NAME:

FAST FOOD
COMPARISON DATE:

WORKSHEET

FAST FOOD RESTAURANT:

MAIN DISH
MENU ITEM:

AMOUNT: CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

SIDE DISH
MENU ITEM:

AMOUNT: CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

DRINK
MENU ITEM:

AMOUNT: CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

MEAL TOTALS:

CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

HEALTHIER MENU ITEMS AT THE SAME FAST FOOD RESTAURANT

MAIN DISH
MENU ITEM:

AMOUNT: CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

SIDE DISH
MENU ITEM:

AMOUNT: CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

DRINK
MENU ITEM:

AMOUNT: CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

MEAL TOTALS:

CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO MEALS:

CALORIES: FAT GRAMS: SUGAR GRAMS:

 REFLECTION QUESTIONS

WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT FAST FOOD BEFORE THIS ACTIVITY, AND
EXPLAIN WHETHER OR NOT YOUR OPINION HAS CHANGED?

DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL MAKE HEALTHIER CHOICES WHEN

GOING TO FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS? WHY OR WHY NOT?

CAN FAST FOOD BE A PART OF A PERSON'S HEALTHY DIET? EXPLAIN

WAYS THAT IT COULD BE INCLUDED WHILE THEIR OVERALL DIET IS
CONSIDERED HEALTHY.
 TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS
STUDENTS SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO FIND THE NUTRITIONAL
INFORMATION FOR FAST FOOD. THIS TYPICALLY IS LOCATED ON THE FAST
FOOD RESTAURANT'S WEBSITE, BUT CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OTHER
WEBSITES LIKE CALORIEKING.COM OR MYFITNESSPAL.COM.

ON THE 1ST PAGE OF THE WORKSHEET, STUDENTS SHOULD CHOOSE A MAIN

DISH, SIDE DISH AND DRINK THAT THEY WOULD TYPICALLY ORDER FROM
THAT RESTAURANT.

EXAMPLES:
MAIN DISH- BURGER, SANDWICH, TACO, FRIED CHICKEN, TERIYAKI CHICKEN,
ETC.
SIDE DISH- FRENCH FRIES, RICE, CHIPS, VEGETABLES, ETC. *YOU COULD
ALLOW STUDENTS TO CHOOSE A DESSERT ITEM IN PLACE OF A SIDE DISH IF
THEY WOULD NOT TYPICALLY ORDER A SIDE DISH.

FOR EACH ITEM, STUDENTS SHOULD INCLUDE THE AMOUNT (QUANTITY SUCH
AS 1 SANDWICH, 3 TACOS, 1 LEG AND 1 THIGH OF CHICKEN, 1 CUP, ETC.).
THEN, FOR THAT AMOUNT THAT IS SERVED, STUDENTS SHOULD WRITE DOWN
THE TOTAL CALORIES IN THAT ITEM, FAT GRAMS AND SUGAR GRAMS. THIS
INFORMATION IS CHOSEN TO HIGHLIGHT FROM THE NUTRITIONAL
INFORMATION BECAUSE FAT AND SUGAR ARE TYPICALLY HIGH IN FAST FOOD
ITEMS TO MAKE THEM MORE PALATABLE.

AFTER THE MAIN DISH, SIDE DISH AND DRINK NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
IS WRITTEN DOWN, THE STUDENTS SHOULD TOTAL ALL OF THESE AND WRITE
IT IN THE MEAL TOTALS SECTION.

THE 2ND WORKSHEET PAGE IS FOR STUDENTS TO FIND HEALTHIER OPTIONS

AT THE SAME FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. THIS ALLOWS FOR A CLASS
DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THEY SHOULD LOOK FOR IN A MENU. YOU CAN
ASK STUDENTS TO SHARE WHAT CRITERIA THEY WOULD LOOK FOR IN
HEALTHIER ITEMS. THE HEALTHY CRITERIA WOULD INCLUDE GRILLED MEATS,
NON-FRIED MEAT AND VEGETABLES, BROTH BASED SOUPS, SMALLER
PORTIONS OR OMITTING CHEESE AND MAYONNAISE, ETC. *YOU CAN
INSTRUCT STUDENTS TO CREATE SPECIAL ORDERS WHERE THEY OMIT OR
ADD ITEMS TO EXISTING MENU ITEMS IN ORDER TO MAKE IT HEALTHIER.
MANY FAST FOOD WEBSITES WILL ALLOW FOR CUSTOM ORDERS TO
DETERMINE THE NUTRITION INFORMATION.

STUDENTS SHOULD THEN TOTAL THE NEW MEAL CALORIES, FAT AND SUGAR
AND THEN COMPARE THE TWO MEALS TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE (1ST MEAL -
NEW MEAL = DIFFERENCE).

FINALLY, STUDENTS SHOULD COMPLETE THE REFLECTION QUESTIONS TO

DESCRIBE THEIR PERSONAL OPINIONS ABOUT FAST FOOD.

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