Energy, Environment, and Health

Appendix B: Resources for Curriculum Unit

Subunit 1, Activity 2: Powerpoint Text for Processed Food for Thought

Title Slide 1: Processed Food for Thought: Exploring Chemical Additives in Processed Foods

Slide 2: When is the last time you had one of these? (show picture of corn on the cob)

Slide 3: When is the last time you had one of these? (show picture of Flamin' Hot Cheetos)

Slide 4: How is each one made? (show side by side pictures of corn and Flamin' Hot Cheetos)

Slide 5: Let's look at what's going in to your body every time you eat one of these. . . (show pictures of food label and someone eating Hot Cheetos)

Slide 6: Do you suffer from: Constipation? Darkened or green stools? Diarrhea? Nausea? Upset stomach? Then you may be consuming too much. . .Ferrous Sulfate (show picture of food label with circle around this ingredient and arrow pointing at the ingredient from slide)

Slide 7: Do you want to risk getting: Prostate cancer? Bone cancer? Then don't eat too much. . .Folic Acid (show picture of food label with circle around this ingredient and arrow pointing at the ingredient from slide)

Slide 8: Do you want to get: Diabetes? Hypertension? Arthritis? Cancer? Auto-immune diseases? Then be sure to get enough. . .Vegetable Oil (show picture of food label with circle around this ingredient and arrow pointing at the ingredient from slide)

Slide 9: Do you suffer from: Numbness of chest or neck? Worsening of asthma? Tingling or burning? Anxiety? Frequent urination? Excessive thirst? Migraines? Depression? Stomach aches/vomiting? Then you may be consuming too much. . .MSG (show picture of food label with circle around this ingredient and arrow pointing at the ingredient from slide)

Slide 10: Do you have: Attention problems? Behavior problems? Asthma problems? Immune problems? Itching, swelling or hives? This may be caused by the dyes (banned in several countries, but not in ours. . .Red 40, Yellows 5 and 6 (show picture of food label with circle around this ingredient and arrow pointing at the ingredient from slide)

Slide 11: And in this snack there are pesticides known to cause. . .Skin irritation, Eye redness and irritation, Vomiting, Lethargy, Swelling of the brain in a bad way. But they help fight off bacteria! They are called. . .disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate (show picture of food label with circle around this ingredient and arrow pointing at the ingredient from slide)

Slide 12: So really, what are we eating?! You tell us! (include pictures of snacks that students eat with food labels: Twinkies, Chili Fritos, Cream Cheese dip, etc.)

Slide 13: What's in my lunch today? (show picture of my lunch with nutrient breakdown)

Subunit 1, Activity 2b: Processed Food Taste Test Rubric

Subunit 3, Activity 2: What I Eat Reading Worksheet

1. Personal Basics

a. Name of Person: b. Age: c. Height: d. Weight: e. Calories: f. Country:

2. Background Information about the Person's Country: Answer the following based on the provided reading.

a. Describe the geographic setting and environment of this country.

b. Describe the history of the country and how this history impacts the food.

c. What are typical foods you would find in this country?

d. Describe food people in this country eat for religious and holiday celebrations.

e. What are two mealtime customs?

f. What is the political and economic situations in this country that effect nutrition?

3. Look at the dietary intake of the person. For each meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack) write the name of the food in the first column, classify the food type in the second column (lipid, carbohydrate, or protein), and record the amount in ounces that the person consumed of this food product.

4. Fill in the following table to calculate the macronutrient intake of the person*.

5. Create a bar graph to show the person's caloric intake by macronutrient type.

6. What do these results tell you about how healthy the person's diet is? Remember, the FDA recommends 29% lipids, 18% protein, and 53% carbohydrates.

*Note: Since we classified the food type by what the majority of the food was (example, spaghetti is mostly carbohydrates, but it also contains lipids and protein), our numbers are not completely accurate so your calories may not add up to the total in the reading.