EXHIBITION

OUR LINES OF INQUIRY

LINES OF INQUIRY

• Preservatives and additives in our food
• Dangerous things lurking in our fast food
• What we can do to help people eat healthy

FOOD ADDITIVES

FOOD ADDITIVES

• Any of various chemical substances added to foods to produce specific desirable effects
• They have been used to preserve food and make them taste better
• Additives have been used for a long time

Emulsifier

• Emulsifier is one of the most common additives
• It is used as a thickener or a texturizer

FOOD COLORING

• Food coloring is used in pops and candies
• It is used to make things look good and taste good
• Food coloring is mostly added in processed food
• Processed food is food that goes through a factory

PRESERVATIVES

PRESERVATIVES

• There are a lot of preservatives in food
• Preservatives are bad chemical additives
• Preservatives stop the growth of mold
• They maintain freshness

FAST FOOD

DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN YOUR FAST FOOD?

• Many fast food restaurants use additives
• It makes their food look better and taste better
• These bad things can cause many symptoms

SOME OF THE ADDITIVES IN FAST FOOD

• MSG: a flavor enhancer that causes bad symptoms
• TBHQ: used in Taco Bell and causes nausea and vomiting

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SPECIAL TIP FOR FAST FOOD

• Order your french fries without salt
• The workers will have to make a new batch
• The old batches sit under lamps for days

TOP 5 MOST UNHEALTHY FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS

• McDonald's
• Taco Bell
• KFC
• Jack in the Box
• Arby's

EATING HEALTHY

The Fruit & Vegetable Rainbow

- You should eat fruits and veggies of every color

-Each color gives you different types of nutrients

PORTION SIZE

• Most kids need to eat 2,000 calories a day
• If you eat too much you may become overweight
• If you don't eat enough you may develop health problems

EAT THIS NOT THAT...

Panera Bread

Eat This:
Half Chicken Salad Sandwich on Whole Wheat

Not that!:
Panera Kids PB and J

Restaurant Grade:
B

Starbucks

Eat this:
Grande Tazo Green Shaken Iced Tea Lemonade

Not That!:
Grande White Hot Chocolate

Restaurant Grade:
C-

Subway

Eat this:
Roast Beef Sub

Not that!:
Tuna Mini Sub

Restaurant Grade:
A-

FIELD TRIP

WHOLE FOODS FIELD TRIP

• We interviewed a worker named Anthony
• We got a tour of the store
• He told us a lot about food

OUR ACTION

RECIPE HANDOUTS

• Reese made a gluten free handout
• Kayla made a healthy drink and dessert handout
• Kendall made a vegetarian handout
• Jacob made an "easy snacking" handout

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