Drinks

Power House: Youth Experience

Session 11

Drinks

Session Objectives

1. Participants will engage in 45 minutes of physical activity. 2. Participants will learn the ingredients in soda. 3. Participants will utilize their knowledge of sugary drinks to create an honest ad. 4. Participants will try fruit infused waters.

Supply List Tracking sheets Beach ball Ingredient list and warning list Ingredients for pop Art Supplies for honest ad Ingredients for fruit infused water

Physical Activity 45 minutes

Facilitate physical activity. Older teens (15+) can use the fitness facility.

Power House Activity

Part 1: Group Check-in 5 minutes

Participants will use the ball toss activity to check-in about their week. Participants will set goal(s) for next week.

1. Toss the ball to each other.

2. Participant will catch the ball and share one thing about the last week.

3. Participants will turn in tracking sheets and receive a new

tracking sheet.

Write positive feedback on

4. Ask group to set a physical activity goal and write it on tracking

tracking sheets and return to

sheet. Participants have the option of setting additional personal goals.

participants during shared meal or the following week.

5. Draw one tracking sheet for a prize.

6. Encourage continued food and activity tracking.

Part 2: Deconstructed soda 10 minutes

Participants will use ingredients listed on labels on to make a sugary drink.

1. Divide participants into groups of 3-4 people. 2. Each group will receive an ingredient list from pop and warning list for homemade soda recipes. 3. Groups will combine the ingredients (with exception of rust cleaner). 4. Facilitate discussion about the homemade pop.

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Facilitator's Reference:

Ingredient List

? Carbonated water ? Caramel color ? High fructose corn syrup (Caro corn syrup: 2tbsp=10gm sugar)

o Need 8 tbs to equal one can of coke ? Phosphoric acid (use a rust cleaner: DO NOT ACTUALLY HAVE TEENS HANDLE THIS)

Warning list

? Caffeine can be toxic in high doses. Be careful not to add too much to your mixture. To be safe, keep the concentration below 100mg or cup.

? Gum arabic is available in two forms: art grade and food grade. Be sure to get food grade Gum arabic, or you could have a very unpleasant toxic reaction.

? Phosphoric acid will burn if it touches you. If you do get acid on you, flush the affected area with water for at least 15 minutes and get medical attention.

? Many of the oils needed for flavoring can irritate skin. Use caution when preparing. They can also dissolve the plastic lining of a refrigerator. Store them in a glass container.

? Lavender oil can cause many dangerous side effects, so you may want to leave this out.

Discussion Questions

1. What did you think of the pop that you made? 2. Did anything in the ingredient list stand out to you?

Warnings? 3. Why do you think companies are able to sell a product like

this?

Sugary drinks are the leading single source of empty calories in young people's diets and directly contribute to diet related diseases.

Part 3: Honest Ads 20 minutes

Participants will create an honest ad for sugary drinks.

1. Groups will take 30 seconds to write down as many words or phrases that they feel honestly describe the sugary drinks they made.

2. Participants will then combine ideas to create an honest sugary drink advertisement.

3. Participants will share honest ad with the larger group.

In 2014, beverage companies spent $866 million to market sugary drinks to youth. Kids receive marketing messages for sugary drinks almost everywhere they spend their time including TV, internet, social media, etc.

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Facilitator's Reference:

Honest Ad The ad can be sample billboard, PSA poster, "TV" commercial, an Instagram post, a series of tweets, etc. They can also use the materials from the first activity for their commercial. The Happiness Stand Share a Coke with Obesity

Part 4: Fruit infused water during meal time

Participants will make flavored water using a variety of fruits and herbs.

1. Have participants wash hands before preparing fruit infused water. 2. Thoroughly wash ingredients. Slice fruit if necessary. 3. Display a variety of fruits and herbs. 4. Have participants choose ingredients to make a fruit infused water.

a. Fill jar with selected ingredients. b. Use wooden spoon to press ingredients to release some of the juice. c. Fill jar with ice and water. d. Ideas for flavor combinations:

1 Lemon 2 Raspberry 3 Pineapple 4 Blackberry 5 Watermelon 6 Cucumber

Lime Lime Mint Sage Rosemary Mint

Shared Meal 30 minutes Focus on building relationships with families.

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Drinks

Session Objectives

1. Participants will engage in 30 minutes of physical activity. 2. Participants will measure the amount of sugar in SSB. 3. Participants will compare the amount of sugar in SSB to the recommended daily limits. 4. Participants will make an honest advertisement about SSB. 5. Participants will taste test calorie free beverages.

Supply List Tracking sheets Participant journals Sugar Small plastic cups Examples of SSB

Teaspoons Added Sugar Guidelines Handout Markers/Pens Poster board Variety of fruits, herbs Cups of water

Physical Activity 30 minutes

Lead walking group. Participants may choose to walk or use equipment in the fitness facility.

Power House Activity

Part 1: Group Check-in 5 minutes

Participants will review goal progress and set goal(s) for the next week.

1. Have participants turn in tracking sheets. 2. Handout participant journals. Participants will reflect

on goal progress and set goals for the upcoming week. 3. Ask participants to share about goal progress. 4. Return tracking sheets with feedback. 5. Encourage continued food and activity tracking.

Part 2: How much sugar? 20 minutes

Write positive feedback on tracking sheets while participants are setting goals for the next week.

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Participants will use the Nutrition Facts label to determine the amount of sugar in a variety of products. They will measure the amount of sugar in each drink and compare it to the daily recommended limit for added sugar.

1. Divide participants into groups of 3-4 people.

Sugary drinks are the leading single

2. Give each group 1-2 sugary drinks to analyze. 3. Provide each group with a daily recommended limit of

source of empty calories in young people's diets.

added sugar handout.

4. Participants will read labels to determine the amount of

calories and sugar in different drinks.

a. Step 1: Identify the serving size and/or number of servings per container.

i. Some drinks may have more than one serving per container.

b. Step 2: Look for calorie and sugar content

i. A calorie-free drink is defined as 5 calories or less per serving.

ii. Drinks that contain sugar will have it listed on the label. Drinks that do not

contain sugar may or may not have the grams of sugar listed.

5. Participants will fill small, clear cups with sugar to show the amount of sugar in each drink. (1 tsp

= 4 g sugar)

6. Participants will measure out the daily recommended limits for

added sugar and compare it to the amount of sugar in the

If someone added one

beverages. 7. Each group present their findings to the larger group.

20oz bottle of regular pop per day it would add up to a 25 pound weight

gain in one year.

Facilitator Reference:

Table 1: Sugar and Calorie Content of Selected Drinks

Beverage (serving size)

Rockstar Energy Drink (8oz) Vitamin Water B-relaxed Kool-aid (16oz) Orange juice (16oz) Gatorade (1 bottle, 32oz) McDonald's sweet tea (large, 32oz) Starbucks, Frappuccino (grande, 16oz) Coke (20 oz) Lemonade (20oz) Mountain Dew (20oz) Jamba Juice all fruit smoothie (original, 22 oz) Coke Big Gulp (32oz)

Sugar (g)

31 33 54 48 52.5 54

59

65 67 77 80

91

Teaspoons (#)

7.75 8.25

8 12 13 13.5

14.75

16.25 16.75 19.25

20

22.75

Calories per serving (kcal)

124 125 120 220 200 280

280

240 260 290 400

364

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