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Fast Food
Healthy or Horrible?
Project Sponsors
• School District of Philadelphia
• Nutrition Center, Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology Drexel University
• USDA project funded through the Food Stamp Program
Funded by the PENNSYLVANIA NUTRITION EDUCATION TRACKS, a part of USDA’s Food Stamp Program. To find out how the Food Stamp Program can help you buy healthy foods,
contact the PA Department of Public Welfare’s tool-free helpline at 800-692-7462. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Pop Quiz: Which meal has the least amount of fat?
#1 Quarter pound burger with cheese, large fries and diet soda
#2 Crispy chicken salad with 2 oz of creamy Caesar dressing and regular soda
#3 Taco Salad and bottled water
54 grams
34 grams
48 grams
What are today’s topics ??
Fast Food Healthy choices
Energy balance Portion size
vs
Survey:
• How many of you eat fast food?• What are your favorite fast food
restaurants?• How often do you eat fast food?• What is your favorite fast food choice?• Do you think fast food is healthy or
unhealthy?– Why???
Fast Food Facts
• Americans spend a lot of money on fast food (and that amount is increasing)!– On French fries:
• 1970: $6 billion• 2000: $110 billion
• We eat out often!– Average American
dines out 198 times a year• How many times a
week is this??• Do you dine out
more often or less often than this?
20 Years Ago
Today
How many calories are in today’s order of fries?
Adapted from http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/keep.htm
Fast Food Facts: Portion Sizes
210 Calories
2.4 ounces
French Fries
20 Years Ago
Today
Adapted from http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/keep.htm
610 Calories
6.9 ounces
Calorie Difference: 400 Calories
210 Calories
2.4 ounces
more than 200
calories per day
weight gain
weight gain
increase in per capita consumptionSource:Nestle, 2002
Americans are eating more
You do the math
• On average, Americans are eating an extra 200 calories every day
200 calories x days in 1 year = extra calories per year
• 1 pound = 3500 calories
73,000 calories per year 3500 calories per pound =
pounds of weight gain in 1 year
• Be more physically active– If you eat the extra 200 calories each day,
burn them off!
• Control your food intake– Cut out some things in your daily diet– Eat smaller portions
Avoiding the 20 pound gain
• 1 chocolate cream filled
cupcake
• 20 peanut M&Ms
• 5 chicken nuggets
• 1 large chocolate chip cookie
• Fast food medium soda
How long will you have to walk leisurely in order to burn those extra 400
calories?*
*Based on 160-pound person
Maintaining a Healthy Weight is a Balancing ActCalories In = Calories Out
Adapted from http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/keep.htm
*Based on 160-pound person
If you walk leisurely for 1 hour and 10 minutes
you will burn approximately 400 calories.*
Calories In = Calories Out
Adapted from http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/keep.htm
So…what is the problem with eating too much fast food?
Think about your future health!
– Fast food contains a lot of fat, calories, and
sodium− Can lead to weight gain and high blood pressure– These health problems can lead to chronic diseases
• Diabetes• Heart Disease• Stroke• Some cancers
“To eat or not to eat”…that is the question!
• It is possible to enjoy fast foods and stay healthy
- Eat them less often
- Make wiser choices
• What are the best choices??
Activity: Where’s the Fat?
Remember the Healthy Hints:
• Choose vegetable topped pizza - skip fatty meat toppings
• Choose grilled chicken - skip fried foods
• Choose smaller portions - skip “super size”
• Other good choices: baked potato, side salads, bean burritos, frozen yogurt
•What other Healthy Hints can you think of?
Fast Food
Before:
What you might choose:
• Quarter Pound Burger w/Cheese
• Large Fries• Large Milkshake
0
10
20
30
40
Quarter
Pounder
w/cheese
Large Fries 21oz.
Milkshake
Grams of Fat
Totals:
1770
Grams of Fat =
68
Calories =
Grams of Fat
Fast Food Make-Over:
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Q. Pounder vs.
Chx McGrill
L. Fries vs.
S. Fries
Milkshake vs.
Water
Before
After
After: Grilled Chicken Sandwich,Small Fries and Water
Totals:
Calories = Grams of Fat =
630
27
Grams of Fat
CHICKEN STIR FRY
20 Years Ago Today
435 calories 2 cups
How many calories are in today’s chicken stir fry?
Adapted from http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/keep.htm
CHICKEN STIR FRY
20 Years Ago Today
435 calories 2 cups
865 calories4 ½ cups
Calorie Difference: 430 calories
Adapted from http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/keep.htm
20 Years Ago
Today
333 calories How many calories are in today’s cheeseburger?
Adapted from http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/keep.htm
CHEESEBURGER
Calorie Difference: 257 calories
590 calories
CHEESEBURGER20 Years
AgoToday
333 calories
Adapted from http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/keep.htm