1. Bell ringer Why do you think nutritionists recommend you get no more than 1/3 of your calories from fat?

2. Binder new semester (Syllabus)  Book notes (1/13)  Diet notes (1/17) 3a. Sample diet 3b. Food labels 4. Fast food worksheet 5. BR 1 (1/23) 6a. Article on nutrition 6b. MEL-Con handout

3. What do you think?  How much sugar is in a 12 ounce can of soda?  How much soda do you usually drink in a week?  Which drink has the least sugar: GatoradeRed Bull Arizona tea Orange juiceYour favorite drink

4. Why is the sugar in soda a problem?  10 tsp = 40 grams of sugar  Each gram of sugar (carbohydrate) = 4 calories  So one soda = 160 calories

5. Calories are good!  You need those calories to provide the energy for all your metabolic functions. But sugar = empty calories: no other nutritional value Unless we are starving we don’t need them

6. Calories and weight gain  3500 calories = 1 pound 2 sodas per day for a year: 2 x 365 x 160 / 3500 = 33.4 pounds per year just from drinking soda!

7. What about those other drinks?  Red Bull40 g (same as soda)  Arizona Tea36 g  Orange juice29 g (but 160% of Vitamin C)  Gatorade21 g