Susan Scholtz



Cody Castor

Healthy Eating At College

Skill Emphasis (NHES): Analyzing Influences

Grade Level: High School

Content Area of Health: Nutrition

Content Descriptor & Sub-Descriptor(s):

Concepts of Health 10.1 - C. Nutrition

Healthful living 10.2 - Health Information and the Media

Title of Lesson: Eating Healthy in College

PA Standard (Health & PE):

10.1.9.C. Analyze factors that impact nutritional choices of adolescents.

• body image

• advertising

• dietary guidelines

• eating disorders

• peer influence

• athletic goals

10.1.12.C. Analyze factors that impact nutritional

choices of adults.

• cost

• food preparation (e.g., time,

skills)

• consumer skills (e.g.,

understanding food labels,

evaluating fads)

• nutritional knowledge

• changes in nutritional

requirements (e.g., age, physical

activity level)

Curricular Connections: Math, Art, Literacy

Adolescent Risk Behavior (if applicable): Dietary Patterns That Contribute To Disease

Behavioral Objective(s)

Cognitive: After the lesson, students will be able to identify proper serving sizes for vegetables, protein, grains and other foods.

Cognitive: After participating in the “Fast Food Ads” learning activity, students will be able to explain the differences between fast food advertisements and the real health effects of eating fast food.

Cognitive: After the lesson, students will be able to list ways to avoid weight gain at college.

Affective: During group work, students will communicate effectively by listening to others and compromising ideas.

Skill (Analyzing Influences): During the “Fast Food Ads” learning activity, students will be able to analyze media influences by creating an advertisement showing the negative effects of fast food.

Brief Outline of Today’s Lesson

1. Introduction to the lesson

2. Bell Ringer: “Epic Meal Time”

3. Brainstorming: Influences on diet

4. Content: Influences & Media Facts

4. Learning Activity: “Fast Food Ads”

5. Discussion of Fast Food Ads

6. Creating Fast Food Ads

7. Content: Portion Sizes

8. Content: Freshman 15

9. Closure

Expanded Outline of Today’s Lesson

1.Introduction to the Lesson (Set Induction):

Hello class. Before we get started, can you please write your name on the notecard and pass it to the front? Today we will be starting the nutrition unit with a lesson on healthy eating while in a college environment. Even if you are not going to college, the nutrition information you learn today will be helpful in any situation such as entering the work force or joining the military. The choices a college student makes daily regarding food are very important for maintaining a healthy lifestyle which shows numerous positive benefits such as, lower risk of heart attack and type 2 diabetes, lower blood pressure, and in some cases healthy eating has even been linked to preventing certain types of cancer. So as we go on with this lesson you will learn some things about how advertisements aren’t always what they seem to be and how to find out what to look for in advertisements, also you will learn some tips to avoid the “Freshman 15.” But what we would like to start with here today is an example of unhealthy eating. You must understand before watching this that this is over exaggerating on how bad college eating can be with all the fast food places available to you. Some of you may have heard of these types of videos from watching them on Youtube but this collection of videos from a group of guys who display very unhealthy eating is known as “Epic Meal Time.” So by a raise of hands how many of you have seen any of these videos? Ok good, well class the thing we want you to focus on here is some of the facts such as the high calorie intake from some of these fast food places as well as how you can go about making better eating choices.

2.Bell Ringer (Instant Activity): Epic Mealtime video: Allow two or three students to share their reactions to the video.

3.Content & Instructional Strategies:

Content:

I. Influences on Diet (Brainstorming & Lecture)

a.) What are some things that influence the way that you eat? (write answers on board)

■ Peers

■ Family

■ Culture

■ Geographic

■ Media

■ Price

■ Likes/Dislikes

■ Curiosity

■ Advertising

■ Role Models

■ Etc.

b.) Internal & External Influences (Powerpoint)

Internal: Knowledge, Facts, Curiosity, Interests, Likes/Dislikes, Desires , Fears,

External: Media, Advertising, Setting, Culture, Parents, Family, Peers, Friends,Role Models

Media (Question & Answer):

○ Fast Food advertisers target children as young as 2- which means everyone in the HS classroom has already been effected.

○ The average teenager sees about 5 fast food TV ads each day.

○ Taco Bell, Dairy Queen, Sonic, and Domino’s were the fast food chains most likely to target teens.

○ Many fast food restaurants do offer healthy options, but focus on unhealthy options when advertising to teens. Only 4% of signs in fast food restaurants advertise healthy choices.

○ One fast food meal is likely to meet or exceed the recommended daily calorie intake- without drinking enough dairy, getting enough fruits and vegetables, and consuming more saturated fat and sodium.

○ Eating too much fast food can cause weight gain, insulin resistance (type II diabetes, heart disease and even cancer.)

○ Advertisers do not show the adverse effects of fast food, but show the immediate satisfaction of eating a high fat meal.

c.) Print Advertisements (powerpoint)

○ Although there are some laws about it now, fast food advertisers still give their products a make over when creating print ads. Let’s look at the fast food ads vs. reality. . . (pictures)

○ It is important to see past the advertisements that are put in front of you.

d.) Portion Sizes

○ Serving sizes given on nutrition labels of food packages are provided in cups, teaspoons, ounces, and other standard measures. But because most of us don’t carry around kitchen measuring devices, it’s more efficient to visualize what standard serving sizes should be. Relating portion size to an everyday item is an easy way to visualize what the size should be.

○ Dining halls and restaurants give larger portions than needed. It is important to be able to recognize these larger portions and be able to make smart healthier choices.

e.) Tips for Avoiding the Freshman 15 (Brainstorm/Lecture)

As you grow older your metabolism is going to get slower and slower. What are some things you can do to avoid gaining excess weight like the freshman 15?

○ Walk whenever and wherever

○ Use campus gym have a workout buddy

○ Drink water

○ Eat breakfast

○ Keep healthy snacks in your room

○ Eat proper serving sizes

○ Avoid alcoholic beverages

- Light beer one bottle ~ 110 calories

- one serving size wine 5 oz ~ 100 calories

- one shot 1.5 oz ~ 85 calories

These are all empty calories!

4. In-Class Learning Activity (Fast Food Ads): Analyzing Influences

● Form groups of about 3-4 students depending on class size

● Give each group a different fast food advertisement

● Give them about 5 minutes to analyze the advertisements while writing down the answers to the questions on the screen on a piece of scrap papers

○ Who do you think this advertisement targets?

○ Do you think that this advertisement is realistic?

○ Would you purchase this product based on the advertisement?

○ What are the internal and external influences in this ad?

● After each group has had enough time to discuss the advertisement, put each advertisement on the power point have the group that was assigned that advertisement discuss their answers.

5. In Class Learning Activity Assessment:

● After class discussion, have students create their own realistic fast food ad in their group on a sheet of cardstock.

● Students can focus on appearance or health effects in their advertisements.

● An analytic rubric will be used to grade the group advertisement based on content (core concepts), health skill (analyzing influences), and other criteria.

● Students will then be asked to share their advertisement with the class.

● Advertisement must have:

○ A catchy, original slogan or title that appropriately represents the topic.

○ Two correct facts

○ One influence

○ Creativity and originality

Core Concepts:

o Accuracy

o Comprehensiveness

o Relationships among concepts shown

o Conclusions drawn

Analyzing Influences:

o Addresses interrelationships and complexity of influences

o Presents variety of influences as appropriate

○ Internal: Knowledge, Facts, Curiosity, Interests, Likes/Dislikes, Desires , Fears,

○ External: Media, Advertising, Setting, Culture, Parents, Family, Peers, Friends,Role Models

Additional Criteria:

○ Catchy, original and appropriate slogan and title

○ Two correct facts

○ One Influence

○ Creativity and originality

○ Appropriate illustration

6. Final Thoughts/Conclusion to the Lesson

Be aware of how the media, your peers and other influences can affect your eating patterns. Keeping your body healthy by eating correctly will help with your studies and overall cognitive, physical, and emotional health. Start these habits now so that it will be easier to do so in college. Learn how to cook well rounded meals so that you get all of your nutrients. Now is the time to learn how to grocery shop and make the right choices.

Are there any questions that you have for us about college eating?

7. Classroom Management & Materials

¨ Classroom Materials

o Handouts/Worksheets: Analytical Rubric, Grading Assessment Form

• Other Materials: Cardstock, Colored Pencils, 6 Advertisements, Epic Meal Time Video, Notecards

Classroom Management

o Students will be seated in their normal seats. Desks can be grouped together during group work.

Content References

Dario, D. (2010, August). Fast Food- Ads vs. Reality. Retrieved from

(2012). Fast Food Facts in Brief. Retrieved from:



Cornforth, T. (2009, July). Eating Fast Food Means Weight Gain, Insulin Resistance for Teens. Retrieved from:



Whalen, S., Splendorio, D., & Chiariello, S. (2007). Tools for teaching health. (pp. 154-156). San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass

Activity Reference(s)

Castor, C., Croce, J., Scholtz, S. Fast Food Ads. (2012, March).



Appendix

Fast Food Ads

Grading Assessment Form

_____/4 Core Concepts (Content)

_____/4 Analyzing Influences (Skill)

_____/4 Slogan/Title

_____/4 Facts/Influences

_____/4 Creativity

_____/20 Total

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