Bell Work!!! • What reasons are there for people to eat fast-food a lot? • What reasons are there for people to keep from eating fast food?
Dec 23, 2015
Bell Work!!!
• What reasons are there for people to eat fast-food a lot?
• What reasons are there for people to keep from eating fast food?
It’s best to prepare healthy meals at home. However, the reality is that many people eat at fast-food restaurants fairly often. One
of the most challenging times to use the guidelines for healthy eating is when you eat at fast-food restaurants.
What’s a Calorie?
• A calorie is the amount of energy in a food.– The body tries to maintain a balance between the
amount of food taken in and calories burned.– Eating more food than is burned results in the body
storing the food as fat. – This results in weight gain.
• The number of calories you need depends on your age, gender and activity level.
• Middle school students need between 1,600 and 2,800 calories a day.
We’re going to look at 4 fast-food meals.
• Find a partner.• Take out your “Fast-Food Meals” worksheet.• With your partner, look at each meal in the
left hand column and try to guess the amount of calories, fat and salt. the recommended total daily for calories for an inactive person your age, and the recommended intakes for fat and salt are listed in the middle column
2 pieces fried chicken, buttermilk biscuit, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn-on-the-cob, 16 oz. soda
• 1,232 calories• 57 g fat• 2,276 mg sodium
It’s ok to eat at fast-food restaurants once in a while. But you can be smarter about the foods you choose and try to limit the number of times you eat there.
What are some healthier ways to eat at restaurants?
• Ask to see a menu with nutritional information on it before ordering
• Choose the small portion instead of the big, giant or large size
• Choose a sandwich that’s been grilled or baked instead of fried
• Eat a salad with low-fat dressing• Order a smaller pizza, with less cheese and lots of
vegetables on it• Drink 100% fruit juice, water or milk, instead of pop, soda
or a milk shake
What are some healthier ways to eat at restaurants?
• Avoid food described as buttered, buttery, basted, fried, creamed, with Hollandaise, au gratin, scalloped or rich
• Order low-fat options• Order dressings, butter and sauces on the side
and use sparingly
Now that you’ve looked at 4 meals that were high in calories, fat and salt, you’re going to have the opportunity
to look at some fast-food meals that are healthier.
Work with the same partner. Now look at each meal in the righthand column and try to guess
the number of calories, fat and salt.
Roasted chicken sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy, cole slaw, water
• 622 calories• 24.5 g fat• 1,414 mg sodium
Write down 1 thing you intend to do to make your meal healthier the next time you eat at a
restaurant.