Part 1: Exploration

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Healthy VS. Unhealthy Foods

Part 1: Exploration

My Healthy Foods Predictions:

My Unhealthy Foods Predictions:

Actual Healthy Foods & Why:

Actual Unhealthy Foods & Why:

1. If a food is healthy, does this mean that you can eat as much of it as you want? Why or why not?

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2. If a food is unhealthy, does this mean that you should NEVER eat it? Why or why not?

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3. How do you know how much of a food to eat in order to stay healthy?

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Part 2: Explanation

1. What information is found on a food label?

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2. Where would you look to find the number of calories and serving size? (Circle it on the picture.)

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3. What is a serving size?

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4. a. About how many calories a day should you eat if you are female? Male?

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b. Where did you find this information? (Circle it on the picture.)

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5. a. How many calories are in one gram of fat? Carbohydrates? Protein?

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b. Where did you find this information? (Circle it on the picture.)

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6. a. What are the five main ingredients in this food?

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b. Where did you find this information? (Circle it on the picture.)

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Part 3: STEM (Science/Technology/Engineering/MATH)

1. Based on the food label information, what percentage of your daily calories should come from fat? SHOW ALL YOUR WORK AND EXPLAIN EACH STEP!!!

2. Based on the food label information, what percentage of your daily calories should come from fat? SHOW ALL YOUR WORK AND EXPLAIN EACH STEP!!!

3. Based on the food label information, what percentage of your daily calories should come from protein? SHOW ALL YOUR WORK AND EXPLAIN EACH STEP!!!

4. a. Based on the food label information, what percentage of the calories in this food come from fat? SHOW ALL YOUR WORK AND EXPLAIN EACH STEP!!!

b. Does this percentage match what the food label says? Why or why not? How did the food label get its percentage? SHOW ALL YOUR WORK AND EXPLAIN EACH STEP!!! (Round your final percentage to the nearest whole number.)

5. a. Based on the food label information, what percentage of the calories in this food come from carbohydrates? SHOW ALL YOUR WORK AND EXPLAIN EACH STEP!!!

6. a. Based on the food label information, what percentage of the calories in this food come from proteins? SHOW ALL YOUR WORK AND EXPLAIN EACH STEP!!!

Part 4: Extension

1. The food label below advertises that it is low fat. Is this false advertising? Why or why not? SHOW ALL YOUR WORK AND EXPLAIN EACH STEP!!!

2. The food label below says it is healthy because it is made from all natural ingredients? Do you agree that this food is healthy? Why or why not?