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Fast Food Figuring out the Facts Grades 9-12 High School Lesson Plan Fast Food Figuring Out the Facts Grades 9-12 I. Lesson Objectives: A. Students will identify fast food choices with less saturated fat, added sugar, and sodium. B. Students will evaluate their fast food choices and identify ways to improve choices. C. Students will identify and explain the nutrients in fast food that may increase health risks. II. Behavior Outcomes: A. Limit foods that are high in saturated fat, trans-fat, added sugars, and sodium. III. Pennsylvania Educational Standards: A. 11.3 Food Science and Nutrition B. 10.1 Concepts of Health C. 10.2 Healthful Living D. 10.4 Physical Activity IV. Materials A. Laptop/Projector with PowerPoint presentation B. Handouts – “Figuring Out the Facts” worksheet, “Fast Food Makeover” worksheet C. Optional Handouts – “Tips to Eating Healthy Fast Food” handout from Learning Zone Express D. Additional Activities – “Where’s the Fat” worksheet and meal cards and supplies for activity- small containers or paper plates; shortening, modeling clay, play dough or other substance to represent fat; measuring teaspoons E. Fast Food Nutrition Guides or Nutrition Facts from various fast food restaurants F. Artery Section with Blockage model from Nasco or other appropriate display G. Reinforcement that conveys the appropriate nutrition message H. Hand wipes I. Food tasting and any necessary supplies J. Ten Tips Sheet: Eating Away From Home V. Procedure: Text in italics are instructions for the presenter, non-italicized text is the suggested script. A. Introductory 1. Lesson Introduction Drexel University, HS Evaluation Lesson Plan, Fast Food, revised 7/16, Page 1 a. Introduce yourself and the nutrition education program/organization presenting the lesson. b. Review previous lesson. c. Briefly introduce lesson topic. 2. Icebreaker a. Conduct a survey using the questions on slide #3. B. Developmental 1. Slide 1: Fast Food: Figuring Out the Facts 2. Slide 2: Project Sponsors 3. Slide 3: Survey a. Ask the students to raise their hand or stand up if they eat fast food. Tell the students to keep their hands raised or to keep standing. b. Tell the students: The next question is how often do you eat fast food? Ask each of the following questions one at a time, observing how many students sit down or put their hand down with each question. The frequency of fast food eating can be referred back to later in the lesson. Tell the students to put their hand down, or to sit down if: i. You eat fast food for a meal or snack one time per week or less. ii. You eat fast food for a meal or snack three to five times per week. iii. You eat fast food for a meal or snack once a day. iv. You eat fast food for a meal or snack more than one time per day. c. Ask the students: What is your favorite type of fast food? Answers may be written on the board. d. Ask the students: Is fast food healthy? Solicit opinions. Today we will be talking about the nutrients in fast food, and you will be looking at some of your favorite foods and deciding if they are healthy or not and if not, learning how to make healthier choices. e. Distribute “Figuring Out the Facts” worksheet. Tell students to answer the questions while going through the slides. 4. Slide 4: What is fast food? a. Ask the students when they hear the words “fast food”, what words would they use to describe it? b. Fast food is food that is: i. Quick ii. Easy iii. Can eat it in or take it out iv. Sold in restaurants, convenience stores, snack stands, or food trucks. v. Cheap – this may or may not be true, but is not the focus of this lesson. It is listed here as fast foods are often considered to be cheap. vi. Tasty Drexel University, HS Evaluation Lesson Plan, Fast Food, revised 7/16, Page 2 5. Slide 5: Why do we eat fast food? a. Ask the students: Why do you eat fast food? Solicit responses and then review the following common reasons: i. Time – It’s “fast”. People are busy and eating fast food can be done quickly with no preparation time or clean up. ii. Convenience – It might be easier than preparing your own meals. It might be located conveniently which makes it easier to go there. iii. Taste iv. Price v. I’m too busy to cook – this goes back to the time issue. vi. It’s a treat – If we really like certain fast foods, it might be a treat to go get it. For example, going to your favorite fast food restaurant or an ice cream store. vii. Socialization – Eating out can be something to do with friends. viii. Fun 6. Slide 6: Fast Food Facts a. Americans spend a lot of money on fast food. In 2014, Americans spent more on eating out than on groceries. (Note that this is not just on fast food but all types of eating out) b. Americans eat out a lot. The average American eats out 4-5 times a week. This averages to 18.2 times a month which is about 218 times a year. c. Relate back to how often the students indicated they ate out and compare to these averages. 7. Slide 7: The question is… a. Since we are eating out so much, how do we make the best choices for our health? In order to answer this question, we have to know what nutrients are in fast food. 8. Slide 8: Fast Food Nutrition a. Fast food and other restaurant meals are usually high in fat, calories, sodium and added sugars. b. Cooking at home gives us more control over the amount of fat, sugar, calories, and sodium in our food. 9. Slide 9: Fat in Fast Food a. There are different types of fat that have different impacts on our health. b. Saturated Fat –These are solid fats that are found in foods such as butter and animal fat in meat. c. Trans Fats - These are hydrogenated oils that are found in baked goods, crackers, margarine, frozen pizza, biscuits, etc. Drexel University, HS Evaluation Lesson Plan, Fast Food, revised 7/16, Page 3 d. Eating too much solid fat can raise blood cholesterol levels. Show class the model of plaque buildup on artery walls and describe how solid fats (saturated and trans-fats) can raise cholesterol which can form plaques on artery walls making the area where blood travels become very narrow. Having high cholesterol can increase risk for heart disease and heart attacks. e. MyPlate guidelines recommend limiting our intake of saturated fat to less than 10% of daily calories. f. Unsaturated Fats – These can be healthy for the heart. They are liquid fats that are usually found in plants, such as olives, avocado, nuts, and seeds. 10. Slide 10: Pop Quiz: Which Meal Has the Least Amount of Fat? a. Take a poll to determine which meal students believe is the lowest in fat. Go through each food choice and discuss why each choice has fat. Discuss ways to improve each choice or what could be chosen in place of these items. b. Choice #1: The burger packs in a lot of calories and fat, and the large fries are high in fat from frying in oil. A better choice is a small burger and small fries. i. Calories = 1250 for quarter pound burger + large fries; Fat – 54 grams/ 486 calories from fat ii. Calories = 490 for hamburger + small fries (20 gm fat instead of 54 gm fat) c. Choice #3: Although this is a salad, there are many sources of fat in this meal. The shell is deep fried in oil and contains a lot of fat. The salad also contains ground beef, cheese, and sour cream (Calories = 870/ 48 grams of fat/432 calories from fat). Next time ask for the salad without the shell (500 calories without the shell and only 27 grams of fat). d. Choice #2: this meal is the best choice, at 34 g of fat/306 calories from fat, even though the chicken is fried (calories = 710; without soda = 500 calories). e. Ask the student how they could make the meal better. Substituting grilled chicken for fried chicken, ordering dressing on the side, and choosing low-fat dressing. (A grilled chicken salad with low-fat balsamic vinaigrette dressing has only 250 calories and 9 grams of fat/ 81 calories from fat). 11. Slide 11: Calories in Fast Food a. Fat, carbohydrate and protein are the nutrients that provide calories. b. Eating too many calories can lead to weight gain. c. Weight gain and high blood pressure can lead to serious diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some cancers. Many of these health problems require medication or special diets which are sometimes necessary for the rest of life. d. At this point, it might be important to emphasize that fast food is not the cause of these health issues, but rather a potential source of excess calories, fat, and sodium. 12. Slide 12: Pop Quiz: How Many calories? a. Reading each bullet one at a time, ask students which number is the correct number of calories in each listed food. As they guess, advance the power point Drexel University, HS Evaluation Lesson Plan, Fast Food, revised 7/16, Page 4 and the correct answer will be circled. Go through each food choice and discuss that eating each of these foods items is ok, but being aware of the amount of calories in each food can help you to decide what other foods you eat with it or throughout the day.
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