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Lesson 1 ♥ Food Fights

ObjectivesStudents will:

• identify important GO-SLOW-WHOA concepts*• identify important nutrition information on food labels*• identify the relationship between nutrition information on food labels

and how healthy foods are*

*Learning Objective

Estimated Class TimePart A GO-SLOW-WHOA Concepts: 8 minutesFood Labels: 12 minutesTotal Time: 20 minutes

Part BSmall-Group Work: 20 minutesTotal Time: 20 minutes

Materials Needed• GO-SLOW-WHOA List (for teacher’s use; located in the Appendix)• OPTIONAL: Test Your Knowledge transparency, pg. 5• Food Fights Answer Sheet, pgs. 6-7 (for teacher’s use only)• GO, SLOW, and WHOA Foods handout, pg. 8 (one copy per student)• Nutrition Facts: Sample Food Label handout, pg. 9 (one copy per student)• Nutrition Facts: Overview handout, pg. 10 (one copy per student)• Food Fight! food label pairs and worksheets, pgs. 11-20 (one copy per group of

one food label pair; one copy per student of worksheet that corresponds toassigned food label pair)

Lesson Preparation• Review this lesson, including the documents listed in the Materials Neededsection. It is strongly suggested that you also familiarize yourself with the GO-SLOW-WHOA List.

• Make copies of the handouts, food label pairs, and worksheets in the MaterialsNeeded section.

• OPTIONAL: Make the transparency listed in the Materials Needed section.

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Part A

GO-SLOW-WHOA Concepts

1. Give each student a copy of the GO, SLOW, and WHOA Foods handout. Refer to this as you reviewor introduce GO-SLOW-WHOA concepts of healthy eating using the following information:

In the CATCH program, foods are categorized into three groups: GO, SLOW, and WHOA.

• GO foods are whole foods. They’re lower in added sugars and/or unhealthy fats, such assaturated fat, and in many cases they’re less processed. Look at your handout. What areexamples of GO foods? (Accept any foods in the GO sections, plus fruits, 100% fruit juices, andvegetables, as correct answers.)

• SLOW foods are higher in added sugars and/or unhealthy fats, and they’re also moreprocessed than GO foods. What are examples of SLOW foods? (Accept any foods in the SLOWsections as correct answers.)

• WHOA foods are highest in added sugars and/or unhealthy fats and are the most processed.What are examples of WHOA foods? (Accept any foods in the WHOA sections, plus thebeverages named at the bottom of the handout, as correct answers.)

2. Have students compare and make observations about the GO, SLOW, and WHOA foods in thefollowing locations on the handout:

• the first two rows of the Grains section• the first three rows of the Milk and Dairy Foods section• the first three rows of the Meat, Beans, and Eggs section

Guide them to understand that a food is considered GO, SLOW, or WHOA by comparing it toother foods in the same food group, and by taking into account the following:• the amounts of fiber, sodium, added sugars (but not naturally occurring sugars), and unhealthy fats like saturated fat and trans fat that the food contains

• how processed the food is• the way the food is prepared and served

3. Point out to students that for combination foods such as sandwiches or pizzas, they need to thinkabout each ingredient separately. Use pizza as an example: If the crust is whole-wheat, the cheese islow-fat, and the topping is a vegetable, then the pizza is a GO food.

4. Emphasize the following:

There’s no such thing as a “bad” food. Any food can be eaten as long as you consider theserving size and how often you eat it. But it’s best to eat more GO foods than SLOW foods,and more SLOW foods than WHOA foods.

Since GO food choices aren’t always available, you should make healthy choices wheneverpossible.

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5. Tell students it’s time to apply what they’ve learned. Using the two sets offoods in the Test Your Knowledge transparency, have students identify the GO, SLOW, and WHOA

food in each group. Either write the foods in Examples 1 and 2 on a chalkboard, or use the

transparency if you have made one.

Food Labels

1. Tell students that reading nutrition information on food labels can help them identify GO, SLOW,and WHOA foods.

2. Give each student a Nutrition Facts: Sample Food Label handout and a Nutrition Facts: Overviewhandout. Go over the information on the overview using the sample food label.

3. Check that students have understood the difference between serving size and portion amount (i.e., what they actually eat). Ask them if they sometimes eat an entire container of food even when the food label shows that it contains two or more “servings per container.”

4. Have students use the values in the sample food label to calculate how much of the following aperson consumes from eating all the macaroni and cheese prepared from this box: calories, trans fat,saturated fat, sodium, and sugars. (500 calories; 6g of trans fat; 6g of saturated fat; 940mg of sodium; 10g of sugars)

5. Tell students that “sugars” is the total amount of natural and added sugars. Point out that theingredients list on a food label will give them an idea of how much of the sugar in a food comes fromadded sugars, such as corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup.

6. Inform students that in the next CATCH lesson they’re going to continue their analysis of nutritioninformation on food labels. Tell them to keep their GO, SLOW, and WHOA Foods handout sincethey’re going to use it in an assignment.

Part B

Small-Group Work

1. Tell students they’re going to work in groups to analyze nutrition information on the food labels oftwo similar foods. Explain that, as a group, they’ll answer questions on a worksheet using the foodlabels. Later, they’ll share their findings.

2. Divide students into five groups and give each group one Food Fight! food label pair. Give each studentin a group the worksheet that corresponds to the food label pair. Students should answer theworksheet questions as a group; however, each student should write the group’s answers on his or herworksheet.

EXAMPLE 1 ANSWERS

100% fruit juice GO

Regular hamburger WHOA

Grilled chicken with skin SLOW

EXAMPLE 2 ANSWERS

Soft drink WHOA

Broccoli with cheese sauce SLOW

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3. Circulate among groups as they work to check their answers using the Food Fights Answer Sheet.

4. Tell groups to select a representative. Ask representatives to briefly report on their group’s findings.Make sure each representative tells the class which of the two foods is a GO food and why.

5. Conclude the lesson by reminding students that nutrition information on food labels can help themidentify GO, SLOW, and WHOA foods—especially the amounts of sodium, sugar, and unhealthyfats such as trans fat and saturated fat. Remind them that by looking at the “sugars” amount andthen reading the ingredients list, they can get an idea of how much of the sugar in the food comesfrom added sugars.

6. Encourage students to apply the GO-SLOW-WHOA ideas as they choose foods. Remind them thateating mostly healthy foods gives their body the nutrients they need.

Extension Activity

• Ask students to bring in the food label of their favorite food or snack. Ask them to analyze thenutrition label and categorize the food item as GO, SLOW, or WHOA. You may want to create a GO-

SLOW-WHOA wall in your classroom or a nearby hallway (using butcher paper or poster board) and

display the nutrition labels.

Sources

• Adapted from HEADS UP 2008 Nutrition/Physical Activity Second Edition module “Food Fights!”

activity

Additional resources can be found in the appendix.

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Lesson 1 � Food Fights - Transparency

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Directions: Identify the GO, SLOW, and WHOA food in each group.

1. 100% fruit juice _______

Regular hamburger _______

Grilled chicken with skin _______

2. Soft drink _______

Broccoli with cheese sauce _______

Baked chicken without skin _______

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Lesson 1 � Food Fights - Answer Sheet

Regular Chocolate Milk vs. Skim Chocolate Milk1.

2. Skim chocolate milk3. 90 calories4. A) saturated fat; B) limit5. A) calcium; B) consume enough of6. WHOA; it’s regular (whole) milk, which is high-fat, and it’s flavored, which means it has added sugar.7. SLOW; it doesn’t contain any fat and has fewer calories, but it’s flavored, which means it has added sugar.

100% Orange Juice vs. Orange-Flavored Fruit Drink1.

2. 27 grams of sugar x 2 = 54 grams of sugar in 16 ounces54 grams of sugar ÷ 4 = 13.5 teaspoons of sugar in 16 ounces of the fruit drink

3. 8 servings per container x 120 calories per serving = 960 calories960 calories ÷ 5 = 192 calories per person

4. Orange juice: 100% juice; fruit drink: 2% or less of several fruit juices5. GO food; it’s made from 100% pure and natural orange juice.6. WHOA food; it’s more processed and it’s made from 2% or less of several fruit juices.

Toasted Oat O’s Cereal vs. Fruit-Flavored O’s Cereal1.

2. Toasted Oat O’s Cereal: Whole grain oats; Fruit-Flavored O’s Cereal: Sugar3. Toasted Oat O’s Cereal: 103 x 2 = 206 calories

Fruit-Flavored O’s Cereal: 118 x 2 = 236 calories4. Toasted Oat O’s Cereal: 11% x 2 = 22% DV; Fruit-Flavored O’s Cereal: 4% x 2 = 8% DV5. GO; it’s made with a whole grain, and it’s not sweetened with added sugars.6. WHOA; it has a high sugar content, and it’s not made with whole grains.

100% Orange Juice Orange-Flavored Fruit Drink

Serving size 8 oz. 8 oz.Calories 110 120Sugars 22g 27g

Regular Skim Chocolate Milk Chocolate Milk

Serving size 8 oz. 8 oz.Calories 240 150Saturated fat 6g 0gSugars 31g 28gCalcium 25% 30%

Toasted Oat O’s Cereal Fruit-Flavored O’s CerealServing size 1 cup 1 cupCalories 103 118Saturated fat 0g 1gSugars 1g 13gFiber 3g 1g

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Lesson 1 � Food Fights - Answer Sheet

Turkey Pepperoni Pizza vs. Regular Pepperoni Pizza1.

2. Regular pepperoni pizza3. Turkey pepperoni pizza; 7 grams of fiber in each slice4. Since each piece has 50% of the DV for saturated fat, 2 pieces would contain 100% of the DV.5. SLOW; this pizza is made with a whole-wheat crust, part-skim mozzarella cheese, and turkey

pepperoni. It has fewer calories, less fat, and more fiber than the regular pepperoni pizza.6. WHOA; this pizza is made with enriched white flour crust, regular pepperoni, and regular (whole

milk) mozzarella cheese. It’s high in fat and calories and low in fiber.

Fresh Peach vs. Peaches Canned in Heavy Syrup1.

2. Sugar and corn syrup3. Peach: 13 grams of sugar ÷ 4 = 3.25 teaspoons of sugar in 1 medium peach

Peaches canned in heavy syrup: 49 grams of sugar ÷ 4 = 12.25 teaspoons of sugar in 1 cup4. A) Peach: 59 calories; B) Peaches canned in heavy syrup: 194 calories; C) more sugar = more calories5. GO; the peach is a fresh fruit without added fat or sugar. It has fewer calories and sugar.6. WHOA; these peaches are canned in heavy syrup. They are high in calories and sugar.

Turkey Pepperoni Regular PepperoniPizza Pizza

Serving size 1 slice 1 sliceCalories 391 430

Saturated fat 3g 10g

Trans fat 0g 1.5g

Fiber 7g 2g

PeachesFresh Peach Canned in

Heavy Syrup

Serving size Medium peach (150g) 1 cup (262g)Calories 59 194Saturated fat 0g 0gSugars 13g 49gFiber 2g 3g

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Lesson 1 � Food Fights - Handout 1

Show this chart to your parents. It comes in handy when you’re choosing

foods at stores and restaurants! GO, SLOW, and WHOA

Foods

Whole-grain, low-sugar cereals Low-sugar cereals (refined grains) High-sugar cereals (refined grains)Whole-grain breads/tortillas White (refined flour) breads/buns Sweet rolls, croissantsGraham crackers Vanilla wafers, low-fat cookies High-fat cookiesCorn tortillas White (refined flour) tortillasWhole-grain pasta Pasta (refined flour)Brown rice White riceBaked tortilla chips Tortilla chips

Baked potato chips Potato chipsPretzels Cheese puffs, corn chips

Grains

GO SLOW WHOA

Whole eggs Eggs fried in vegetable oil Eggs fried in butter, lard, or bacon grease

Extra-lean ground beef Lean ground beef/hamburger Regular ground beef/hamburgerFish (baked, grilled, broiled) Fish (breaded and baked) Fish (fried)Pork chop with fat cut off Canadian bacon Bacon, ribs, pork skinsLow-fat luncheon meat Regular luncheon meat Hot dog, sausage, bologna, chorizoTuna canned in water Tuna canned in oilCooked dried beans – no fat Cooked dried beans – with fatChicken – no skin (baked, Chicken – with skin (baked, Fried chickengrilled, broiled) grilled, broiled)

Meat, Beans, and Eggs

GO SLOW WHOA

Fat-free (skim, nonfat) milk 2% milk Whole milk1% milk Fat-free or 1% flavored milk Whole or 2% flavored milkPart-skim natural cheeses Natural cheeses (like cheddar) Processed cheesesLow-fat string cheese String cheese

Low-fat ice cream Ice cream

Milk and Dairy Foods

GO SLOW WHOA

Fruits and Fruit JuicesAll fruits and fruit juices with no added sugarare GO foods.

VegetablesAll vegetables with no added unhealthy fats areGO foods.

BeveragesAll soft drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks,coffee drinks, and fruit-flavored drinks areWHOA foods.

Name: _______________________________________ Date: ________ Pd: ________

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Nutrition Facts: Sample Food Label(Sample Food Label from Macaroni and Cheese)

Name: _______________________________________ Date: ________ Pd: ________

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Nutrition Facts: Overview

Name: _______________________________________ Date: ________ Pd: ________

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Lesson 1 � Food Fights - Label pair 1

Food Fight!

Regular Chocolate Milk vs. Skim Chocolate Milk

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Answer the following questions using the information in the Nutrition Facts labels.

1.There are 8 fluid ounces (fl. oz.) in 1 cup. Fill in the table below for each 8-ounce (1-cup) serving of milk.

2.Considering which nutrients you would want to increase in your diet and which nutrients youwould want to decrease, which milk would be the better choice?

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3.How many more calories are in an 8-oz. serving of the regular chocolate milk than in an 8-oz.serving of the skim chocolate milk? _______________________________________

4.A) If you drank 3 (8-ounce) glasses of the regular chocolate milk, which nutrient would benearest to 100% of its daily value? _______________________________________

B) Is this a nutrient you want to limit in your diet or make sure you consume enough of?

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5.A) If you drank 3 (8-ounce) glasses of the skim chocolate milk, which nutrient would benearest to 100% of its daily value?

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B) Is this a nutrient you want to limit in your diet or make sure you consume enough of?

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6.Do you think the regular chocolate milk is a GO, SLOW, or WHOA food? Why?

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7.Do you think the skim chocolate milk is a GO, SLOW, or WHOA food? Why?

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Lesson 1 � Food Fights - Worksheet 1

Regular Skim Chocolate Milk Chocolate Milk

Serving sizeCaloriesSaturated fatSugarsCalcium

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Food Fight!100% Orange Juice vs. Orange-Flavored Fruit Drink

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1.Fill in the table below for each serving of the drink.

2.All of the sugar in the 100% orange juice is natural. Most of the sugar in the fruit drink isadded (high fructose corn syrup). How many teaspoons of sugar are in 16 ounces of the fruitdrink? (Each teaspoon is 4 grams of sugar.) Show your work.

3.If you and 5 friends equally share the entire bottle of the fruit drink, how many calories wouldeach of you consume? Show your work.

4.What percent of 100% orange juice is actually fruit juice? What percent of the fruit drink isactually fruit juice?

5. Do you think the 100% orange juice is a GO, SLOW, or WHOA food? Why?

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6.Do you think the fruit drink is a GO, SLOW, or WHOA food? Why?

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100% Orange Juice Orange-Flavored Fruit Drink

Serving sizeCaloriesSugars

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Food Fight!Toasted Oat O’s Cereal vs. Fruit-Flavored O’s Cereal

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1.Fill in the table below for each serving of the cereal.

2.What is the first ingredient listed for the toasted oat O’s cereal? For the fruit-flavored O’s cereal?

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3.If you ate 2 servings of each cereal, how many calories would you consume of the toasted oatO’s cereal? Of the fruit-flavored O’s cereal? Show your work.

4.If you ate 2 servings of each cereal, what percent daily value for fiber would you consume of thetoasted oat O’s cereal? Of the fruit-flavored O’s cereal? Show your work.

5.Do you think the toasted oat O’s cereal is a GO, SLOW, or WHOA food? Why?

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6.Do you think the fruit-flavored O’s cereal is a GO, SLOW, or WHOA food? Why?

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Toasted Oat O’s Cereal Fruit-Flavored O’s Cereal Serving sizeCaloriesSaturated fatSugarsFiber

Name: _______________________________________ Date: ________ Pd: ________

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Food Fight!Turkey Pepperoni Pizza vs. Regular Pepperoni Pizza

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1. Fill in the table below for each serving of the pizza.

2.Which type of pizza contains more of the unhealthy fat called trans fat?

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3.Which pizza is made with whole-wheat crust, and how many grams of fiber are in each slice ofthat pizza?

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4. If you ate 2 pieces of the regular pepperoni pizza, how much of the percent daily value forsaturated fat would you consume? Show your work.

5. Do you think the turkey pepperoni pizza is a GO, SLOW, or WHOA food? Why?

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6. Do you think the regular pepperoni pizza is a GO, SLOW, or WHOA food? Why?

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Turkey Pepperoni Regular Pepperoni Pizza Pizza

Serving sizeCaloriesSaturated fat

Trans fatFiber

Name: _______________________________________ Date: ________ Pd: ________

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Food Fight!Peaches vs. Peaches Canned in Heavy Syrup

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1.Fill in the table below for each serving of the fruit.

2.List the added sugars in the ingredients list of the peaches canned in heavy syrup.

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3.If you ate 1 serving of each fruit, how many teaspoons of sugar would you consume for thepeach? For the peaches canned in heavy syrup? (Each teaspoon is 4 grams of sugar.) Showyour work.

4. A) How many calories are in 1 serving of the peach? ___________

B) How many calories are in 1 serving of the peaches canned in heavy syrup? _____________

C) Why do the peaches canned in heavy syrup have more calories?

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5.Do you think the peach is a GO, SLOW, or WHOA food? Why?

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6.Do you think the peaches canned in heavy syrup are a GO, SLOW, or WHOA food? Why?

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PeachesFresh Peach Canned in

Heavy SyrupServing SizeCaloriesSaturated fatSugarsFiber

Name: _______________________________________ Date: ________ Pd: ________

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