Healthful Living GRADE 6 OBJECTIVE 4 07 Instant

Healthful Living GRADE 6 OBJECTIVE 4. 07

Instant Activity �Put the following products in order according to the amount of sugar the product contains: (1 having the MOST, 4 having the LEAST) ___Granola bar ___Jelly beans ___Milk ___Gatorade �What are some other foods high in sugar?

Today we will… EXAMINE A VARIETY OF BEVERAGES AND DETERMINE WHICH OF THESE BEVERAGES WOULD BE THE BETTER CHOICES FOR US TO CONSUME.

What are some diseases that occur because of poor nutrition? �Obesity �dental caries (cavities) �high blood pressure �atherosclerosis (heart disease) �Diabetes �some cancers Put a check next to each that may result from too much sugar.

Besides sugar, what other things should you considering when deciding whether or not a drink is healthy? �What are the total number of calories? �What is the amount of sodium (salt)? �How much caffeine does a serving contain? �Does the beverage provide nutrients needed in our diet? (example: 100% fruit juices provide vitamins & minerals, milk provides calcium)

How much sugar do you think you eat/drink each day? �SUGAR: interactive website �“…Americans eat an average of 22 teaspoons of sugar a day, more than twice the recommended amount…” How much SHOULD you eat (on average)? Women: 6 teaspoons (added sugar) Men: 9 teaspoons (added sugar)

The Breakdown The following chart determines how much added sugar a person should eat depending on how many calories their body needs: Daily Calorie 1, 600 Level Added Sugars 12 grams (3 tsp) 1, 800 2, 000 2, 200 20 grams (5 tsp) 32 grams (8 tsp) 36 grams (9 tsp) Remember, the average diet is 2, 000 calories!!!

What’s in Your Drink? �Use the nutrition labels on your worksheet to analyze the amount of sugar in several popular “healthy” drink choices. �Circle the names in the ingredients list that indicate a type of sugar �Place a box around the grams of sugar in each product. �Be sure to pay extra attention to the serving size!

Ways to Reduce Your Sugar � Use sugar from the sugar bowl sparingly. Sometimes adding a very small amount of sugar might make a healthy food palatable so that you'll eat it. For instance, most people don't care for unsweetened oatmeal, which is a great whole-grain food. But if a spoonful of maple syrup or brown sugar makes it acceptable to you, go ahead and use a little. This would be a wise way to use discretionary calories. � Eat only half your usual amount of high-sugar foods. Share dessert, put half away, or have a smaller portion to begin with. � Drink less sugar-laden pop and other sweetened beverages. Be sure to be a label looker when it comes to the beverage aisle. Many clear beverages with fruit pictured on their labels actually contain as much or more sugar than soda pop. Even "lightly sweetened" teas rival soft drinks in sugar content. � Choose unsweetened beverages when you can, or check the "Sugars" portion of the label. Drinks like Gatorade and Powerade have only 14 grams of sugar per cup (compared to soda pop's typical 27 grams per cup), and the "light" versions of Gatorade and Powerade have only half that much -- 7 grams of sugar. Sparkling waters with natural flavorings often have no calories.

Activity: How healthy is your drink? �Use a container you brought or one of mine to record the nutrition information. �Then compare your container with someone else’s by recording their nutrition information. �HOMEWORK: “Are my drinks healthy? ” Due Thursday