Group Activity Tracks Sugar Intake Over 5 Days

On the 26th day of February 2021, Professor Enalyn Domingo gave the 2nd group
activity in Science, Technology, and Society which is about the amount of sugar level that the
body takes in a day and the students need to do it by listing the foods that they eat each day for
five days (March 1 to March 5). Before starting the group meeting with our groupmates, Ma’am
Domingo instructed us to have a different leader, secretary, and presenter and she also explains
what we need to do to complete this activity. She explains everything including how can we have
effective communication with my groupmates. After we listened to what she has said, we
immediately switch the meeting from general to our group’s respective channel for us to discuss
and collaborate. Most of us attend the said group meeting.
In that meeting, we assigned Adrian Samonte as our group leader, Daphne Reyes as
secretary, and Angelyn Santiago as the presenter of this activity. This activity will be presented
by Angelyn on March 12, 2021, to the class for only 7 minutes. In collecting the data of the food
and sugar that we take each day for five days; we use Messenger as our communication channel.
We agreed that we will send the list of the foods that we eat each day, and we will send some
pictures to ensure that we are not cheating. When the meeting ends, we repeated the said topics
in our group chat to make sure that we are all agreed and to inform our members who failed to
join the meeting in Microsoft Teams.
When March 1 finally came, we send our list of food intakes individually and some also
send pictures. From March 1 to March 5 each of us sends our meal for that day and we were so
happy that no one failed to comply. See tables below to see the food intake of the group 6
individually each day and the amount of sugar that their food has.
 ADRIAN SAMONTE
MONDAY Total amount of sugar in
grams
Breakfast Fried Rice (0.1g) 0.5 grams
Hotdog (0g)
Egg (0.4g)
Lunch Fried Fish (0g) 0.1 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Dinner Rice (0.1g) 0.1grams
Mackerel (0g)
Snacks Softdrinks - Can (39g) 45 grams
Bread (6g)
TOTAL 45.7 grams
TUESDAY Total amount of sugar in

grams
Breakfast Rice (0.1g) 14.1 grams
Tocino - 1 serving (14g)
Lunch Rice (0.1) 0.1 grams
Fried Chicken (0g)
Dinner Rice (0.1g) 0.1 grams
Fried Chicken (0g)
Mackerel (0g)
Snacks Softdrinks - 1 cup (11g) 11 grams
TOTAL 25.21 grams
WEDNESDAY Total amount of sugar in

grams
Breakfast Spam (1g) 1.5 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Egg (0.4g)
Lunch Sinigang (1g) 1.1 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Dinner Spaghetti (0.6g) 39.6 grams
Softdrinks (39g)
TOTAL 42.2 grams
THURSDAY Total amount of sugar in

grams
Breakfast Spaghetti (0.6g) 0.6 grams
Lunch Grilled Chicken (0.1g) 0.7 grams
Rice (0.6g)
Dinner Hotdog (0g) 0.1 grams
Rice (0.1g)
TOTAL 1.4 grams
FRIDAY Total amount of sugar in

grams
Ham (0g)
Egg (0.4g)
Lunch Chicharon Camiling (0g) 0.1 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Dinner Fried Chicken (0g) 0.1 grams
Rice (0.1g)
TOTAL 0.7 grams
 JOSHWELL SALTA
grams
Breakfast Coffee (0g) 5 grams
Bread (5g)
Lunch Rice - 2 cups (0.2g) 0.2 grams
Fried Tilapia (0g)
Dinner Rice - 2 cups (0.2g) 14.2 grams
Tocino (14g)
TOTAL 19.4 grams
grams
Tocino (14g)
Coffee (0g)
Adobo (0.1g)
Coke (39g)
Sardines (0g)
TOTAL 53.5 grams

grams
Breakfast Coffee (0g) 0.1 grams
Rice - 1 cup (0.1)
Hotdog - 2 pcs (0g)
Kaldereta (8g)
Kaldereta (8g)
TOTAL 16.5 grams

grams
Breakfast Rice - 1 cup (0.1g) 0.5 grams
Fried Egg (0.4g)
Fried Chicken (0g)
Pork Sisig (5g)
TOTAL 5.9 grams

grams
Breakfast Milo (1g) 3 grams
Pancit Palabok (2g)
Lunch Rice - 2 cups (0.2) 0.2 grams
Sinigang Bangus (0g)
Pork Barbecue (2g)
TOTAL 5.4 grams
 ANGELYN SANTIAGO
grams
Breakfast Fried Rice (0.8g) 13.6 grams
Hotdog (0g)
Milo - 4g added (12.8g)
Longganisa - 4 pcs (20g)
Sardines’ w/ papaya (0.2g)
Milk (10.9g)
TOTAL 45 grams

grams
Breakfast None 0 grams
Hotdog - 2 pcs (0g)
Kikiam - 3pcs (1.5g)
Fried Tilapia - half (1.5g)
Milk (10.9g)
TOTAL 14.3 grams

grams
Breakfast Rice - 1 and a half (0.15g) 0.15 grams
Cornbeef - 2 tbsp (0g)
Lunch Rice (0.1g) 0.38 grams
Mini bowl of vegetable (0g)
Scrambled egg - half piece
(0.28g)
Adobo (6.2g)
TOTAL 6.93 grams

grams
Breakfast Milk (10.9g) 10.9 grams
Eggplant omelette (0g)
Smoked Fish (0g)
Fried Chicken neck - 2pcs
(0g)
TOTAL 11.1 grams
grams
Breakfast Milo (10.9g) 10.9 grams
Lunch None 0 grams
Pakbet - 3 tbsp (5.4g)
TOTAL 16.4 grams
 JOSH EMMANUEL SALVADOR

grams
Ampalaya w/ egg (1g)
Longganisa - 1 pc (5g)
Lunch Balatong - 1 cup (7g) 7.1 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Dinner Rice - 1 and a half cup 12.15 grams
(0.15g)
Sisig - 1 serving (5g)
Balatong - 1 cup (7g)
Snacks Urdu cake - 1 slice (31g) 31 grams
TOTAL 56.35 grams

grams
Scrambled egg (1.4g)
Hotdog (0.4g)
Adobong atay balunbalunan
(1g)
Dinner Rice - 1 and a half cup 3.15 grams
(0.15g)
Fried Tilapia (3g)
Snacks Boba milktea (36g) 36 grams
TOTAL 42.15 grams

grams
Tocino (14g)
KFC Chicken (1g)
Iced Tea (8g)
Lechon manok (0.06g)
TOTAL 23.36 grams

grams
Adobo (2.75g)
Century tuna (0g)
Snacks Nutella Bread (21g) 21 grams
TOTAL 23.95 grams

grams
Burger patties (0.2g)
Scrambled egg (1.4g)
Lunch Chicken noodles (14g) 14 grams
Lomi (2g)
Grilled Bangus (0g)
TOTAL 17.8 grams
 DAPHNE CHLOE REYES

grams
Breakfast Ham (0g) 0.1 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Lunch Nuggets (0g) 14.1 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Ice candy (14g)
Dinner Pancit Canton (0.9g) 0.9 grams
TOTAL 15.1 grams

grams
Breakfast Egg (0.4) 0.5 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Hotdog (0g)
Lunch Sarsiadong Bangus (0g) 0.1 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Dinner Siomai (0g) 0 grams
TOTAL 0.6 grams
grams
Breakfast Fried Bangus (0g) 0.6 grams
Burger patties (0.2g)
Egg (0.4g)
Lunch Noodles (0.4g) 0.5 grams
Chicken Barbecue (0.1g)
Dinner Garlic Pepper Steak (4g) 13.6 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Buko Ice Candy (9.5g)
TOTAL 14.7 grams

grams
Breakfast Chicken Fillet (0g) 0.1 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Lunch Beef patties (0.2g) 0.3 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Dinner Ham (0g) 0.1 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Snacks Buko Ice Candy (9.5g) 9.5 grams
TOTAL 10 grams

grams
Breakfast Menudo (4g) 4.1 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Lunch Pancit (1g) 1 gram
Dinner Egg - 2 (0.8g) 0.9 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Hotdog (0g)
TOTAL 6 grams
 CHARLE DENZEL REYES

grams
Cabbage with meat (1g)
Dinner Rice - half cup (0.05g) 0.05 grams
Hotdogs - 3 pcs (0g)
Snacks Bread w/ sugar (2g) 2 grams
TOTAL 3.15 grams
grams
Lunch Pork Sisig -3 tbsp (1.5g) 1.6 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Dinner Beef Caldereta (3g) 3.05 grams
Rice - half cup (0.05)
Snacks Siopao (2g) 2 grams
TOTAL 6.65 grams

grams
Breakfast Macaroni and Cheese (2g) 3 grams
Coffee (1g)
Lunch Rice (0.1) 3.1 grams
Grilled Squid (1g)
Mango Shake (2g)
Dinner Fried Fish (0g) 0.5 grams
Rice - half cup (0.5g)
Snacks Bread (0.5g) 0.5 grams
TOTAL 7.1 grams

grams
Breakfast Pancake (2g) 3 grams
Coffee (1g)
Lunch Ampalaya (0g) 0.1 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Dinner Chicken (0g) 0.05 grams
Snacks Bread (3g) 3 grams
TOTAL 6.15 grams

grams
Breakfast None
Lunch Beefsteak (2g) 2.1 grams
Rice (0.1g)
Dinner Shabu-Shabu (1g) 1.5 grams
Snacks Mango Shake (5g) 5 grams
TOTAL 8.6 grams
In this part, you can see the summary of the total sugar intake of each member for March
1 to 5 and each of them were asked to answer these three questions: (1) Do you have an eating
patter? (2) Do you consider the foods you eat are healthy? And lastly, (3) Why it is important to
know the sugar content of a specific food or dish?
The person who sent his answers was Adrian Samonte and he said that “I do not have an
eating pattern, because I rarely eat too much, I eat a small amount of food every time. And yes, I
considered the foods that I eat as healthy foods because I do not always eat fatty or high in
cholesterol meals. It is important that we must know the sugar content of that specific food
because as per me my grandfather has diabetes and they said that his type of diabetes is genetic,
or it can be passed down so I intend in staying away from too much sugar so I will not any
complications.”
Second was Charle Reyes, “I don’t follow any patterns when eating because the food i eat
depends on how hungry I am and depends on the food being serve, I considered these foods
healthy it simply because, these foods give me a lot of energy when I’m doing something and not
being sick when being exhausted. For my opinion, knowing the sugar content of the food we eat
allows us to be conscious and we can avoid eating too much sugar that can reach body's
maximum capacity, that can lead to some complications to our internal organs.”
Third was Angelyn Santiago, “I have no eating pattern because I don't have the power to
choose what food they going to cook. If what food, they served we must eat it. Every dish they
cook for us is I considered healthy because my grandmother balances the vegetable against the
meat. She does not like us to eat meat often because it may lead to some diseases.
In other case, it is important to know the Sugar content of the food we take because too much
sugar in take my lead to a common disease which is diabetes.”
Fourth was Josh Salvador, “Yes I have an eating pattern and only limit myself to take
1800 calories per day. even though I have an eating pattern I guess the food that I eat is not
healthy Because I am just new at the eating pattern I do and there are times that I eat too much
and forget that I need to limit myself. lastly it is important to know the sugar content of a food
because too much sugar can cause obesity, or it can lead to a disease. also, our family have
history of Diabetes and my Father have diabetes, and they say that diabetes can be passed down
thru generation by generation of a family. that's why it is important so that we can limit it avoid
disease.”
Fifth was Daphne Reyes, “I do not have an eating pattern because I eat whenever I want,
and I do not monitor my time of eating. Most of are foods here are processed foods from frozen
goods to the canned ones, sometimes we forget to eat fruits and vegetables because we do not
like those as much as we like meat. The problem is that we consumed a lot of oil because when
we are lazy, we just fried the meats and we just consumed a little number of vegetables. If
someone asks me if my foods that I eat are healthy then I would probably say know because the
amounts of the proteins, carbs, etc. is not balanced. We must know the sugar content of the food
that we eat because we need to know that having excess sugar in our body can cause a range of
conditions, including diabetes and heart disease.
Lastly, the answer of Joshwell Salta was, " No, because sometimes I ate a lot sometimes
not. I think the food I eat is healthy because even though I do not have an eating pattern I still
monitor the foods which are good for me and not. It is important to know the sugar content of
each food because too much sugar can lead to diabetes and other health risks."
To add some information, Carbohydrates comprising sugars and starches are broken
down within the body into glucose. Sugars are a critical source of energy with glucose being the
foremost vital for the body. The brain requires around 130 grams of sugar (glucose) per day to
keep working. Glucose can be found in a run of nourishments counting natural products,
vegetables, and honey.
The distinctive sugars are broken down and utilized in completely different ways, but the
body does not distinguish between sugars utilized in fabricating or within the kitchen, and those
sugars found in natural products and vegetables. In case, sucrose in an apple is broken down
within the same way as the sucrose in your sugar bowl. Be that as it may, the rate at which the
sugar (sucrose) is retained can change depending on the off chance that the source could be a
strong or fluid nourishment, for case in an apple or apple juice.
The World Health Organization prescribes that grown-ups and children decrease their
everyday intake of free sugars to less than 10% of their add-up to vitality admissions. It prompts
that an assist diminishment to underneath 5% or generally 25 grams (6 teaspoons) per day would
give extra health benefits.
These tables will present the total amount of sugar in grams and the total amount of
sugar in teaspoons. Below the table you will see their observations and the comparison between
the average daily sugar intake and to the recommended daily sugar intake for adult men/women.
ADRIAN SAMONTE Total amount of sugar in Total amount of sugar in

grams teaspoons
Monday 45.7 grams 10.968 tsp
Tuesday 25.21 grams 6.0504 tsp
Wednesday 42.2 grams 10.128 tsp
Thursday 1.4 grams 0.336 tsp
Friday 0.7 grams 0.168 tsp
AVERAGE daily sugar 23.042 grams 5.53008 tsp
intake
Adrian Samonte stated that, “If I will compare the sugar intake of the food, I ate to the
sugar intake recommended for adults, my sugar intake on other days like on my Monday where I
drank too much soft drinks and too little like Friday where my sugar intake didn't even make 1
teaspoon of sugar all day. So, to sum it all up my sugar intake for 5 days straight is somewhat on
the below average for the American Heart Association which has a standard of 9 teaspoon of
sugar per day.”
JOSHWELL SALTA Total amount of sugar in Total amount of sugar in

grams teaspoons
intake
Joshwell Salta said that "After I compared my sugar intake in five days with the
maximum amount of added sugar base on the AHA, I think that my sugar intake in five days is
below the average of the recommended added sugar for adults."
ANGELYN SANTIAGO Total amount of sugar in Total amount of sugar in

grams teaspoons
Monday 45 grams 10.8 tsp
intake
For Angelyn Santiago, she said that “After monitoring my sugar intake in five days, I was
able to notice that I exceed the recommended daily sugar intake by American Heart Association
(AHA) on the First day because of Milo I drunk and the 4 longganisa I ate which contains large
amount of Sugar. But the four following days I only have half of the recommended daily sugar
intake because somewhat I skipped my meal twice, 1 breakfast and 1 lunch. In conclusion, the
average daily sugar I take was below the recommended daily sugar intake according to American
heart association.”
JOSH SALVADOR Total amount of sugar in Total amount of sugar in

grams teaspoons
intake
Josh Salvador said that, "After 1 week I noticed that I exceed the recommended daily
sugar intake at Monday and Tuesday. I exceeded the daily sugar intake because of the snacks or
the desserts I eat. Because I eat very sweet food after eating and if I want to take, I snack I want a
sweet snack, that’s why I exceeded the daily sugar intake. Wednesday to Friday I didn’t
exceeded because there is no snack or dessert available that time and it is good because it lessens
the sugar I take. in conclusion I need to be careful at the snack or dessert I eat because it has a
big impact on my health that may result to a bad effect.”
DAPHNE REYES Total amount of sugar in Total amount of sugar in

grams teaspoons
Thursday 10 grams 2.4 tsp
Friday 6 grams 1.44 tsp
intake
Daphne Reyes came up to the statement that “In comparison to the total amount of
daily sugar that I take and to the suggested amount of sugar that the American Heart Association
(AHA) specified my average daily sugar intake was 9.28 grams and if converted to teaspoons it
is 2.2272 which is so much lower than the maximum amount of sugar in teaspoons (6 teaspoons).
I did not expect to have this amount of sugar because I never monitor the foods that I eat if they
have too much sugar or not but as I listing the foods that I've eaten that day I realize that my
sugar intake is good and this can benefit me a lot. My sugar intake can save me from having
diseases like diabetes and some other diseases that can cause heart risks."
CHARLE REYES Total amount of sugar in Total amount of sugar in

grams teaspoons
intake
Lastly, Charle Reyes compared his totality of data he came up to an the answer of "The
AHA suggests that we should have a standard or limits when it comes to taking a sugar, like the
added-sugar limit of no more than 150 calories per day, 150 calories when converted in
teaspoons it is 9 teaspoons and in grams, it’s 37.5 grams of sugar per day, as for my data, my
average sugar intake is 1.5192 teaspoons per day, so according to my data I meet the limit of
sugar a person should take in a day which is 6 teaspoons."
After observing the tables above, we can see that the group's highest sugar intake takes
place on Monday the start of the said activity. We think that the reason why Monday has the
highest sugar intake of the majority because it is the start of the long weekdays which we can
encounter different things, so the people tends to stress eat that serves as the a coping mechanism
of the body opposing the Friday which have a lowest sugar intake.
On the other hand, as we can see some of the group member’s daily sugar intake
surpassed the recommended sugar intake proposed by the American Heart Association which is
for Men: 150 calories per day (37.5 grams or 9 teaspoons) and Women: 100 calories per day (25
grams or 6 teaspoons). So in conclusion, the group’s daily sugar intake for the week is balanced
due to some days their sugar intake is way below the recommended amount.
Leader: Adrian Samonte

Secretary: Daphne Chloe B. Reyes
Presenter: Angelyn R. Santiago
Members: Charle Denzel Reyes
Josh Emmanuel Salvador
Joshwell Salta

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 JOSH EMMANUEL SALVADOR

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 DAPHNE CHLOE REYES

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 CHARLE DENZEL REYES

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Leader: Adrian Samonte

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