Salt, Sugar, and Fat
Obj: 9.NPA.1.1
I will attribute the prevention of chronic diseases to
healthy nutrition.
Obj: I will examine the consequences to eating a diet
high in fat, sugar, and salt
Review Food Groups
Refined vs. Whole Grain review
As a class, separate the magnet
labels based on whether they are a
whole or refined grain.
Journal Write:
Read & Reflect
Scholar:
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Why do you think most restaurant food is high in fat, sugar,
and salt?
Collegiate:
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What are the consequences to eating a diet high in fat,
sugar, and salt? What are some examples of foods that are
high in fat? Sugar? Salt?
Genius:
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What are the biological and/or physiological reasons why
people overeat especially foods high in fat, sugar, and salt?
At the end… What’s in your food?
Here is your challenge:
Take a closer look at the foods you eat at your favorite restaurant.
1.Research the nutrition facts of your favorite restaurant meal.
2.Record the nutrition facts for calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium,
and added sugar for each part of the meal (including drink).
3.Add up all the parts of the meal to get a total amount of calories, fat,
saturated fat, trans fat, sodium, and sugar for that meal.
4.Compare it to the daily recommended amount for a person on a 2,000
calorie per day diet.
5.Answer the following question in complete sentences:
Based on your comparison to the total recommended allowance, is
your food choice healthy? Why or why not?
See board for resources
Use assignment rubric
Article: Why We Overeat
• Q: What does the science say? Is it sugar or fat or the flavor that drives intake?
• A: We gave rats a series of solutions containing combinations of sugar, corn oil, and
vanilla, and found that sugar was the prime driver. But when you add fat to sugar, you
increase the drive.
• Q: The rats pressed a lever more times to get it?
• A: Yes. If you combine sugar and fat, animals will work harder to get it. They'll want it
more. If you give sugar alone, you'll get some dopamine spike, but if you put sugar and fat
together, you stimulate more brain activation. And we know that humans prefer sugar
mixed with cream more than the same amount of sugar mixed with skim milk.
• Q: So eating these foods changes your brain?
• A: Yes. Every time you get cued and consume the stimulus, you strengthen the neural
circuits, so the next time you're more likely to do it again. Strengthening those circuits is
what we define as learning, even though it's not the kind of conscious learning we think
about.
• Q: So we get a fatty, salty food like french fries smothered in cheese and bacon,
which adds even more fat and salt?
• A: Right. They've optimized those ingredients to maximize the drive for food. We used to
eat for nutrition--to satisfy ourselves. Now we eat for stimulation. We're getting cued. We
get that arousal. That attention. That release. The food isn't satisfying us. It's taking us on
a roller coaster ride.
Food Stimulation and Brain Activation!
SALT
Diet high in salt increases risk of high blood pressure
Increases risk of heart attack and stroke
Less than 2,400 mg. per day
McAlister’s Deli
Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich
How much sodium is in this club
sandwich?
To help reduce your sodium/salt intake, follow
these low-sodium suggestions:
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Check sodium-content on food labels: choose lower sodium
brands.
Don't add salt when cooking.
Go easy when adding salt at the table.
Reduce intake of salty snacks.
Reduce intake of restaurant food.
Buy fresh cold meats instead of processed meats.
Check canned foods for sodium content. If using foods
canned in water, rinse thoroughly before eating.
SUGAR
A diet high in sugar has been linked to weight gain, which
increases risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and many
more conditions
Less than 40 grams of added sugar a day
Chick-fil-A
Cookies n Cream
Milkshake
How many grams of sugar are in this
milkshake?
Commercials from around the
world
Rethink your Drink Campaign
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMvBSWQw_gc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bskJpVrkYuE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juDY9lW8Vhc
How much sugar is in a
can of coke?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKZ2ZqBYlrI
Video Clip: Discovery Ed
Reality Matters: Obesity and Nutrition
Segment 3: Consequences
FAT
A diet high in saturated fat and trans fat (bad)
Increases cholesterol by increasing LDL levels
Increases risk of heart attack and stroke
Eat Less than 20 gram per day of saturated fat
Eat 0 grams of Trans fat
Unsaturated fat (good)
Can lower cholesterol by increasing HDL levels
decrease a person’s risk of heart attack and stroke
Chili’s Bar and Grill:
Chicken Crispers with corn on the cob and
fries
CLUE
Clue:
Martha’s blood work indicates:
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LDL Cholesterol 90 mg/dL
HDL Cholesterol 65 mg/dL
Video Clip: Supersize Me Trans Fat
Why would a restaurant or food company use trans fat?
What is the long term impact of trans fat in our bodies?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMWq26zH_sU
CLUE
Clue:
Joanna recently went to the doctor and her blood work
indicated:
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MTHFR gene mutation
LDL Cholesterol 190 mg/dL
HDL Cholesterol 38 mg/dL
Triglyceride level 210 mg/dL
Low thyroid
Reading Food Labels
Option 1: With white boards
With a partner, write down the “good
stuff” and the “bad stuff” on separate
boards.
Option 2: Class analysis
As a class, analyze the good vs. bad
health content of each food label
Chili’s Bacon Burger
tomato)
(with cheese, mayo, lettuce, pickle,
Chili’s: Grilled Shrimp Alfredo Pasta
Bojangles: Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit with Bo Rounds and
large sweet tea
McDonalds: Grilled Chicken Flatbread
Sandwich (w/o cheese) and apple dippers with carmel
sauce
Classwork: What’s in your food?
Here is your challenge:
Take a closer look at the foods you eat at your favorite restaurant.
1.Research the nutrition facts of your favorite restaurant meal.
2.Record the nutrition facts for calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium,
and added sugar for each part of the meal (including drink).
3.Add up all the parts of the meal to get a total amount of calories, fat,
saturated fat, trans fat, sodium, and sugar for that meal.
4.Compare it to the daily recommended amount for a person on a 2,000
calorie per day diet.
5.Answer the following question in complete sentences:
Based on your comparison to the total recommended allowance, is
your food choice healthy? Why or why not?
See board for resources
Use assignment rubric
Websites?
What websites are valuable in finding health information
and nutrition facts about restaurants?