Learning Seminar CourseGateway High School© 2014

Unit 3: Nutrition and ExerciseFeb. 13/14

February 13/14, 2014HomeworkDue Tues/Wed• Create Menu (typed) for your

project. Bring Printout AND share with your teacher on Gdocs.

• Food Labels Activity (handout) http://nutritiondata.self.com/

No School Monday

Feb. 13/14, 2013

Agenda (Rosa)•HW, Agenda•Wrap up Hungry for Change•Food Labels Activity•Reading Quiz•Brain Grain•Menu Exit Ticket

Feb. 13/14, 2013

Agenda (Grimes) .•HW, Agenda•Warmup•Food Labels Activity•Brain Grain•SuperSize Me (If time)

Feb. 13/14, 2014Essential

Questions

•What is a healthy meal?•Why is reading food labels important?

Objectives: I can…

• Identify the main ideas in my research about nutrition

• List recommendations of healthy and unhealthy foods and explain why each is deemed healthy or unhealthy

Hungry for Change• Skim over the quotes picked by your

classmates.

• KEEP THIS IN A SAFE PLACE (#12)!!

• This list is ESSENTIAL for your project essay.

Food Labels – Table Share

Do you regularly read food labels? Why/why not?

According to HFC, why is reading food labels important?

Food Labels Basics

3) Always Check the Proteins– the higher, the better

3) Limit Sugars, Sodium and Bad Fats. Not all fats are bad. Think

about what you are eating.

Sugars 5gProteins 5g

Food LabelsExplore these two food labels for different brands of crackers.

• Use the two food labels to try to understand which cracker is “healthier”.

• Then, answer the questions at the bottom of the handout.

• Afterwards, we will have a brief class discussion

Food Labels HW• Read over the information on the

front side of the HW worksheet.

• What questions do you have?

• For HW, read nutritional label of the 5 items that you want to serve to your family for your meal. Write the info on the chart. http://nutritiondata.self.com/

READING QUIZ – 4 min in SILENCE

Read the questions carefully. Complete in your warmup page.Answer each question briefly in your own words. You may NOT use your packet this time.

BRAIN GRAIN QUIZ: 1. According to what you read in the book jacket, predict at least

ONE main idea of Brain Grain.2. What do you know about the author of Brain Grain? List at

least TWO things you remember (name, profession, expertise, state where he lives, what he has done in the past, etc.).

3. List at least THREE topics that Brain Grain will cover. (Example: ADHD).

Brain Grain – Anticipatory Guide

• Complete the front side BEFORE reading:–Give your opinion on each of the

statements–Categorize the Vocab Words–Define and/or connect to the Vocab

Words

Brain Grain – Intro

• Read the Introduction.

• If you get stuck, reread the underlined and starred portions

Brain Grain – After reading the Intro

• After reading…–Find quotes that match with Dr.

Perlmutter’s claims about each statement–He disagrees with all of them!

Menu Exit Ticket (ROSA)• Based on the research from HFC

and Brain Grain, what would you like to cook for your family? (List out the menu)

• What makes this meal healthy? Be specific about the health benefits.