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Cafeteria Food
Potato or Tomato??
Elizabeth CandiaBo VongphrachanhBijou KimSarah Pickrahn
Do you remember this? Five Worst School Breakfasts
Food Nutrition Shocker
Ham, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit 1,792 milligrams of sodium—more than some children should consume in an entire day—and more calories and saturated fat than a McDonald’s Egg McMuffin
Cheesy Scrambled Eggs Derives 63 percent of calories from fat
Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Whole-Grain Sandwich
More sodium than Burger King’s BK Breakfast Muffin Sandwich with sausage, egg, and cheese
Maple-Flavored Pork Pancake Wrap More calories, fat, and saturated fat than IHOP’s Jr. Scrambled Egg & Pancake breakfast
Glazed Raised Donut Derives 50 percent of calories from fat
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
Statistics • About half of schoolchildren receive free
luncheso Low-income households, dependent
on annual, monthly, weekly• On average, the cheapest of those
lunches now costs $2.66 to prepareo while the cost of meals to students is $2.70 and
$3.10• With inflation, the cost of items like
cheese and milk are increasing o price of milk by 12 percent, cheese by 15
percenthttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25011096/ns/business-consumer_news/t/high-costs-land-
school-cafeteria-trays/#.T-9x4XqiqNo
Statistics cont.Researchers found that 83 percent of 152
schools "sold foods having minimal nutritional value, such as sodas, sweets and chips".
(Health Behavior News Service, part of the Center for Advancing Health) http://www.cfah.org/hbns/archives/getDocument.cfm?documentID=22327
"43% of elementary schools, 89.4% of middle/junior high and 98.2% of senior high schools had eithera vending machine or a school store, canteen, or snack bar where students could purchase competitive foods or beverages"- http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/vending-machines-in-schools-2005.aspx
What does this mean for our kids? • Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the
past 30 years.• In 2008, more than one third of children and
adolescents were overweight or obese.• In a population-based sample of 5- to 17-year-
olds, 70% of obese youth had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease.o along with other common risks like
diabetes and bone and joint problems
Why does this matter?-Eating sugary and low fiber, simple
carbohydrate foods can cause blood sugar spikes and crashes, negatively affecting student concentration. (source)
-It is speculated that ADHD may be caused by the poor diets of children, and that altering the diet is more effective than drugs. (source)
-Establishing unhealthy eating patterns in childhood sets the individual up for adulthood obesity, diabetes, and heart disease (source)
A few more videos..."This is Chicken?"
Chicken Nuggets Experiment
Nutritional Standards • Established by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
• 13 standards
• 3 categories - food content, school day and after school
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/nutrition/pdf/nutrition_factsheet_service.pdf
Science/Math Nutrition Lesson
Standard: 6.1.N Assess one’s personal nutrition needs and physical activity level.
Grade level: High school 9-12.
Students can practice unit conversions and algebra while learning
about their nutrition needs. These questions could be answered in class using a Think, Pair, Share activity.
English Lesson
Standard: 8.1.N Advocateenhanced nutritional optionsin the school and community.Grade level: Middle or High School
The class can be divided into two teams: one team supporting healthier school lunch mandates and one team opposing the ban of junk food in schools. Students can have a night to research, and then will participate in a debate the following day in class.
Another question!!
What do you think?
Make a change! Organic Bag Lunch - Delivers handmade lunches for
students with all organic products from Whole Foods (at a cost) http://www.organicbaglunch.com/
Kid Chow - Bay Area family owned program that provides "use[s] hormone and antibiotic-free meats and dairy, nitrate-free deli and 100% fresh organic fruit and vegetables" in all their lunches.
http://kidchow.com/
CHOICE : "an online resource to help students, parents, teachers, school officials and concerned citizens bring healthy, plant-based lunch options to their school." http://www.choiceusa.net/
Resources http://www.mnsna.org/http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/food/nslp/http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/http://www.health.state.mn.us/schools/greattrays/http://www.jamieoliver.com/foundation/http://fedupwithlunch.com/http://www.school- ‐lunch.org/school.htmlhttp://www.schoollunchinitiative.org/findings/index.shtmlhttp://www.healthyschoollunches.org/http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/regulations.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html/