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    Fast Food Comparison Worksheet

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    The document is a worksheet for comparing the nutritional content of typical fast food meals to healthier alternative meals. It instructs students to find the calorie, fat, and sugar amounts for a main dish, side, and drink from a fast food restaurant for one meal and then healthier options for an alternative meal. Students calculate the totals for each meal and the difference between them. They then answer reflection questions about their views on fast food and whether they will choose healthier options in the future.

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    The document is a worksheet for comparing the nutritional content of typical fast food meals to healthier alternative meals. It instructs students to find the calorie, fat, and sugar amounts for a main dish, side, and drink from a fast food restaurant for one meal and then healthier options for an alternative meal. Students calculate the totals for each meal and the difference between them. They then answer reflection questions about their views on fast food and whether they will choose healthier options in the future.

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    The document is a worksheet for comparing the nutritional content of typical fast food meals to healthier alternative meals. It instructs students to find the calorie, fat, and sugar amounts for a main dish, side, and drink from a fast food restaurant for one meal and then healthier options for an alternative meal. Students calculate the totals for each meal and the difference between them. They then answer reflection questions about their views on fast food and whether they will choose healthier options in the future.

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    Fast Food Comparison Worksheet

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    thuy.pham
    The document is a worksheet for comparing the nutritional content of typical fast food meals to healthier alternative meals. It instructs students to find the calorie, fat, and sugar amounts for a main dish, side, and drink from a fast food restaurant for one meal and then healthier options for an alternative meal. Students calculate the totals for each meal and the difference between them. They then answer reflection questions about their views on fast food and whether they will choose healthier options in the future.

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    NAME:

    FAST FOOD
    COMPARISON DATE:

    WORKSHEET

    FAST FOOD RESTAURANT:

    MAIN DISH
    MENU ITEM:

    AMOUNT: CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

    SIDE DISH
    MENU ITEM:

    AMOUNT: CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

    DRINK
    MENU ITEM:

    AMOUNT: CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

    MEAL TOTALS:

    CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:


    HEALTHIER MENU ITEMS AT THE SAME FAST FOOD RESTAURANT

    MAIN DISH
    MENU ITEM:

    AMOUNT: CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

    SIDE DISH
    MENU ITEM:

    AMOUNT: CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

    DRINK
    MENU ITEM:

    AMOUNT: CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

    MEAL TOTALS:

    CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

    DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO MEALS:

    CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:


    REFLECTION QUESTIONS

    WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT FAST FOOD BEFORE THIS ACTIVITY, AND
    EXPLAIN WHETHER OR NOT YOUR OPINION HAS CHANGED?

    DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL MAKE HEALTHIER CHOICES WHEN


    GOING TO FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS? WHY OR WHY NOT?

    CAN FAST FOOD BE A PART OF A PERSON'S HEALTHY DIET? EXPLAIN


    WAYS THAT IT COULD BE INCLUDED WHILE THEIR OVERALL DIET IS
    CONSIDERED HEALTHY.
    TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS
    STUDENTS SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO FIND THE NUTRITIONAL
    INFORMATION FOR FAST FOOD. THIS TYPICALLY IS LOCATED ON THE FAST
    FOOD RESTAURANT'S WEBSITE, BUT CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OTHER
    WEBSITES LIKE CALORIEKING.COM OR MYFITNESSPAL.COM.

    ON THE 1ST PAGE OF THE WORKSHEET, STUDENTS SHOULD CHOOSE A MAIN


    DISH, SIDE DISH AND DRINK THAT THEY WOULD TYPICALLY ORDER FROM
    THAT RESTAURANT.

    EXAMPLES:
    MAIN DISH- BURGER, SANDWICH, TACO, FRIED CHICKEN, TERIYAKI CHICKEN,
    ETC.
    SIDE DISH- FRENCH FRIES, RICE, CHIPS, VEGETABLES, ETC. *YOU COULD
    ALLOW STUDENTS TO CHOOSE A DESSERT ITEM IN PLACE OF A SIDE DISH IF
    THEY WOULD NOT TYPICALLY ORDER A SIDE DISH.

    FOR EACH ITEM, STUDENTS SHOULD INCLUDE THE AMOUNT (QUANTITY SUCH
    AS 1 SANDWICH, 3 TACOS, 1 LEG AND 1 THIGH OF CHICKEN, 1 CUP, ETC.).
    THEN, FOR THAT AMOUNT THAT IS SERVED, STUDENTS SHOULD WRITE DOWN
    THE TOTAL CALORIES IN THAT ITEM, FAT GRAMS AND SUGAR GRAMS. THIS
    INFORMATION IS CHOSEN TO HIGHLIGHT FROM THE NUTRITIONAL
    INFORMATION BECAUSE FAT AND SUGAR ARE TYPICALLY HIGH IN FAST FOOD
    ITEMS TO MAKE THEM MORE PALATABLE.

    AFTER THE MAIN DISH, SIDE DISH AND DRINK NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
    IS WRITTEN DOWN, THE STUDENTS SHOULD TOTAL ALL OF THESE AND WRITE
    IT IN THE MEAL TOTALS SECTION.

    THE 2ND WORKSHEET PAGE IS FOR STUDENTS TO FIND HEALTHIER OPTIONS


    AT THE SAME FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. THIS ALLOWS FOR A CLASS
    DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THEY SHOULD LOOK FOR IN A MENU. YOU CAN
    ASK STUDENTS TO SHARE WHAT CRITERIA THEY WOULD LOOK FOR IN
    HEALTHIER ITEMS. THE HEALTHY CRITERIA WOULD INCLUDE GRILLED MEATS,
    NON-FRIED MEAT AND VEGETABLES, BROTH BASED SOUPS, SMALLER
    PORTIONS OR OMITTING CHEESE AND MAYONNAISE, ETC. *YOU CAN
    INSTRUCT STUDENTS TO CREATE SPECIAL ORDERS WHERE THEY OMIT OR
    ADD ITEMS TO EXISTING MENU ITEMS IN ORDER TO MAKE IT HEALTHIER.
    MANY FAST FOOD WEBSITES WILL ALLOW FOR CUSTOM ORDERS TO
    DETERMINE THE NUTRITION INFORMATION.

    STUDENTS SHOULD THEN TOTAL THE NEW MEAL CALORIES, FAT AND SUGAR
    AND THEN COMPARE THE TWO MEALS TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE (1ST MEAL -
    NEW MEAL = DIFFERENCE).

    FINALLY, STUDENTS SHOULD COMPLETE THE REFLECTION QUESTIONS TO


    DESCRIBE THEIR PERSONAL OPINIONS ABOUT FAST FOOD.

    ALL DESIGN AND IMAGES PROVIDED BY CANVA PRO SUBSCRIPTION.


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