoutmaster

Hello all, just a reminder we will be meeting tonight at 6:30. Class a uniform. We will have left over chili for the scouts for dinner. Also for our vegetarians we will have a vegetable trey for them. If your scout does not like or want one of these options they can bring their own dinner with them.
Lastly, I left off two people who made Scout Sunday possible. Mary Haskell who was in the kitchen helping lead the boys with Marty and Steve, and Jamie Copelin who oversaw the cooking of the cobblers. Thank you all.
Benjamin Stepp Scoutmaster

Please see the email below from Mrs Allison regarding the Crossover Ceremony. We have 5 young men who will be crossing over to Troop 45. We will need a head count by 10th. Just reply here and let us know.

Hi Everyone,
The AOL Crossover Ceremony is Feb. 15 at 7:30 pm, with dinner beforehand at 5:30 pm. It will be at the National Guard Armory (ceremony outdoors unless raining). We will be sharing details with our Pack 4 families later today, but wanted to loop you all in. I am sharing a flyer so you can see the schedule. Let me know if you have any questions. Also, feel free to pass along the information as needed.
Thanks, Allison