The Winnfield Primary School held their sixth 4-H meeting on Feb.10. The meeting was called to order by the president, Laila E. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Ellie F. and the 4-H pledge was led by Karter P. The secretary read the minutes from the last meeting and the reporter read the news article.

We had two demonstrations. The first one was led by Ian C. He talked about the effects of screen time. You should only speed two hours on screens per day. According to an article published by the National Geographic, if you spend more than two hours on screens, you will have trouble sleeping, paying attention, and you spend less time outside.

Della, the wildlife agent, gave us some myth or fact questions about animals and animal life. We had fun testing our knowledge.

The educational program was conducted by our 4-H agents Mr.Donny and Mrs. Bethany.

They taught us about how to put together a healthy plate of food using the “My Plate” as a guide. We split into partners and created a healthy, balanced meal with a goal of under 600 calories. We got to choose from a list of items and had to work together to add up the calories of the items we chose. We realized some of the tastiest foods have a lot of calories.

Our club supported the local food pantry during the month of February by collecting packs of dry beans and peas.

4-H clubs are sponsored by the LSU AgCenter Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.