Eat This, Not That Having Fun With Nutrition Education

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Eat This, Not ThatHaving Fun With Nutrition
Education

• Bill Hyman
• Sam Houston State University

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Eat This, Not That

• David Zinczenko, Editor-in-Chief
• Mens Health Magazine
• 22 weeks in Top 150 Best Selling Books

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FOOD SWAPS

• The book offers ideas for substituting, or
  swapping, high calorie, high fat, non-nutrient
  dense restaurant entrees and supermarket choices
  for options that are nutrient dense and lower in
  fat and calories.

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Teaching Idea Order This, Not That

• Have students create a list of popular lunch
  choices from the school cafeteria.
• Provide Nutritive Value of Foods Chart (USDA,
  2002) or internet access to nutritional
  information of the items listed from the
  cafeteria.
• Compare and contrast items based on
• Fat, calories, cholesterol, fiber, sodium, sugar

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Compare Food Label Information
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Vending Machine vs. Lunch Line
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Healthy Food Swap?
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French Fries vs. Salad
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Teaching Idea Add This, Not That

• Have students locate a recipe for a favorite food
  recipe may come from home or internet search.
• Analyze ingredients and make suggestions for
  healthier substitutions.
• Helpful websites
• http//www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/he
  althieryou/html/tips_healthy_subs.html
• www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-recipes/NU00585

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Recipe Questions

• What ingredients contribute the largest number of
  calories to the recipe?
• The greatest amount of fat?
• The greatest amount of saturated fat?
• The most cholesterol?
• The most simple sugars (empty calories)?
• Which is the best source of fiber?

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Healthy Recipe SubstitutionsApplesauce for
Cooking Oil
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Healthy SubstitutionsSkim Milk for Whole Milk
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Assessment Plan

• Students can be graded on accuracy of answers
• How many more grams of fat are found in one slice
  of pizza than in one salad?
• Contrast the nutrients in one cookie and one
  apple.
• Have students write a summary of substitutions
  that they identified as beneficial and plan to
  put into action.
• Are there additional foods that they now wish to
  analyze for possible food swaps?