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INTRODUCTION

Food Inc. Trailer

REACTION

What are some of your initial thoughts after watching this trailer?

What did you find most shocking?

What did you learn?

What did you already know?

BRAINSTORM!

W H A T D O Y O U T H I N K I N F L U E N C E S F O O D C H O I C E S F O R A C O L L E G E S T U D E N T ?

CONVENIENCE

Location

Delivery

Hours of operation

Speed

PRICE

Cheap vs. Expensive

MARKETING

Advertisements

Menu-planning

Storefront

INTERNAL INFLUENCES

Mood/ Emotion

Religion/ Culture

EATING ON CAMPUS

How do restaurants on and around campus draw students in?

When eating there what can you do to limit calories consumed?

EATING ON CAMPUSLooking at the menu provided below what would

you typically order?

Guess how many calories you would be consuming

After you are done guessing the calories raise your hand, we will bring you a calorie chart.

Add up all of the calories eaten.

EATING ON CAMPUS CONTINUED

With the calories list, create a meal that you believe to be more healthy.

Subtract the first second meal from the first to determine the calories saved.

EATING ON CAMPUS DISCUSSION

Would your second meal be one that you could see yourself eating?

How many calories did you save?

What types of changes did you make to reduce calories?

How did different restaurants try to drive you to the more unhealthy choices?

MYPLATE

EATING ON A BUDGET

In groups of 3-4

You will have a budget of $20.00

Looking at the menus provided choose 3 meals that add up to a price less than $20.00.

Your goal is to stay under the 2000 calorie per day limit

DISCUSSION

Was it difficult to stay under $20.00 while still consuming 3 meals?

Was the 2000 calorie limit difficult to meet?

What was the BIGGEST challenge when developing the meal plan?

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