Junk Food Jeopardy
Money in the Industry
100 Q: This amount of money is
spent annually on
advertising for fast food
around 4 million dollars
around 40 million dollars
around 400 million dollars
around 4000 million dollars
(4 billion dollars)
A: around 4 billion dollars
Policies
Effects of Junk Food
Taking Action for
Real Food
Q: This piece of federal
legislation is largely
responsible for
determining the cost of
food in the US.
Q: T/F? You can eat enough
calories everyday, but still be
malnourished.
Q:This document
was written by 120
youth to demand real
food.
A: What is the Farm Bill
A: True-not getting a good
balance of nutrients (carbs, fats,
protein) or enough vitamins &
minerals that your body needs
can lead to malnutrition and
disease
200 Q: Name two of the three
Q: This president declared Q: Name five of the corporations
firms that control 89% of the that ketchup was a
associated with these letters.
soft drink industry
vegetable, and could
count as a serving of
vegetables in school
A: Who is Pepsi Cola, Coca meals.
Cola, and Dr
Pepper/Snapple
A: Who is Ronald
Reagan?
A: What is the Youth
Food Bill of Rights
Q: This many states
have banned sugarsweetened
beverages from being
sold in schools:
a. 1
b. 7
c. 15
d. 50
A: 7
300 Q: True or False: fast food
marketing targets
teenagers, especially
teenagers of color
Q: Which federal
government agency is
responsible for protecting
and promoting public
health through the
regulation and supervision
of food safety?
A: True. Youth of color see
more fast food advertising
than their White peers, and
marketers use cultural icons A: the Food and Drug
(like Black athletes or
Administration (FDA)
singers) or traditions (like
family mealtime) to help set
trends
400 Q. The Food and Beverage Q: A snickers bar costs
industry spends this amount less than a bunch of
of money marketing to
carrots because of:
youth (in 2005)
a) less ingredients
A: $11 Billion
b) cheaper labor
c) it tastes better
d) governmental subsidies
A: governmental
subsidies-the farm bill
gives large subsidies to
farmers that grow cash
crops, like corn, wheat,
and soy. This allows
processors to buy the
crops cheaply and
process them into things
like hydrogenated
Q: Americans get this number of
daily calories from eating out or
from fast food:
500
800
1200
2000
A: 800 calories. The
recommended number of daily
calories is about 2000, so this is
40%.
Q: In an effort to
increase health
outcomes, this city
passed a law
preventing any new
fast food restaurants
from opening in a
low-income
neighborhood for one
year.
A: Where is Los
Angeles?
soybean oil or high
fructose corn syrup, which
makes these ingredients
cheaper for producers to
put in things like snickers
bars. Healthy fresh fruits
and vegetables do not get
as many subsidies and
thus consumers have to
pay for the full cost of
production.
500 Q. This is the name of the
marketing strategy used to
get folks to buy their
unhealthy products.
Q: This percent of the $46
billion Farm Bill subsidy
currently goes to fruits,
vegetables, and nuts
Q: This genetically modified food
is found in candy bars, soda, and
some fast food.
A: What is corn?
a. “cradle to grave”
approach
b. “race and place”
approach
c. “buy until you die”
approach
A: “cradle to grave”
a. Around 25%
b. Less than 10 %
c. About 70%
A: less than 10%
Q: In this national
campaign, youth are
saying NO to junk
food, and choosing
real food.
A: What is Bring
Healthy Back?