BELL RINGER Write down these vocabulary words and definitions:

Dietary Guidelines – recommendations for eating and physical activity patterns that can help Americans maintain their overall health.

Calorie – a unit of energy supplied by food and burned by the body.

Empty calories – foods and beverages that supply calories, but little or no nutrients.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.

CAN YOU GUESS THE INGREDIENTS IN THIS CAN OF SODA? THEY ARE LISTED BY WEIGHT, OR WHAT OCCURS MOST IN THE PRODUCT.

CAN YOU GUESS THE INGREDIENTS IN THIS CAN OF SODA? THEY ARE LISTED BY WEIGHT, OR WHAT OCCURS MOST IN THE PRODUCT.

Ingredients in Barq's Root Beer. Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, sodium benzoate (to protect taste), citric acid, caffeine, artificial and natural flavors, acacia.

SODA DEMO

SUGAR Many processed foods are loaded with sugar Sugar comes in many forms –

•  Corn sweetener •  Corn syrup •  Fructose •  Sucrose •  Honey •  Molasses •  Lactose •  Beet sugar

Sugar is listed as the first or second ingredient in many processed foods and beverages Average American consumes over 200 lbs of sugar per year

FRUIT JUICES Fruit juices have a lot sugar, but… Fruit juices have some nutritional value (vitamins and minerals)

Include these in a healthy diet

HEALTH CONCERNS •  2/3 of adult Americans are overweight or obese •  3x as many overweight young people (2-19 yrs) as there were

in 1980 •  23 million children/adolescents are overweight today •  What causes this???

•  High calorie fast food •  Sugary drinks •  Lack of physical activity

•  Many overweight children grow up to be overweight adults •  Puts people at risk for heart disease, diabetes, stroke, etc •  Soon obesity will replace smoking as the #1 cause of

PREVENTABLE death.

DIETARY GUIDELINES Recommendations for healthy eating Developed by USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)

Emphasize balance between caloric intake and expenditure

HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR PRESENT DIETARY AND ACTIVITY

HABITS? RED – junk food junkie The majority of my diet is high in sugar and fat. I eat mostly candy, cookies, chips, and soda. I never eat fruit, veggies, or whole grains

BLACK– Drive-Thru King Most of the time I eat “fast food,” and occasionally I add some fruits and veggies to my diet

GREEN– Needs Improvement Sometimes I eat healthy, sometimes I don’t.

WHITE– Making Better Choices I eat limited amounts of added sugars and fats, overall eat pretty well and try to be physically active some days of the week

BLUE– Health Superhero I eat 5 or more servings of fruits and veggies a day, some whole-grain products, low-fat milk products, lean meats, poulty, or beans for protein. I limit my intake of added salt and empty calorie foods. I try to balance the number of calories in (consumption) versus calories out (physical activity)

PINK- pass

RESULTS DISCUSSION 1.  Were you surprised by any of the results? 2.  Would the results be different if we surveyed older/

younger students? Parents or other adults?

3.  Overall, do most teens get an hour of physical activity just about every day? If not, what are some of the reasons for the lack of activity?

CLASS WRAP-UP

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