Pure Food Kids

Workshop:

A Recipe for Healthful Eating

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Name___________ School_____________

Date_______________

Food Knowledge Quiz - Pre-Workshop Quiz

1. A picture of fruit on a label means the food contains fruit. (circle one) True False

2. What is a calorie? (circle the correct answer)a. A measurement of fatb. A measurement of energyc. A vitamind. Don’t know

3. About how many calories do you need in a day? (circle the correct answer)a. 1000 caloriesb. 3500 caloriesc. 2500 caloriesd. Depends on your activity levele. Don’t know

4. Ingredients on a food label are listed: (circle the correct answer)a. Randomly – in no special orderb. In order of least amount to greatest amount c. In order of greatest amount to least amountd. Don’t know

5. Draw a line between the food additive on the left to the category on the right to which it belongs.High Fructose Corn Syrup Preservative

Monosodium Glutamate Sweetener

F D & C Red #40 Flavor Enhancer

BHA/BHT Food Coloring

Let’s Be Food Detectives!

What are they Selling us?

Looking only at the front label of your packaged food,

Can your group find at least two things that make you think it’s healthy?

1. ____________________________________

2. ____________________________________

3. ____________________________________

Who do you think the manufacturer is trying to get to buy it?

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List at least two things that make your group want to buy it.

(Example: picture, prizes or other offers, looks like it would be healthy; the flavor, etc…)

1. ____________________________________

2. ____________________________________

3. ____________________________________

Nutrition Statement

Good Fats – we need themGood Fats – we need them• Unsaturated fats (Olive oil, flax, cold water fish)

• Mono-unsaturated (more)• Poly-unsaturated (less)

We need someWe need some• Saturated fats (Butter, peanut butter, red meats)

Bad Fats - we don’t need any!Bad Fats - we don’t need any!• Trans fats - Hydrogenated fats (margarine, shortening)

• Label can list 0 grams if <.5 grams per serving• Can lead to stroke and heart disease

Fats are vital!

Nutrition Statement

Ingredient List Comparison

Canned Chili Hearty Vegetable Chili

INGREDIENTS: Water, beef, textured vegetable protein (soy flour, caramel color), dehydrated onions, tomato paste, corn flour, spices, salt, wheat flour enriched with (niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, cornmeal, modified food starch, flavorings, monosodium glutamate, paprika, hydrolyzed soy protein, citric acid, extractives of paprika.

INGREDIENTS: Tomatoes, kidney beans, black beans, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, onion, corn, cilantro, garlic, chili powder, vegetable oil, oregano, cumin, salt, black pepper.

Look at the Nutrition Facts Statement to find the following: 

What is the serving size? ______________in grams____________

How many servings per container? __________________

Is it reasonable (really how much you eat or drink)? YES NO

How many grams of Trans Fat per serving? ____________

How many grams of sugar per serving? _______________

 Look at the Ingredient List to find the following:

 Is the ingredient list: LONG SHORT

Do you understand MOST (90%) of the words? YES NO

Does it have hydrogenated OR partially hydrogenated oil (TRANS FAT)? YES NO

Is there anything that makes you go…HUH?? Why did they put that in my food? YES NO

What is the first sweetener listed? _______________

What order in the list is the first sweetener listed? ____________

Does the flavor come from what you expected? YES NO

Is this food as healthful as you first thought? YES NO

Let’s Be Chefs!

•EVERYONE participates

•Wash your hands

•Don’t touch the trays until given the O.K.

Be clean!Follow the instructions

Knife and CookingSafety

Respect the “imaginary line” around the burner!

DON’T GOOF OFFDON’T GOOF OFF with the knives!

PLEASE clean up when finished

Team Recipe - Hearty Vegetable ChiliIngredients:1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil 1 cup whole-kernel corn (fresh or frozen)1 cup chopped onion 1 Tablespoons chili powder1 cup chopped green bell pepper 1 ½ teaspoons leaf oregano1 cup chopped red pepper ¾ teaspoon ground cumin4 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon sea salt28 oz. whole peeled tomatoes ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper1 can (15.25 oz.) kidney beans ½ bunch cilantro, chopped1 can (15.25 oz.) black beans (up to 1 c. Water if chili looks too thick)

Onion and Garlic Cut the ends of the onion, cut the onion in half and peel of papery outer layer. Separate 4 cloves of garlic from bulb. Smash the cloves with side of knife. Peel the papery skin off the four cloves.Chop the onion into small pieces. Mince (chop very small) the garlic.Measure 1 cup of onion, put into larger bowl. Put garlic onto smaller bowl.

Red Pepper and Spices Wash the red pepper.Quarter the pepper and remove the seeds. Throw way seeds. Chop red pepper into ½ inch pieces. Measure 1 cup of red pepper into larger bowl. Measure oregano and cumin, put into the small bowlPlease do not mix spice in with the peppers.

Green Pepper and SpicesWash green pepper.Halve the pepper and remove the seeds. Throw way seeds. Cut each half in half again. Chop green pepper into ½ inch pieces. Measure 1 cup of green pepper into larger bowl.Measure chili powder, salt, and pepper, place together in smaller bowl and stir. Please do not mix spice in with the peppers.

Beans and TomatoesOpen both cans of beans; take to sink with strainer and one bowl. Over sink, put into a strainer and rinse. Pour beans into a bowl. Rinse strainer.Open tomato can. Drain the tomatoes through strainer over other bowl. Save the tomato juice in the bowl. Pull the tomatoes out of the juices and chop them into bite sized pieces. Place tomato pieces in with the juices in bowl.

Cilantro and CornWash cilantro. Pat the cilantro dry between some paper towels. If it is too wet, it will stick to the knife.Pick cilantro leaves off of stems and place leaves on cutting board. Throw stems away.Coarsely chop cilantro leaves into small pieces. Place in small bowl.Using safety scissors, cut corner off of corn bag and measure 1 cup of corn, place in separate small bowl.

What are food additives?

Why are food additivesadded to packaged goods?

Are all food additives bad?

Food Additives

Artificial Colors

Hydrogenated Oils (Trans Fats)

Hydrolyzed ProteinsArtificial

Sweeteners

High Fructose Corn Syrup

Sulfur DioxideSodium Benzoate

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)Sulfites

Calcium Disodium (EDTA) Nitrates & Nitrit

es

What are sweeteners?•High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Honey•Artificial Sweeteners - Splenda (Surcalose), Nutrasweet (Aspartame) •Anything that ends in “ose” (rhymes with gross!) - Dextrose, Sucrose, Lactose,

Why are they bad and what can they do to me?

•Artificial Sweeteners linked to cancer and kidney problems

•Heavily processed sweeteners with no nutritive value is linked to:

•Obesity•Type II Diabetes

Sweeteners

What?

Natural Flavors, Artificial FlavorsWaxes, Esters, Monosodium Glutamate (MSG),

any Hydrolyzed Protein, Hydrogenated Oils

Why are they badand what can they do to me?

•Natural Gas is the major source of “Artificial Flavor”•MSG is very addicting and may cause headaches, rapid

heart beat, flushing and numbness•Hydrogenated Oils are Trans-fats

Flavor and Texture

Enhancers

PreservativesWhat?

Stuff like Ascorbic Acid, BHA, BHT, TBHQ, Benzoates,

Sodium Nitrite and Nitrates

Why are they badand what can they do to me?

•Some are derived from nature, but usually come from man-made chemicals

•Many have been linked to cancer and other diseases

What?

Things like Red #40,Blue Lake #1, Yellow #5

Where do they come from?

All FD & C colors are made from

Petroleum or coal tarSome made from seeds,

vegetables or bugs

Food Coloring

What?

Stuff like Riboflavin, Thiamine,Folic Acid, Phosphorous, Vitamin C

and Vitamin B1

Where do they come from?

Some are derived from nature,but usually come from man-made chemicals

Nutritional Supplements

Food Additives

What’s really in There?Find up to two Sweeteners

1. _______________________________________

2. _______________________________________

How many total Sweeteners found? ____ None found ___

2. Find up to two Flavor or Texture Enhancers

1. _______________________________________

2. _______________________________________ None found ___

3. Find up to two Preservatives

1. _______________________________________

2. _______________________________________ None found ___

4. Find up to two Food Colorings

1. _______________________________________

2. _______________________________________ None found ___

5. Find up to two Nutritional Supplements

1. _______________________________________

2. _______________________________________ None found ___

Name_____________________ School__________________ Date__________________

Food Knowledge Quiz

Post-Workshop1. True or False: A picture of fruit on a label means the food contains fruit. (circle one) True False

2. What is a calorie? (circle the correct answer)a. A measurement of fatb. A measurement of energyc. A vitamind. Don’t know

3. About how many calories do you need in a day? (circle the correct answer)a. 1000 caloriesb. 3500 caloriesc. 2500 caloriesd. Depends on your activity levele. Don’t know

4. Ingredients on a food label are listed: (circle the correct answer)a. Randomly – in no special orderb. In order of least amount to greatest amount c. In order of greatest amount to least amountd. Don’t know

5. Draw a line between the food additive on the left to the category on the right to which it belongs.

High Fructose Corn Syrup Preservative

Monosodium Glutamate Sweetener

F D & C Red #40 Flavor Enhancer

BHA/BHT Food Coloring

6. Do you feel like you learned something in this class? (circle one) I didn’t learn much I learned a lot1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

7. How would you rate this class? (circle one)

I didn’t’ like the class I really liked the class1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

What Did We Learn Today?