How Does Processed Food Affect Your Body? Project Based Learning Human Body Systems

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What Do I Know? Ramen noodles don’t digest quickly Processed foods contain preservatives and chemicals Processed foods have a long shelf life P.f. are cheaper and more quickly prepared than fresh food. Packaging/shape of food indicates processed

What Do I Need to Know? How do processed foods affect the body? What are the human body systems? How do the systems work? What systems can be affected? What chemicals are in the processed foods? How to read nutrition labels? How do the major chemicals affect us?

What Do I Need to Know? Do negative affects outweigh the positives of eating processed foods? What makes a food be considered processed? Where do GMO’s fit in? Can fresh meat be considered processed? Ie, drugs and foods given to animals before slaughter

What Do I Need to Know? How is processed food made? What is the p.f. made of? Are p.f.’s healthy? What are the human body systems? What functions to the systems have?

What Do I Need to Know? How does the body process/digest food? How does the body react to certain foods? How does the body get rid of excess stomach acid? How long does it take to digest foods? What foods are considered processed vs. fresh? What steps does the food go through in processing?

What Do I Need to Know? How long do p.f.’s last compared to fresh food? (shelf life) What chemicals are added to pf’s How to read the nutrition label

What Do I Need to Know? Do p.f.’s make you fat? What are common ingredients in p.f.’s? What are the nutritional values of p.f.’s? How do you read the nutrition labels? How are pf’s digested compared to fresh foods Are there health benefits of pfs?