MOVIE GUIDE: FED UP Name: _________________ Before you start: (brainstorm on board or in small groups w kids 1. What are some of the reasons that kids today are overweight? 2. What are some of the obstacles kids face to losing weight? 3. Some effects of obesity include: (underline any that are mentioned during the film) Stroke Type 2 Diabetes Fatigue Heart attack Stroke Cancer Liver failure Hypertension While the credits roll… 1 in _____ kids today is overweight. More people die from being overweight than starvation. TRUE FALSE 4. How long would you have to bike to burn off one 20 oz coke? ________ min 5. Why is a calorie not a calorie? 6. How do food companies play a part in keeping people from the truth about foods? 7. Soda increases the risk of obesity by _________%. 8. One soda increases your risk of diabetes by _______% 9. What are some obstacles to eating healthy? 10. When did the obesity epidemic begin? _______ 11. What did the McGovern report recommend that people do with their diets? 12. How did the beef and dairy lobbyists interfere with the publication of McGovern’s dietary goals? 13. What happens to the taste of food when fat is removed? 14. How do manufacturers compensate for the loss of fat in foods? 15. What % of food in the grocery store contains added sugars? _____% 16. What is the most popular substance used to sweeten foods? 17. What are the effects of artificial sweeteners on your appetite? 18. What is the recommended daily allowance of sugar? 19. What is the typical teenager consumption of sugar per day look like over three meals? 20. How does sugar addiction compare to cocaine addiction? 21. What has changed about access to junk food since 30 years ago? 22. What does the W.H.O. do? 23. How many calories/% do they recommend should come from sugar in your daily diet? 24. What did Tommy Thompson do to threaten the World Health Organization from publishing their results? 25. How did the food industry react to Michele Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign? 26. What did big food processors offer to do in response for her? 27. How did Michele Obama’s message change as her campaign progressed? Why do you think this happened? 28. How does the US government make fighting obesity even harder in the marketplace? 29. What challenges are presented in schools that make eating healthy difficult for students? 30. When did the government start providing school lunches? Why did they get involved? 31. How did schools cope with Ronald Reagan’s budget cuts to school lunch programs? 32. In your opinion, should French fries be considered a vegetable? ! 33. What is the counter argument to providing healthier food choices at schools? 34. How do food marketers target children? Give some examples here from the ads you see. 35. Why is the government so unsuccessful in controlling what kinds of advertisements are shown to children? 36. What’s a “TOFI”? 37. What is the most dangerous kind of fat to have? 38. ______% of the US is obese, ______% of non-obese is TOFI ______% of total US population is unhealthy. 39. What parallels can you draw between the food industry today and the tobacco industry of 30 years ago? 40. According to the film, by when 95% of all Americans will be overweight or obese? __________ and what percentage of them will have diabetes? 41. What are some other countries doing to control obesity in kids? 42. What’s the single biggest change you can make at home to improve how you eat and lose weight? FED UP CHALLENGE: A 10 DAY DETOX FROM SUGAR Are you up for the challenge? 1. Avoid processed foods. 2. Steer clear of ingredients you don’t recognize. 3. Avoid soda, chips, junk food of any kind, kid’s menus, sugary cereals, sports and energy drinks. www.fedupmovie.com FOOD LOG: Keep track of what you eat today. Record each thing for each meal and snacks. If there is sugar and calorie information on the label record it or look it up on the internet. At the end of the day, check your intake against the recommended daily intake (6-9 tsp of sugar) BREAKFAST Food Sugar Calories LUNCH Food Sugar Calories DINNER Food Sugar Calories SNACKS Food Sugar Calories Sugars Calories TOTAL How did you do? Were you more aware of what you ate knowing you were writing it down?
