Food Labels & Advertising

HEALTH EDUCATION (5) - Growing Up Healthy - Week 5/10

HPE Lesson Plans - Health - KHE, 1HE, 2HE, 3HE, 4HE, 5HE

Safety | Mental, Social & Emotional Health | Substance Abuse & Disease Prevention | Growing Up Healthy

5TH GRADE VIRTUAL HEALTH

L1: Your Digestive System| L2: Food - Nutrients for the Body | L3: MyPlate | L4: Influences on Your Food Choices | L5: Food Labels & Advertising | L6: Changing Families, Changing Roles| L7: Communication in Families | L8: Growth Comes in Stages | L9: Growth, Heredity, and the Endocrine System | L10: Dealing with Adolescence | EXTRA: Choices You Make Affect Growth


Growing UP Healthy

Food Labels & Advertising

See below for the following:

Standard(s), Essential Question(s), Big Idea(s)


LEARNING TARGET / SUCCESS CRITERIA

I will know and be able to explain how to use food labels to evaluate nutritional values of foods.

I will know and be able to describe the influences advertising has on food choices.


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PRE-INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY

Vocabulary

ingredients - the items that make up the food / on a food label, the first few ingredients listed make up most of the food

additives - chemicals that are added to the food to preserve them or improve the way they look or taste / vitamins and minerals can also be additives, like vitamin D in milk and iodine in salt

preservatives - chemicals added to food to keep them from spoiling


OPENING (Engage)

Main Idea

Food labels can help you compare the nutritional value of different foods.

Why Learn This?

You can use what you learn to make sure that the foods you eat are healthful.


WORK PERIOD (Explore/Explain/Extend/Elaborate)

READ: Food Labels & Advertising


Zeena is buying tuna. She reads the labels. One can has 60 Calories per serving, the other has 90 Calories. Zeena chooses the tuna with fewer Calories.


Leo is watching TV. A commercial for "Sugar-Shine Cereal" comes on. Suddenly hungry, Leo eats a bowl of cereal. What influenced Zeena's and Leo's food choices?


What information do food labels provide?

Food labels provide nutrition information about packaged foods. They list the ingredients (in-GREE-dee-uhnts), the items that make up the food. On a food label the first few ingredients listed make up most of the food.


Food labels provide more than just an ingredients list. Food labels tell serving size, Calories per serving, and the number of servings per package. They list the nutrients in the food and their amounts. They also list how much of each nutrient you need in one day. You can use all this information to compare foods. But remember, to really compare foods, you must look at serving size, not just Calories or grams of fat.

Additives (A•duh•tivz) are chemicals that are added to foods to preserve them or improve the way they look or taste. Vitamins and minerals can also be additives. By law, additives must be included in the ingredients list of a food label.


How do ads influence food purchases?

Do you watch television? Do you ever want to eat something you see on a commercial? If you do, the ads are doing their job. Many ads try to appeal to your emotions. An ad may show a group of children having fun and eating a special food. A sports figure or movie star may tell you how great a food tastes. An interesting story that has little connection to the food may impress you. All these methods are used in ads to make you want to buy a food.


Ads often make claims about the healthfulness of a food. An ad may say "high-fiber," "lowfat," or "sugar-free." These terms have specific legal meanings, and false claims aren't allowed. Yet ads can be misleading. A "lowfat" food may still be high in Calories because it contains a lot of sugar.


All-natural foods--are they better?

To many people the term natural on a food package means more healthful. "Natural" foods or foods labeled "No artificial ingredients" contain no added flavors, colors, vitamins, minerals, or preservatives. Preservatives (prih•ZER•vuh-tivz) are chemicals added to foods to keep them from spoiling. Some people choose natural foods so they can avoid eating these chemicals.


Natural does not mean lowfat or low calorie. Potato chips labeled as 100 percent natural could still be made by frying potatoes in oil and adding salt. To get a lower-Calorie product, you need to look for one labeled reduced Calorie or low Calorie. You should also compare the label of the reduced-Calorie food to the one you normally eat. Compare serving sizes as well as Calorie information to make sure you will truly be getting a reduced-Calorie food.


When you are choosing apples in the grocery, you look for fruit that is undamaged by insects or mold. To help ensure that fruits and vegetables arrive in stores undamaged, some farmers spray their crops with pesticides. People who look for foods that are labeled "organic" or "pesticide-free" want foods that have not been sprayed. Some of these people worry about eating small amounts of pesticides that may remain on foods that are not washed thoroughly. Others worry about the effects of pesticides on the environment.


As you can see, the information included on food packaging can be confusing. The most important thing you can do when choosing foods is to check the nutrition label. This label is your best source of information about the food, its ingredients, and its nutritional value.


REMEMBER...Food labels can help you compare the nutritional value of different foods. You can use what you have learned to make sure that the foods you eat are healthful.


CLOSING (Evaluate)


Standard(s)

HE5.1a - recognize the relationship between healthy behaviors and disease prevention

HE5.1b - describe and apply the basic personal health concepts of healthy eating and physical activity

HE5.1c - describe and apply the basic health concept of mental and emotional well-being

HE5.1d - describe and apply the basic health concept of personal hygiene and safety

HE5.1e - distinguish the short and long-term physical effects of use and/or misuse of substances

HE5.1f - identify trusted adults and when it might be important to seek health care or emergency help for themselves or others

HE5.1g - identify the changes that occur during puberty

HE5.1h - distinguish between tattling, reporting aggression, bullying, cyberbullying, and violence (physical and/or sexual) and how to report these instances

HE5.1i - identify strategies to avoid physical fighting and violence

HE5.2a - evaluate the influence of family and peers on personal health behaviors and decisions

HE5.2b - describe how the school and community can support personal health practices and behaviors

HE5.2c - explain how media/technology influences thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors

HE5.3a - identify characteristics of valid health information, products, and services

HE5.3b - access resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information

HE5.3c - assess the characteristics of valid health information, products, and services

HE5.4a - apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health

HE5.4b - model effective nonviolent strategies to manage or resolve conflicts

HE5.4c - demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance personal health and the health of others

HE5.5a - identify health-related situations that might require a thoughtful decision

HE5.5b - list healthy options and possible consequences to a health-related issue or problem

HE5.5c - predict the potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related decision

HE5.5d - analyze when assistance is needed in making a health-related decision

HE5.5e - choose a healthy option when making a decision

HE5.5f - describe the outcomes of a health-related decision

HE5.6a - set a personal health goal and track progress toward its achievement

HE5.6b - identify and utilize resources to assist in achieving a personal health goal

HE5.7a - practice responsible personal health choices

HE5.7b - demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to preserve or enhance personal health

HE5.7c - model a variety of behaviors that prevent or decrease health risks to self and/or others

HE5.8a - review accurate information and develop an opinion about a health issue

HE5.8b - advocate for positive health choices


Essential Question(s)


Big Idea(s)


RESOURCES / INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS


DCSD Board-Approved Instruction Materials


Technology