1. Search for your favorite two snacks using Food-A-Pedia and record your findings below:
Snack
Snack
#1:_______________________ #2:_______________________
List each of the food groups
Total calories
Empty calories
Sodium mg
Based on above, explain
why you will choose each
snack MORE often or LESS
often.
On comparison explain
which snack is the BETTER
choice!
2. Compare 1 Cup of Apple Juice and 1 Cup of Fruit Drink:
Apple Juice
Which beverage adds to fruit
group?
Which beverage has more
empty calories?
Which beverage has more
sugar?
Which beverage is the better
choice and why??!!
Fruit Drink
3. Use Food-A-Pedia to find a snack that 1) has less than 200 calories per portion, 2)
contributes to at least 1 food group, and 3) has less than 200 mg sodium per portion.
List the snack
What amount would you typically eat?
What food group(s) does it contribute to?
Total calories
Empty calories
Sodium per portion?
4. List 1 snack food you see advertised on television and 1 sold at RHS cafeteria; compare
below:
TV
RHS
Snack:_______________________ Cafeteria:___________________
Portion size (e.g. 1 cup)
Food groups
Calories per serving
Empty calories per
serving
Sodium per serving
On comparison explain
which snack is the
BETTER choice!
5. Why are snacks – and especially healthy snacks – important?
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6. Identify 1 barrier that may prevent you from choosing healthy snacks; then explain how
you might overcome this barrier.
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7. Many RHS students purchase the chocolate muffin or cinnamon bun for breakfast.
Explain why you think these choices are healthy option or are not healthy options.
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