Objective
Students will determine and develop an awareness about fat calories and the
percent of calories from fat in different fast food entrees.
Materials
List of fast food selections (nutritional pamphlets are available from each fast food establishment)
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student worksheet
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pencils or pens
Procedure
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Conduct a class survey of favorite fast food entrees.
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2.
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Discuss the convenience of fast foods and their nutritional
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value.
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3.
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Distribute copies of fast food entrees.
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4.
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Distribute worksheet and instruct students to complete the worksheet.
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Discussion
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Which entree has the highest percentage of fat? The lowest percentage?
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2.
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What makes fast-food entrees high in fat?
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3.
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Which food has the highest caloric value? The lowest caloric value?
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4.
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How could you limit your intake of fat calories in a fast food entree?
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5.
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Why is it important for fast food chains to do something to reduce the fat content of their food?
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Where’s the Fat?
FAST FOOD FACTS
NAME ___________________
WHAT PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CALORIES OF EACH FAST FOOD ENTREE LISTED BELOW COMES FROM FAT? ( 1 gram of fat = 9 calories )
FOOD
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Gramsof Fat
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x 9
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Number of Fat Calories
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Total No. of Calories
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x 100 =
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% of Calories from Fat
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1.
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Burger King Whopper
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36
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x 9 =
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614
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x 100 =
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%
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2.
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Burger King Whopper with cheese
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44
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x 9
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=_________
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706
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x 100 =
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________%
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3.
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Wendy’s Big Classlc
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33
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x 9
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=_________
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570
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x 100 =
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________%
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4.
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McDonalds Big Mac
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32
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x 9
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=_________
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560
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x 100 =
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________%
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5.
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Burger King plain cheeseburger
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15
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x 9
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=_________
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318
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x 100 =
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________%
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6.
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McDonalds plain hamburger
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9
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x 9
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=_________
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255
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x 100 =
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________%
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7.
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Wendy’s Grllled Chlcken Sandwlch with sauce
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13
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x 9
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=_________
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340
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x 100 =
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________%
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without sauce
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7
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x 9
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=_________
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269
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x 100 =
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________%
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8.
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McDonald~ Hot fudge sundae
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3
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x 9
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=_________
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240
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x 100 =
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________%
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9.
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McDonalds Vanllla shake
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1
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x 9
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=_________
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290
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x 100 =
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________%
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10.
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McDonalds 6 piece Chicken McNuggets
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15
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x 9
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=_________
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270
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x 100 =
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________%
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WHICH FOODS CONTAIN 50% OR MORE OF THEIR CALORIES FROM FAT?
FAST FOOD ENTREES CALORIES/GRAMS OF FAT
CALORIES
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GRAMS OF FAT
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McDonalds hamburger
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255
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9
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Mcdonalds cheeseburger
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320
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13
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Mclean burger
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320
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10
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Chicken McNuggets
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270
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1S
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Barbecue sauce
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50
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.5
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Filet of fish
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370
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18
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Garden salad
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50
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2
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Ranch dressing
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220
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5
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Egg McMuffin
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280
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11
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Big Mac
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560
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32
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Vanilla shake
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290
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1
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Chocolate shake
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320
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2
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Hot fudge sundae
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240
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3
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Burger King broiler
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with sauce
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379
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18
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without sauce
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289
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8
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Whopper
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614
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36
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Whopper with cheese
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706
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44
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Burger King cheeseburger
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318
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15
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Wendy’s big classic
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570
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33
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Wendy’s hamburger
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180
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12
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Grilled chicken/sauce
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340
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13
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Grilled chicken/plain
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269
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7
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French fries
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440
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23
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Baked potato/cheese
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470
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21
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Chili
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220
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7
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