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Bear – 3rd Grade
Bear Strong
Personal Fitness
Required
Requirement 1

Fiesta Pizza

Bear – 3rd Grade
Bear Strong
Personal Fitness
Required
Requirement 1

Fiesta Pizza

Snapshot of Activity

Prepare a Pizza which includes protein, vegetable, dairy and grain food groups.

Indoor
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This activity is making a fiesta pizza. You may choose to switch out ingredients based on dietary restrictions or personal preference.  If you do so, make sure that you have at least one ingredient for each of the different food groups.  

  • Plate for each Cub Scout 
  • Napkins for each Cub Scout 
  • A spoon for each Cub Scout 
  • 1 pre-made pizza crust for every 6 Cub Scouts 
  • ½ pound ground beef for every 6 Cub Scouts 
  • 1 packet of taco seasoning mix for every 6 Cub Scouts 
  • 1 16 ounce can refried beans for every 6 Cub Scouts 
  • 3 cups of shredded Colby jack cheese for every 6 Cub Scouts 
  • 1 cup of diced tomato for every 6 Cub Scouts 
  • ¼ cup black olives per for every 6 Cub Scouts 
  • ¼ cup  chopped onion for every 6 Cub Scouts 
  • ¼ cup of chopped green bell pepper 
  • 8 ounces sour cream 
  • 1 jar of salsa 
  • Cooking and serving ware

Before the Meeting: 

  1. Gather ingredients for the pizza.  
  2. Cook ground beef in a skillet and add taco seasoning mix following the directions on the packet.   
  3. Chop the bell pepper, tomatoes, onions, and olives. 
  4. Store food appropriately. 
  5. Set the ingredients by food group just before the meeting so Cub Scouts can sample the ingredients as they make the pizza.  Protein – ground beef and refried beans.  Dairy – cheese and sour cream.  Vegetables – onion and bell pepper.  Fruits – tomatoes and black olives. Grains – pizza dough. 
  6. Preheat the oven to the temperature specified on the package of the premade pizza crust so the oven is ready to use when the meeting begins. 

Tip: It is recommended to secure additional parental or other adult leaders to assist. 

During the Meeting: 

  1. Explain to Cub Scouts that they’re going to make a Fiesta Pizza. 
  2. Have Cub Scout take a sample of each ingredient from each of the food groups.  Ask them which one they liked the best.   
  3. Divide Cub Scouts into groups of 3 to 6 and have them assemble the fiesta pizza.  Make sure that every Cub Scout has the chance to add a topping to the pizza. 
  4. Start by spreading the refried beans evenly over the ready-made pizza crust. 
  5. Tell Cub Scouts to top with cooked ground beef, cheese, tomatoes, green bell peppers, and olives.  
  6. Bake pizza following the instructions on the ready-made pizza crust package.  
  7.  Let stand for at least 5 to 10 minutes to cool slightly. 
  8. Serve with salsa and sour cream, if desired. Enjoy!

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Bray Barnes

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Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
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national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
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