SnackAttack

What kind of snack should I have? Oh man… I’m hungry! What kind of snack should I have? To set the context

The Big Food Survey lists a bunch of snacks: The Big Food Survey asks how many snacks you eat over one day, as well as whether you skip your breakfast, lunch or evening meal. How often do you snack? When did you last skip a meal? Were you eating snacks before/after? Why do you think the survey writers chose these snacks? Are there snacks you think would fit better on the survey for people your age? As a class, decide what Top 10 popular snacks you would feature on a survey like this. Ask student pairs to discuss questions 1 to 4. Then discuss number 5 as a class.

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So… is there a ‘best’ snack? What are the two 'best' and 'worst' snacks on the Big Food Survey list? Check the facts - we have the following information to help you: Nutrition Info gives the science lowdown on Sugar, Fat, Protein, Salt and more. Food Stats 1 has six different snacks to compare. Too easy? Food Stats 2 has an extra five snacks to compare! Challenge time! Make a phone-recorded video aimed at 13-14 year olds, telling them the benefits of the best snacks and what’s wrong with the worst ones. Show your video to another group: What do they like? How could you improve it? This is the ‘big question’ for the lesson, with further instructions for the class.

Nutrition Information Fats give you energy. Too much can cause obesity. Try to eat no more than 70 g of fat in a day. If you are still growing, you may need more energy than an adult. A typical 13-year old boy needs 10,100 kJ/day A typical 13-year old girl needs 9,300 kJ/day. Fibre helps your digestive system to work well. It also helps to prevent heart disease and diabetes. You need around 25 g each day. You need protein to grow, and to repair damage to your body. You need up to 50 g of protein each day. You need vitamins and minerals to keep healthy. Many UK teenagers are short of vitamin A, as well as iron and calcium. Sugar provides energy, but it’s not vital. Too much causes obesity and tooth decay, so eat less than 30 g/day. Student sheet, to be printed out, one for each group. You need about 1 g of salt every day. But too much increases blood pressure, causing heart attacks. Eat no more than 6 g a day.

Food Stats: 1 Apple per apple (150 g) energy 320 kJ fat 0.3 g sugars protein 0.4 g fibre 4 g salt vitamin C 7 mg iron 0.2 mg White bread and butter Per slice (50g) energy 600 kJ fat 9 g sugars 2 g protein 4 g fibre 1 g salt 0.6 g Chocolate snack per bar (50 g) energy 1090 kJ fat 10 g sugars 35 g protein 3 g fibre 1 g salt 0.5 g Crisps per bag (33 g) energy 710 kJ fat 10 g sugars 0.1 g protein 2 g fibre 1.4 g salt 0.5 g Gummy sweets 1 small bag (17 sweets, 39 g) energy 590 kJ fat 0 g sugars 33 g protein 2 g fibre salt Carrot per 100 g carrot energy 170 kJ fat 0.2 g sugars 5 g protein 1 g fibre 3 g salt vitamin C 6 mg iron 0.3 mg Student sheet, to be printed out, one for every group of students.

Food Stats: 2 Chips with salt 100g energy 854 kJ fat 13 g sugars 1 g protein 4 g fibre 3 g salt vitamin C 11 mg Spaghetti hoops half can (200 g) energy 450 kJ fat 0.6 g sugars 8 g protein 3 g fibre 1 g salt 0.7 g iron 4 mg Cereal and milk 1 bowl with milk (30 g of cornflakes) energy 720 kJ fat 3 g sugars 9 g protein 6 g fibre 1 g salt 0.5 g iron 10 mg calcium 240 mg Fruit yoghurt 1 pot (100 g) energy 463 kJ fat 3 g sugars 17 g protein 4 g fibre 0.3 g salt calcium 140 mg Biscuits Per biscuit (15 g) energy 284 kJ fat 3 g sugars protein 1 g fibre 0.5 g salt 0.2 g Student sheet, to be printed out in addition to Food Stats 1 for higher attaining students, so they have 11 snacks to consider.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Film storyboard NOTES for our film Benefits of best snacks: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Best snacks _____________ 3 Worst snacks _____________ 4 What’s wrong with the worst snacks: __________________________________ __________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 5 6 Students can use a print out of this to plan their videos. How we will use real sugar, salt, and oil or lard, to show how much of these are in the worst snacks. 7 One teaspoon of sugar = 4 g One teaspoon of salt = 6 g One teaspoon of lard (fat) or oil = 5 g