Six Teenagers Does what they eat affect how they feel?

Maurice likes to eat whatever is fast and easy to get. He doesn’t have the time or desire to fix meal, so he eats on the run.

Here’s what Maurice eats: Breakfast- coffee and poptart Lunch- hamburger, fries, and a Coke Dinner-Box of macaroni&cheese, and Pepsi Snacks- peanut butter cups and Pepsi

What do you think? Does fast and easy food make it healthy? Or unhealthy? Or is it more complicated than that? What do you think he gets too much of? What do you think he gets too little of?

Next, meet Cecil

Cecil can’t understand why he’s a bit overweight. He eats a strict low-fat diet. He even reads food labels to be sure that everything he eats is low fat.

Here’s Cecil’s meals: Breakfast- cereal w/ skim milk, coffee Lunch- grilled chicken sandwich, 3 medium fat free blueberry muffins, Pepsi Dinner- orange-apple-skim milk smoothie Snacks- 4 indiv. serv. pk. baked potato chips

What do you think? Does eating low fat foods keep your calories down? Does eating less fat mean that you’re eating healthy foods?

Next is Aloysius.

Aloysius is a bit lazy. So, he just looks for food to eat whenever he gets hungry.

Here is Aloysius’ list of foods: Breakfast- none- he’s rather sleep! Lunch- French fries Dinner- 4 doughnuts, Coke, potato chips Snacks: licorice, Coke, pepperoni pizza

What do you think? Aloysius eats no breakfast and only French fries for lunch. Does that mean that he eats less over the rest of the day?

Now, here’s Violet.

Violet feels that she’s fat. After all, she’s 5’6” tall and 102 pounds. She wants to be a two-digit weight.

Here’s what Violet eats: Breakfast- 3 cups of hot tea Lunch- carrot and celery sticks, diet Pepsi Dinner- 1 oz. chicken, carrot/celery, water Snacks- diet Pepsi, carrot sticks, water

What do you think? Violet is just trying to be thin. Her friends are worried about her. They tell her that she should eat more. But Violet thinks that eating more will make her fat. Who is right?

Here’s Bertha.

Bertha likes to eat fast and cheap. She’s very fond of Ramen noodle soup. She figures that if it’s hot then it has to be nutritious.

Here’s what Bertha eats: Breakfast- coffee and poptarts Lunch- Ramen noodle soup, crackers, Pepsi Dinner- spaghetti-o’s, pretzels, milk Snacks- Ramen noodle soup, crackers, Coke

What do you think? Bertha feels that she’s eating healthy because she’s eating hot food that she cooked herself. (even if it’s out of a can or a bag!) Is convenience food good or bad? Or is it more complicated than that?

Here is Isadora.

Isodora watches what she eats. She knows that if she wants to feel the best she can tomorrow, then she has to watch what she eats today!

Here’s what Isadora ate: Breakfast- oatmeal w/blueberries and milk, coffee Lunch-spinach salad w/chicken&strawberries, multigrain muffin Dinner- salmon, rice, green beans, corn bread, milk Snacks- popcorn, string cheese, iced tea

What do you think? It looks like a lot of food! Does this mean that she is consuming too many calories? Do healthy foods make any real difference in how many nutrients she consumes?

Now that you know these teens, record their food. Go to Click on “SuperTracker,” and register with your information. You’ll be tracking the food of only one of these teens. When searching foods, type in the bolded word. Then choose the type &quantity and for what meal.

Violet’s results

Here’s what Violet eats: Breakfast- 3 cups of hot tea Lunch- carrot and celery sticks, diet Pepsi Dinner- 1 oz. chicken, carrot/celery, water Snacks- diet Pepsi, carrot sticks, water

What she needs/what she gets

Nutrient breakdown NutrientWhat she needsWhat she gets Calories Protein4612 Fiber277 Calcium Potassium Zinc91 Folate Vitamin C6515 Vitamin B

What will happen to Violet if she doesn’t start to eat? What can you do to help?

Bertha’s results

Here’s what Bertha eats: Breakfast- coffee and poptarts Lunch- Ramen noodle soup, crackers, Pepsi Dinner- spaghetti-o’s, pretzels, milk Snacks- Ramen noodle soup, crackers, Coke

What she needs/what she gets

Nutrient Breakdown NutrientWhat she needsWhat she gets calories protein4623 carbs calcium potassium sodium zinc95 Vitamin A Vitamin E157 Choline400134

Maurice’s results

Here’s what Maurice eats: Breakfast- coffee and poptart Lunch- hamburger, fries, and a Coke Dinner-Box of macaroni&cheese, and Pepsi Snacks- peanut butter cups and Pepsi

What he needs/what he gets

Nutrient breakdown NutrientWhat he needsWhat he gets Calories Sodium Vitamin C756 Calcium Vitamin D151 Vitamin E156 Potassium

Aloysius’ results

Here is Aloysius’ list of foods: Breakfast- none- he’s rather sleep! Lunch- French fries Dinner- 4 doughnuts, Coke, potato chips Snacks: licorice, Coke, pepperoni pizza

What he needs/what he gets

Nutrient breakdown NutrientHe needsHe gets Vitamin A Vitamin B Vitamin C7527 Vitamin D150 Vitamin E1514 Choline Calories

Cecil’s results

Here’s Cecil’s meals: Breakfast- cereal w/ skim milk, coffee Lunch- grilled chicken sandwich, 3 medium fat free blueberry muffins, Pepsi Dinner- orange-apple-skim milk smoothie Snacks- 4 indiv. serv. pk. baked potato chips

What he needs/what he gets

Nutrient breakdown NutrientWhen he needsWhat he gets Calories Carbohydrates45% to 65%76% Fats20% to 35%12% Proteins10% to 35%13% Sodium Vitamin A Vitamin D155 Vitamin E154 Vitamin K9022 Choline Magnesium310242

Isadora’s results

Here’s what Isadora ate: Breakfast- oatmeal w/blueberries and milk, coffee Lunch-spinach salad w/chicken&strawberries, multigrain muffin Dinner- salmon, rice, green beans, corn bread, milk Snacks- popcorn, string cheese, iced tea

What she needs/what she gets

Nutrient breakdown NutrientWhat she needsWhat she gets Protein46126 Fiber2628 Calcium Potassium Sodium Iron15 Zinc913 Folate Vitamin D`519 Vitamin B Calories

Which person’s food intake most resembles yours? Pop Tarts Ramen noodle soup French fries Junk food Candy Doughnuts Potato chips Soft drinks Skipping meals Junk food

What might be some long- term consequences of your food choices?

Are you in charge of what you eat? Are you ready to face the long-term consequences of the food you eat today? You are free to pick your own choices. You don’t get to pick the consequences.