Whole (“REAL”) Food versus

Processed Food

Topic: Whole vs. Processed Food

Objectives:

Compare whole (“real”) foods to processed foods

Identify whole and processed foods in your diet

Identify how a diet high in processed foods affects energy balance, weight, and risk of chronic disease

Do Now:

1. What is the difference between a potato and potato chips?

Whole vs. Processed Food

In your notebook, create the following T-chart and write anything you know about whole and processed foods:

Whole Foods Processed Food

What is the difference between a whole food and a

processed food?Whole Food

Food has not been changed in any way.

Processed Food

Food has been changed (processed) in some way.

What is the processed version of:

What is the processed version of:

What is the processed version of:

What is the processed version of:

Identifying whole food and processed food

In your T-chart, list at least five foods that you think are whole and five foods that you

think are processed.

What is the difference between a whole food and a

processed food?1. Let’s look at the ingredients in the banana chips:

1. Bananas

2. Coconut oil

3. Cane Sugar

4. Natural Banana FlavorWhat has been added to the banana?

How does this change the caloric value of the food?

One Medium Banana

126 g banana = 110 calories126 g banana chips = ____ calories

28 g = 126 g

150 cal. X cal. X = ____ calories

675

What is the difference between a whole food and a

processed food?

2. What is the difference between the whole banana and the processed banana chips?

What is the difference between a whole food and a

processed food?

3. If a person ate mostly the processed version of food, how would the following be affected?

- Energy balance

- Weight

- Risk of chronic diseases

Activity: 24 Hr Recall1. In your notebook, record all of the foods that you ate yesterday in the following format:

Breakfast:

Lunch:

Snacks:

Dinner:

Activity: 24 Hr Recall2. Circle all the foods that you think are processed foods.

3. Underline any foods that are whole food.

4. Add up the whole foods and then the processed foods that you ate yesterday.

SummarizeFrom what you learned today, write a paragraph identifying the differences between whole and processed foods. Connect these differences to energy

balance, weight, and risk of disease.

HomeworkWhole and Processed Food Scavenger Hunt!

Go through your cabinets and refrigerator at home. Make a chart identifying all of the whole foods and processed foods that you can find.

Bring your list to class on Monday.

What’s to Come in Unit 2:

The Healthy Food Equation

1. Whole Fruits and Vegetables

+

2. Whole Carbohydrates

+

3. Healthy Fats

+

4. Lean Proteins

= A healthy meal that will fill you up!