Utilizing Emerging Technologies ED 530 Debbie Adams Kristen Rude Fast Food or Fat Food? 9 th Grade Health

Fast Food or Fat Food? + = ??? Fast food restaurants are taking a lot of heat for offering foods that may be high in calories and fat. Do fast food restaurants offer foods with too much fat and calories? Find out the facts and report back to the Surgeon General with your recommendations. Back

Task Fast Food or Fat Food? You and your team (3 people) have been selected by the Surgeon General of the United States to identify whether or not fast foods have high fat and high caloric content. Your team will also determine how much exercise is needed to burn a fast food diet. Once all your information is collected, your team will analyze it and write a one page report to the surgeon general with your recommendations concerning fast foods. During the process you will design a blog to calculate the calories for each meal over the course of seven days. You will create a meal sheet to record your findings. You may utilize websites found on my blog to help get you started. You and your team (3 people) have been selected by the Surgeon General of the United States to identify whether or not fast foods have high fat and high caloric content. Your team will also determine how much exercise is needed to burn a fast food diet. Once all your information is collected, your team will analyze it and write a one page report to the surgeon general with your recommendations concerning fast foods. During the process you will design a blog to calculate the calories for each meal over the course of seven days. You will create a meal sheet to record your findings. You may utilize websites found on my blog to help get you started. Back

Process Step 1: You will go out to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Cyberspace. You may choose any fast food restaurants listed below. Step 1: You will go out to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Cyberspace. You may choose any fast food restaurants listed below. You may eat at different places or the same place for each meal – it’s your choice! You may want to coordinate your menus within your group so that everyone is not eating the same thing. This will give your group a broader look at fast foods. Click on a website listed below and begin choosing your food. As you decide what to eat, write down the food, serving size, number of servings, total calories, and total fat for each item you eat. You may eat at different places or the same place for each meal – it’s your choice! You may want to coordinate your menus within your group so that everyone is not eating the same thing. This will give your group a broader look at fast foods. Click on a website listed below and begin choosing your food. As you decide what to eat, write down the food, serving size, number of servings, total calories, and total fat for each item you eat. Back

Process cont. Don’t forget to include drinks, they have calories too! Make sure you check your number of servings because you must multiply the number of servings by the calories per serving listed. This website will help you understand serving size if you need more information. Don’t forget to include drinks, they have calories too! Make sure you check your number of servings because you must multiply the number of servings by the calories per serving listed. This website will help you understand serving size if you need more information. Click on a link and begin to plan your meals! srv/flash/health/caloriecounter/counter.htm Click on a link and begin to plan your meals! srv/flash/health/caloriecounter/counter.htm srv/flash/health/caloriecounter/counter.htm srv/flash/health/caloriecounter/counter.htm Fast food counter for, Burger King, KFC, McDonald’s, Subway, Taco Bell Fast food counter for, Burger King, KFC, McDonald’s, Subway, Taco Bell It will total calories and fat as you choose from the menu. It will total calories and fat as you choose from the menu. There are more food choices under this web site: There are more food choices under this web site:

Process cont. Step 2: Total your calories and fat for the entire day at the bottom of each column on your meal sheet. Step 2: Total your calories and fat for the entire day at the bottom of each column on your meal sheet. Step 3: Now that you have planned your meals and counted calories and fat; you need to know how many calories and how much fat you should have. Click on this website to find out how many calories you need. Step 3: Now that you have planned your meals and counted calories and fat; you need to know how many calories and how much fat you should have. Click on this website to find out how many calories you need. Then click on this website to find out how much fat you need. pyramid.asp Then click on this website to find out how much fat you need. pyramid.asp pyramid.asp pyramid.asp

Process cont. Step 4: Answer this question on the bottom of your sheet: Did you eat more calories and fat than you need or do you need more calories and fat that you ate? Step 4: Answer this question on the bottom of your sheet: Did you eat more calories and fat than you need or do you need more calories and fat that you ate? Step 5: It is now time to see how much exercise it takes to burn those fast food calories. Everyone burns calories just keeping their bodies functioning (heart beating, digestion, brain activity, breathing, etc.). This is called resting metabolic rate. Click on this link to find out what your RMR is: Step 5: It is now time to see how much exercise it takes to burn those fast food calories. Everyone burns calories just keeping their bodies functioning (heart beating, digestion, brain activity, breathing, etc.). This is called resting metabolic rate. Click on this link to find out what your RMR is:

Process cont. Step 6: Just by being alive you burn quite a few calories but you still have a few left from your fast food diet. Subtract your RMR (resting metabolic rate) from the total calories eaten to determine how many calories you need to burn by exercising. Use the link below to pick activities and play enough to burn the remaining calories from your day of restaurant eating. Using the meal chart, list the activity, the duration (amount of time you played the activity) and the calories burned. You can stop playing when you have burned all your extra fast food calories! Step 6: Just by being alive you burn quite a few calories but you still have a few left from your fast food diet. Subtract your RMR (resting metabolic rate) from the total calories eaten to determine how many calories you need to burn by exercising. Use the link below to pick activities and play enough to burn the remaining calories from your day of restaurant eating. Using the meal chart, list the activity, the duration (amount of time you played the activity) and the calories burned. You can stop playing when you have burned all your extra fast food calories!

Process cont. Step 7: Finally, get with your group members and compare your meals. In order to fairly evaluate the fast food industry, you and your group will now make one more day of fast food eating. Divide the meals between the group (one person take breakfast, one person take lunch, and one person take dinner). Remember that you need to keep your calories under 2,200 and fat under 75 grams. Analyze your individual fast food meals and the group fast food meal. Discuss your ideas and then write a one page report to the Surgeon General of the United States making your group’s recommendations concerning fast foods, calories, and fat. Step 7: Finally, get with your group members and compare your meals. In order to fairly evaluate the fast food industry, you and your group will now make one more day of fast food eating. Divide the meals between the group (one person take breakfast, one person take lunch, and one person take dinner). Remember that you need to keep your calories under 2,200 and fat under 75 grams. Analyze your individual fast food meals and the group fast food meal. Discuss your ideas and then write a one page report to the Surgeon General of the United States making your group’s recommendations concerning fast foods, calories, and fat.

Evaluation Back Category Tin Medal 1Bronze2Silver3 Gold Medal 4Score Food Chart is accurate and complete 1-3 foods listed, caloric and fat content incorrect, numerous math errors 4-6 foods listed, caloric and fat content fairly accurate, several math errors. 7-9 foods listed, caloric and fat content mostly accurate, a few math errors. 10 or more foods listed, caloric and fat content accurate, no math errors. Exercise chart is accurate and complete Exercise chart is accurate and complete 0-1 answers complete but the information is wrong. 2-3 answers complete. Some of the information is wrong. 3-4 answers complete. Most of the information is accurate. Entire chart is completed in full and all information is accurate. Report was well written and represented research accurately. Brief review of their findings. Numerous spelling and grammatical errors. Cites adequate information to support their position. Several spelling and grammatical errors. Explains their position clearly. Very few spelling and grammatical errors. The content is written clearly with logical ideas supporting their position. No spelling or grammatical errors. Group worked well together and everyone completed their parts. Chart partially completed, group interaction was poor, no leadership or cooperation Chart mostly completed, group interaction was fair, some leadership and cooperation was evident Chart completed, good group interaction, positive leadership and cooperation Chart completed fully with no errors, excellent group interaction, leadership, and cooperation.

Conclusion You have had a first hand look at fast food calories and fat. Hopefully, you can apply what you learned and realize the importance of eating healthy. If you are curious about your percent body fat, you can click on the link below and check it out. It is called BMI or Body Mass Index. You have had a first hand look at fast food calories and fat. Hopefully, you can apply what you learned and realize the importance of eating healthy. If you are curious about your percent body fat, you can click on the link below and check it out. It is called BMI or Body Mass Index The eating and exercise habits you set now will follow you throughout life. I challenge you to eat healthy and exercise on a regular basis. You’ll feel better physically and mentally! The eating and exercise habits you set now will follow you throughout life. I challenge you to eat healthy and exercise on a regular basis. You’ll feel better physically and mentally! Back

Standards Concepts of Health c Concepts of Health c Healthful Living a & b Healthful Living a & b Physical Activity a, b & e Physical Activity a, b & e