California Career and Technical Education Standards

• HTR.A.A4.2 Analyze appropriate nutrient intake, diet, and energy expenditure for individual...
• HTR.A.A5.2 Understand nutritional information needed to implement and sustain change in beh...
• HTR.FS.10.1 Understand the principles of nutrition and their relationship to good health thr...

California Academic Content Standards (Reinforced)

• ELA.9-10.R.CAGT.2.5 Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis...3
• M.7.NS.1.3 Convert fractions to decimals and percents and use these representations in esti...24

• Scary Fat Demo - Hooks / Set

  Start by asking, loudly, a student in the back of the room what their favorite fast food restaurant is.  They answer, and you say  "Oh when I'm there I like to order....." (select an item that you have a calorie analysis sheet for. These come from www.calorieking.com/food That item has 30 (or whatever) grams of fat." Scoop out 3 tablespoons of shortening and put it on a plate.  Show the glob of shortening to the class.  Scoop it off.  Ask another student the same thing and show them with the shortening how much fat is in their food item. Next show them the fat content in an entire meal.

  After the excitement dies down, they will want you to show how much fat is in their favorite thing.  Now, show them the http://www.calorieking.com/foods/ site and use it.  Say,"you will be using this site for an assignment later today.

  • nutrition label.jpg [ View Image ] [ Download Original ] example nutrition label from this website
• Fat Notes - Lecture

  Deliver the power point and have students take notes on their note taking guide (titles only.) Print student note page.  Use your print comand to print "Handouts" and 3 slides per page, so they have lines next to each slide on which to take the notes.

  • Fat Note Taking Guide [ Download ] Student's Note Taking Pages
  • Fat Lecture [ Download ] Teacher's Edition
• Count Your Fat Grams, Daily Fat Intake - Guided Practice

  Use the Personal Fat Use worksheet to guide students through the set of calculations to determine daily fat allotments based on their weight and activity level.  Now ask them to go to the calorie King Food database, print a nutrition label for each food item they would order at one meal.  Students should then add all the grams of fat together and compare the total to their estimated daily fat allotment.  Ask a few students to share their meal and how it compares to their daily limit.  Point out the clear differences in total fat grams between an adult serving and a small appetites or kid's meal serving.

  • Count Your Fat Grams [ Download ] A step by step way to calculate how much fat you should limit yourself to each day.
• Strategies to Enjoy - Check Understanding

  Have the students volunteer suggestions to cut down on fat consumption when eating out. Write answers on the board. Answers should include, as given in the notes:

  1. Order a smaller serving

  2. Eat out less often

  3. Limit the consumption of side dishes like fries

  4. Order a grilled protein item instead of fried items.
• Make Smart Choices - Closure

  Distribute the handout and have students review it.  Ask students to list 3 commonalities found among  the foods that have low fat content (0-2 grams) vs. higher fat content (3 and up). Ask 4 students to share their conclusions. Highlight the studnets who say something like "more fresh foods,  not packaged foods."

  • Make Smart Choices.doc [ Download ] A list of foods arranged by fat content.