LESSON 13: CALORIC CONTENT OF FOOD FACTORS OF SCIENTIFIC LITERACY AND FOUNDATIONAL OBJECTIVES, LEARNING OBJECTIVES, SCIENCE 10 BIBLIOGRAPHY
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HOW MUCH ENERGY IS IN YOUR FOOD?

THE FOOD THAT WE EAT PROVIDES OUR BODIES WITH THE ENERGY AND NUTRIENTS IT NEEDS TO PERFORM OUR BODILY FUNCTIONS AND TO GIVE US THE ENERGY WE NEED TO DO OUR WORK. PROPER DIET IS ESSENTIAL TO KEEP OUR BODIES FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND TO BE THE BEST THEY CAN BE.

IF WE EAT TOO LITTLE OUR BODY BECOMES DEPRIVED OF ITS ENERGY REQUIREMENTS. SERIOUS MALNUTRITION AND DISEASES OFTEN RESULTS FROM EATING TOO LITTLE. BEING DEPRIVED OF ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS, VITAMINS AND/OR MINERALS WILL SHOW UP SOMEWHERE IN THE BODY WITH SYMPTOMS SUCH AS LOSS OF HAIR, FATIGUE, AND SKIN DISORDERS, TO NAME A FEW.

SIMILARLY, IF WE EAT TOO MUCH OUR BODIES HAVE TO STORE THIS EXCESS ENERGY. OUR BODIES STORE EXCESS ENERGY IN THE FORM OF FAT. EATING TOO MUCH OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WILL RESULT IN BEING OVERWEIGHT. OVERWEIGHT PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE.

WE MUST ALL APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF A WELL BALANCED DIET. ONLY WITH EATING A WELL BALANCED DIET CAN OUR BODIES BE THE BEST AS IS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO ENJOY THE BEST QUALITY OF LIFE AND WILL KEEP US ACTIVE AND MENTALLY ALERT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

THE CALORIC CONTENT OF FOOD IS THE RESULT OF CALCULATIONS DONE ON THE DATA RECORDED DURING AN EXPERIMENT. JUST CLICK HERE TO SEE A DESCRIPTION OF A TYPICAL EXPERIMENT.

ACTIVITY

SELECT ONE OF THESE EXPERIMENTS. DO THE EXPERIMENT. WRITE A FORMAL EXPERIMENT REPORT FOR THE EXPERIMENT THAT YOU PERFORM.

ASSIGNMENT

LET'S PRETEND THAT YOU WILL BE STOPPING AT FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS FOR ALL OF YOUR MEALS FOR ONE DAY. YOUR MENU CHOICES ARE GIVEN IN EACH OF THE TABLES BELOW FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND SUPPER. DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF CALORIES CONSUMED FROM EACH ITEM AND THEN CALCULATE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CALORIES CONSUMED IN EACH MEAL. ALSO DETERMINE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CALORIES CONSUMED FROM ALL THREE MEALS. DO A SELF CHECK ON YOUR CALORIE TOTALS BY COMPARING YOUR WORK WITH MINE.

EAT BREAKFAST AT MCDONALD'S HTTP://WWW.MCDONALDS.COM/COUNTRIES/USA/FOOD/
EGG MCMUFFIN  

ORANGE JUICE

  
TOTAL CALORIES  

 

EAT LUNCH AT DAIRY QUEEN HTTP://WWW.DAIRYQUEEN.COM/MENUS/MEN_NUTRITION.ASP
SINGLE CHEESE BURGER  
SMALL FRIES  
SMALL CHOCOLATE SHAKE  
SMALL CHOCOLATE SUNDAE  
TOTAL  

 

SUPPER AT KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN HTTP://WWW.KENTUCKYFRIEDCHICKEN.COM

TWO PIECES OF ORIGINAL RECIPE CHICKEN:

  • DRUMSTICK (2.2 OZ)
  • BREAST (5.4 OZ)
 
POTATO WEDGES (4.8 OZ)  
COLESLAW (5 OZ)  
SLICE OF APPLE PIE (4 OZ)  
TOTAL  

TOTAL NUMBER OF CALORIES CONSUMED FROM ALL THREE MEALS IS: _____

ASSESSMENT

SELF CHECK: OBTAIN THE ANSWER KEY FROM YOUR TEACHER. COMPARE YOUR RESULTS WITH THOSE SHOWN IN THE KEY. GO!

YOUR TEACHER MAY ASK YOU TO HAND IN YOUR FORMAL EXPERIMENT REPORT FROM YOUR ACTIVITY.