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Menu Monster

Plan a patrol meal for the Cooking merit badge: pick the menu, set who's eating, get a shopping list with the cost per person, and print it for the store.

Troop 79 · Menu Monster · Camp cooking plan

Breakfast — Your patrol Cooking 5b

Draft saves itself on this computer.

  1. MealBreakfast, camp
  2. Menu itemson this screen
  3. Who’s eating6 people
  4. Cost & liston this screen
  5. Shoppingprint the list
  6. Actualsafter the store
Step 1 · Meal
Which meal is the patrol cooking? Changing it keeps the headcount and restrictions and drops menu items that don’t fit.
Step 2 · Menu items

Check what the patrol is cooking. Each item lists what one person gets; a gluten-free or other version, when there is one, sits underneath. The shopping list rebuilds as you go.

    • ½ cup pancake mix
    • ½ Tbsp butter
    • 1 fl oz syrup
    3 ingredients per personSuggest a change
    • 2½ slices bread
    • 2 eggs
    • ⅛ cup milk
    • 2.6 g cinnamon
    • 1 fl oz syrup
    5 ingredients per personSuggest a change
    • 2½ eggs
    1 ingredient per personSuggest a change
    • 2 eggs
    1 ingredient per personSuggest a change
    • 1 packet instant oatmeal
    1 ingredient per personSuggest a change
    • 1 cup cold cereal
    • ½ cup milk
    2 ingredients per personSuggest a change
    • 3 slices bacon
    1 ingredient per personSuggest a change
    • 2½ links
    1 ingredient per personSuggest a change
    • 1 bagel
    1 ingredient per personSuggest a change
    • ½ banana
    1 ingredient per personSuggest a change
    • ¼ apple
    1 ingredient per personSuggest a change
    • ¼ orange
    1 ingredient per personSuggest a change
    • 2 Tbsp ground coffee
    • 1 packet hot cocoa
    2 ingredients per personSuggest a change
    • 1 packet hot cider mix
    1 ingredient per personSuggest a change
    • 1 cup orange juice
    1 ingredient per personSuggest a change
    • ¼ Tbsp ketchup (patrol box)
    • ¼ tsp salt (patrol box)
    • ¼ tsp black pepper (patrol box)
    3 ingredients per personSuggest a change

Scouts can’t change these recipes. Use Suggest a change and a leader will review it.

Step 3 · Who’s eating

Between 2 and 16. Adults eat with the patrol and count toward the cost.

Food restrictions — how many people, not who. Someone with two restrictions counts in both.

Cost totals

Spent — per person
$0
$0 for the meal, 6 people
What you pay at the register, divided by everyone eating.
Used
$0
$0 for the meal
The true cost of what the recipes eat.
Leftover
$0
$0 for the meal
Spent minus Used. Goes home or into the patrol box.
Under budget by $4 per person
Spent − Used = Leftover. Both totals include adults eating with the patrol.
6 people. Spent $0 per person, $0 total. Under budget by $4 per person.
Step 4 · Cost & shopping list

Scaled amounts are estimates — round up for hungry scouts. Open a line to see other package choices.

Pick at least one menu item to build a shopping list.
Step 5 · Print

The printed sheet has the list by store section with blank boxes for what you bought and what it cost, plus a counselor summary. Step 6 happens at the store: fill in the boxes, then type them back in here.

Troop 79 · Menu Monster · Shopping list

Breakfast — ______________________

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026People eating: 6 (scouts and adults)Restrictions: NoneRequirement: Cooking 5bShopper: ______________________

At the store: buy what the list says, then write how many you bought and the price from the shelf or receipt in the empty boxes. Type them into the plan afterward. Scaled amounts are estimates — round up for hungry scouts.

Estimated total (Spent)
$0
$0 per person · budget target $4
Actual total from receipt
Actual per person (total ÷ 6)

Counselor summary — Cooking 5b

Menu
No menu items chosen
Cost per meal
$0 estimated (Spent)
Cost per person
$0 Spent · $0 Used (true cost of the meal) · $0 leftover going home or into the patrol box
Restrictions accommodated
None reported
Cross-contamination
☐ Separate pan or foil for gluten-free items   ☐ Wash hands and utensils between batches   ☐ Label the GF plate
Scout signature / date
Counselor signature / date

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