ok so tuesday three other girls and i are giving a presentation to first graders about nutrition.

my part-i have to show how much sugar is in certain foods.
ive googled and so far i only have

1. box of froot loops
2. 20 oz sunkist
3. lunchables

now i want to find foods that have a lot so the kids will be entertained.
i need a little wow factor.
keep in mind that 1 cup of sugar is roughly 200 grams.

this isn't so much about trying to figure out how much is in it...i look at the nutrition label.
im having a hard time finding things that kids normally eat

ie i can't be like a starbucks white mocha has ##grams and thats the same amount as 20 cookies!

you think yall can help me out?

[Edited on March 14, 2010 at 11:23 AM. Reason : oops]

3/14/2010 11:21:09 AM

i found a page once that might help lemme look

http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/fast-foods-generic/9377/2

has most random things you'll find


[Edited on March 14, 2010 at 11:26 AM. Reason : .]

3/14/2010 11:23:28 AM

sweet ill try it out


i said i wasnt going to do this one, but i can't help it.

The Most Sugar-Packed Food in America
Baskin Robbins Large York® Peppermint Pattie Shake
281 g sugars

[Edited on March 14, 2010 at 11:27 AM. Reason : thanks]

3/14/2010 11:27:36 AM

http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/42403/11-foods-your-dentist-wouldnt-touch/

I think that this is along the lines of what you were thinking about.

Sunkist (20-ounce bottle)
85 g sugars
325 calories
0 g fat
SUGAR EQUIVALENT: 17 Chewy Chips Ahoy! Cookies

[Edited on March 14, 2010 at 11:31 AM. Reason : ok. nm. i read your post a bit closer. ]

3/14/2010 11:28:02 AM

soft drinks

3/14/2010 11:29:03 AM

^^ahahah i used that exact one and it gave me an idea.

im giving them a cookie equivalent for each one

3/14/2010 11:34:00 AM

you should show them the diabeetus pic

THAT'LL WOW EM

3/14/2010 11:37:12 AM

awesome!!

3/14/2010 11:41:00 AM

Tell the kids why they like high sugar and high fat (caveman explanation) but then tell them they need to play hard like cavemen or they going to get fat (seinfeld-"not that there's anything wrong with that"). 30% of ur diet needs to be fat or u can't even digest your vitamins, but don't tell the kids that. Tell them, if ur healthy, ur body can easily adjust to any diet so to just not worry about it. At that age they can't control their diet, it's the parents that make those decisions. They DO control their play behavior tho. Strategically, I'd tell them they need to play hard like Cavemen because that's what they really are hormonally.

use a tub of Duncan Hines cake icing (don't kid yourself, kids eat that) and for the ones that aren't that hard, it will be funny. kids aren't going to be impressed by data, they need charisma.

[Edited on March 14, 2010 at 12:08 PM. Reason : added a helpful comment]

3/14/2010 11:53:12 AM

The kids aren’t going to remember anything… they’re going to be sitting there the whole time wondering why you aren’t giving them cookies, soda, or the lunchables to eat.

3/14/2010 12:55:38 PM

i'm actually pretty aware of that which is why i want something that can at least hold their attention.


[Edited on March 14, 2010 at 12:59 PM. Reason : dgfgdf]

3/14/2010 12:56:28 PM

haha yeah...

i definitely used to take scoops out of the icing

and there were teeth marks in the butter

3/14/2010 12:58:56 PM

welch's grape juice has 27g of sugar per 5.5 fl oz serving

3/14/2010 1:00:46 PM

Show them photos of people who have had their limbs amputated due to diabetes.

3/14/2010 1:04:48 PM

strangely, a cookie has three cookies worth of sugar in it

3/14/2010 1:09:13 PM

but not just any cookie

what about those cookie cakes

how many cookies are in a cookie cake?

3/14/2010 1:14:28 PM

we did an "experiment" in the 4th grade with junk food



we took popular crap food, like chips, cookies, etc, and put a serving's worth (according to the package) of them on brown paper towels for something like 1-2 minutes to see how much grease and oil they had in them


then we'd mark the napkins for each item and look at the package to see what the nutrition facts were



the more grease/oil, the more saturated fat, of course the more stained the napkin was


and obviously the more stained the napkin is, the worse the food is for you


that whole process really stuck with me, obviously

[Edited on March 14, 2010 at 1:19 PM. Reason : I realize that doesn't help you at all but it's a cool story, bro]

3/14/2010 1:19:13 PM

3/14/2010 1:31:10 PM

I would also think looking at cereals or pop tarts are a good thing. Also, as far as carbs are concerned, pizza can jack my sugar up like no one's biness so maybe that is another option. I hope I read your OP correctly.

3/14/2010 1:36:36 PM

FTW

Quote :

"The kids aren’t going to remember anything… they’re going to be sitting there the whole time wondering why you aren’t giving them cookies, soda, or the lunchables to eat."

Quote :

"Show them photos of people who have had their limbs amputated due to diabetes."

Still, good luck with the presentation.

3/14/2010 4:40:00 PM

It's Sugar Time! presentation: http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=233

Pics of foods and their sugar content (represented by sugar cubes): http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/05/watch-what-you-eat.php

experiment to show presence of sugar in foods: http://www.healthyteeth.org/experiments/hiddenSugar.html

list of sugar content of popular foods: http://www.karlloren.com/diet/p35.htm

you could also talk about how much sugar you would consume in a year if you ate a bowl of fruit loops everyday for breakfast

3/14/2010 5:23:53 PM

today went so well.

they loved us!!!!


the guess the cookies game was a hit

[Edited on March 16, 2010 at 10:01 PM. Reason : sfdsfds]

3/16/2010 10:00:34 PM

This is pretty cool. I wish I could do something similar in my classes but I don't think I could find a convincing way to convince my department it relates to ESL

3/16/2010 10:04:47 PM

^i had to look ESL up

3/16/2010 10:08:16 PM

just stroll in here and bat your eyelashes and think you can get tww to do whatever you want, eh?

well, you appear to be right

3/16/2010 10:09:53 PM

Ecto Cooler would be a big hit.

3/16/2010 10:10:47 PM

this thread is making me hungry for cookies

3/16/2010 10:10:48 PM

^ i have some girl scout cookies you can have

3/16/2010 10:11:25 PM

I would like some Thin Mints.

3/16/2010 10:11:44 PM

3/16/2010 10:11:59 PM

what kind? where are you, i will come get them

3/16/2010 10:12:02 PM

i have a box that you can come up and have

they're not getting eaten by me


i'm about 4 hours away

[Edited on March 16, 2010 at 10:12 PM. Reason : .]

3/16/2010 10:12:18 PM

epic NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

3/16/2010 10:13:12 PM

i haven't had a single girl scout cookie at all this year. I haven't even seen a girl scout to buy them. I'm kinda pissed cause i love me some samoas

3/16/2010 10:13:56 PM

When I teach nutrition in my classes, I pass out fast food menus and have the kids pick out a meal that they would typically pick.

I have the kids write their menu choices on a paper plate and then measure out crisco to represent the grams of fat in each item.

3/16/2010 10:16:11 PM

also

Quote :

"i have a box that you can come up and have"

twss

3/16/2010 10:16:17 PM

mmmm caramel delights

3/16/2010 10:17:09 PM

3/16/2010 10:18:34 PM

thats awesome ashley_grl!


also i have about 40 cookies here left from today.
chips ahoy.
chunky kind.


JT and cody killed about 15 of em

3/16/2010 10:24:23 PM

Say what!?

3/16/2010 10:26:59 PM

Hey - I teach this stuff everyday to high schoolers (who are basically 7 year olds in bigger bodies)
Anyhow, I came up with a portion sizes kit similar to this one - http://www.enasco.com/product/WA20511G
I let them pass around the cd and the baseball and tennis ball and teach them about how a little "bad" food is okay but to use MODERATION and BALANCE and VARIETY.

I also use a bottle of soda that is empty and I measure out how much is actually sugar in gatorade and mountain dew.

You can also do a little taste test of kool aid made with sugar and crystal lite (which has no sugar) and you can ask who can identify which one is the sugar and which one isn't.

Wish I would have seen this earlier. oops.

[Edited on March 16, 2010 at 10:32 PM. Reason : sleeepy.]

3/16/2010 10:29:46 PM

sorry

this is currently in my cache and i have to post it in here

3/16/2010 10:30:38 PM

You can put diet pepsi and a regular pepsi in a can and put them in water and the diet one floats

3/16/2010 10:31:31 PM

^really??? ehe

3/16/2010 10:39:32 PM

They're first graders, you don't need facts. Just say there's five pounds of sugar in box of chips ahoy and they'll believe it. 10 seconds later they'll forget it to make room for Pokemons in those tiny little brains. I need to throw in an OMGoogle.

3/16/2010 10:58:01 PM

^^yeah we did it in a physics class

3/16/2010 11:27:15 PM

Soda is so gross, but interesting.

3/16/2010 11:29:46 PM