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Project Sponsors
• School District of Philadelphia
• Department of Nutrition Sciences, Drexel University
• USDA Project Funded through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Survey:
• How many of you eat fast food? • How often do you eat fast food? • What is your favorite fast food choice? • What do you consider “fast food?” • Do you think fast food is healthy or
unhealthy?
Pop Quiz
Which Meal Has the Least Amount of Fat? #1 Quarter pound burger with cheese, large fries and diet soda
#2 Crispy chicken salad with 2 ounces of creamy Caesar dressing and regular soda
#3 Taco Salad and bottled water
54 grams
34 grams
48 grams
Fast Food Facts • Americans spend a lot
of money on fast food (and that amount is increasing)! – On French fries:
• 1970: $6 billion • 2000: $110 billion
• We eat out often! – Average American dines
out 198 times a year • How many times a
week is this? • Do you dine out more
often or less often than this?
Too Much Fast Food? • Fast food can contain a lot of fat, calories, and
sodium • Eating too much solid fat can raise cholesterol • Eating too many calories can lead to weight gain • High sodium intake is related to high prevalence
of high blood pressure in the U.S. • These health problems can lead to serious disease
– Diabetes – Heart Disease – Stroke – Some cancers
20 Years Ago Today
How many calories are in today’s order of fries?
Adapted from http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/keep.htm
Fast Food Facts: Portion Sizes
210 Calories 2.4 ounces
610 Calories 6.9 ounces
400 more calories!
more than 200 calories per
day
weight gain
increase in per capita consumption Source:Nestle, 2002
Americans Are Eating More
You Do the Math How much weight is gained by eating 200 extra calories every day for 1 year?
1. 200 calories x ____ days in 1 year = extra
calories per year
1 pound = 3500 calories
2. 73,000 calories/year ÷ 3500 calories/pound = ______ pounds of weight gain in 1 year
How long will you have to walk leisurely in order to burn those extra 400 calories?*
*Based on 160-pound person
Energy Balance
Calories In = Calories Out
Adapted from http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/keep.htm
If you walk leisurely for 1 hour and 10 minutes you will burn approximately 400 calories.*
• Be more physically active
– Physical activity is a key to energy balance • Enjoy your food, but eat less
– Cut back on foods high in solid fats and added sugars
– Avoid oversized portions
Maintaining a Healthy Weight
• 1 chocolate cream filled cupcake • 20 chocolate coated peanut candies • 5 chicken nuggets • 1 large chocolate chip cookie • 1 fast food medium soda
Fast Food Makeover: Before What you might choose: • Quarter Pound Burger
w/Cheese • Large Fries • Large Milkshake
0
10
20
30
40
QuarterPounderw/cheese
Large Fries 21oz.Milkshake
Grams of Fat
Totals:
1770 Grams of Fat = 68 Calories =
Grams of Fat
Fast Food Makeover: After • Cheeseburger • Small Fries • Bottled Water Totals:
Calories =
Grams of Fat =
560
25
Grams of Fat
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Quarter PoundBurger w/Cheese
and CheeseBurger
Large and SmallFries
Large Milkshakeand Bottled
Water
Some Fat Is Good!
• What are the benefits of fat? – Cushion and protect organs – Needed for energy – Helps with vitamin absorption
• What foods have fats that are good for the body? – Tree nuts – Fish – Vegetable oils
Healthy Hints • Try vegetables on pizza – choose fatty
meat toppings less often • Choose grilled chicken – cut back on
fried foods
• Avoid oversized portions – choose a smaller size option
• Be creative – try baked potato, side salads, bean burritos, or frozen yogurt – make half your plate fruits and vegetables!
• What other healthy hints do you have?