Tiger Bites for Cub Scouts ~ Cub Scout Ideas

Tiger Bites,
a Tiger Required Adventure

The Tiger Den Leader guide says, This adventure will introduce or reinforce healthy eating habits, including making the right food choices and practicing good hygiene. Activities will also focus on good manners at mealtime. In addition, the adventure will give each Tiger an opportunity to perform a useful service for his family.”

Read on to discover this adventure’s requirements and fun ways to complete them!

Requirements:

Complete Requirements 1 and 2 plus at least two others.

With your parent, guardian, other caring adult, or den, find out about good food choices and not-so-good choices. Identify three foods that you think would be good choices and three foods that would not be good choices.
Explain the importance of hand washing before a meal and clean-up after a meal. Then show how you would do each.
Show that you know the difference between a fruit and a vegetable. Eat one of each.
With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, pick a job to help your family at mealtime. Do it for at least four meals.
Talk with your parent, guardian, or other caring adult about what foods you can eat with your fingers. Practice your manners when eating them.
With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult, plan and make a good snack choice or other nutritious food to share with your den.

Learn how to make armpit fudge! Yes, it sounds so gross, but kids love it! It’s a fun activity that is also a snack–perfect for groups such as Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, or church youth groups.