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Name ____________________________________Date _________________ Period __________________

DAY 1: Using a computer find 5 common foods you would eat at a restaurant or fast food place. Fill out chart.

DAY 2: Measure the amount of sugar in each item using the calculations below.

Rank |Product Name |Product Claims |Fat g

Good or bad?? |Saturated fat cals [pic] |Unsaturated fat g [pic] |Cholesterol mg[pic] |Total carbs

Good or bad? |Fiber g

[pic] |Sugars

g[pic] |Sodium mg[pic] |Protein

[pic] |>than 20% of any minerals/ vitamins

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| | | | | | | | |When you are done filling this chart out:

1. Circle the highest number in each nutrition category. Example: the highest calories from fat: circle which one has the most.

2. Rank the foods on a scale of 1-, is completely healthy and 1 as unhealthy. Right the scale next to the food on the left hand side of the chart: next to the product name. Turn in at the end of class if you are done: or tomorrow.

SUGAR:

Calulate the sugar content of food

STEPS: Find the grams of sugar( divide by 4( multiple by serving size(measure out that many teaspoons of sugar

3teaspoons = 1 Tablespoon

16 Tablespoons = 1 cup ( 48 teaspoons)

8 Tablespoons = ½ cup (24 teaspoons)

4 Tablespoons = ¼ cup (12 teaspoons)

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORUTUNITY: bring in a food or drink label with measured out sugar to class to show: show your math

If time show:

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