Compounds in my

foods
Michaela, Katie, Miriam,
Adrienne, Carly
Warm up- Katie
1. Why does a fresh apple float and the apple pie sink?
Think, Pair, Share
Vocabulary
1. Mixture:
a. Are two or more elements or compounds that are blended without combining chemically
2. Compounds
a. Is two or more elements that are chemically combined

What are some examples?

What to do next and Questions
1. We will need to know about sugar, salt, and fat
2. Is there sugar, salt, and fat in our favorite snacks and drinks?
3. How does the amount of sugar, salt, compared to our favorite snacks and
drinks
4. Could I be getting too much sugar, salt, or fat from my favorite snack and
drinks

Get into two teams

What do you know about Carbohydrates?
 ● Carbohydrates include sugars and starches as
well as breads as most people know.
● Important source of energy.
● Sugars are a simple type of Carbohydrate that
provide quick energy, but also end in a “crash”
feeling.
● Starches are made of many simple sugars
connected together.
● Sugars occur naturally in many
types of foods like fruit and milk,
but it can also be added to many
foods like cereals and desserts.
● When the body doesn’t use sugar
for energy, it is stored as fat.
That is why it should be eaten in
moderation.
● Who in the class has a snack
item with the most grams of
sugar per serving?
What do you know about Salt?
 ● NaCl - Sodium Chloride
● Food Labels list the amount of sodium that is
in food.
● Sodium is an essential nutrient.
● However, nearly all Americans consume WAY
more sodium than they need.
● The most salt is in processed foods. This is
used to preserve food and make it taste
better.

● Too much salt can raise blood

pressure.
● It is important to keep blood pressure
in the normal range, because it
reduces the risk of heart disease, heart
and kidney failure, and stroke.
● Who in the class has a snack item with
the most grams of salt per serving?
What do you know about Fats?
 ● Source for Long-Lasting Energy.
● Helps to carry vitamins throughout the body,
protects vital organs, and keeps the body warm.
● Unsaturated vs. Saturated vs. Trans Fats.
● Saturated Fats include: butter, cream, cheese,
meats, poultry, and solid vegetable oils like
coconut oil.
● Unsaturated Fats include: vegetable oils, nuts,
olives, avocados, and fatty fish like salmon.

● Trans Fats is made when food

manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable
oil - hydrogenation (hydrogenated oils).
● Eating too many foods high in fat can lead
to obesity, high cholesterol, and heart
disease.
● Who in the class has a snack item with the
most grams of fat per serving?
 Salt
Do you know how Sugar
much you need of... And

Fat?
 Recommended
Daily Amounts to Oil- 5 teaspoons

Take Salt- teaspoon

Sugar/Fat- 9 or 10 teaspoons
Can have more, but not
on a daily basis
 What can
What could be
you apply to
the
your own
consequences?
habits?
Stay healthy:)