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The activities below are based on an article by Cathy Coleman.
Some of these activities are in the form of a Web Quest.
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Many popular processed foods have their own websites. Processed foods are foods that are cooked, or made in a factory and put in a package -- like instant soups, snacks, hot dogs and many frozen things, like pizza or waffles. Apples, oranges and other fruits are not processed, but fruit salad in a can is processed. Applesauce in a jar is processed food, too. Raw chicken, pork and beef are not processed, but hot dogs and some sliced meats are.

 

1. Which of these foods are processed? Which are not? How can you tell?


Click in the box beside the processed food.

eggs
ham
rice
corn flakes
spaghetti
ketchup
ice cream
butter
bananas
noodles

2. Make a list of the foods you usually eat. Which are processed foods?

 

 

3. Do you eat foods that you know are good for you and not others? Which foods? Why do you eat them?

 

 

4. Do you eat foods that you know are bad for you? How are they bad? Why do you eat them?

 

 

5. How can you know if a particular food is good for you or not?

 

Food vocabulary sites

  • Quick guide to English food vocabulary

     

    Looking at each site below, ask yourself these questions, or work with a partner or small group:

    • 1. Who sponsors, or pays for the site? If you go to the contact page, what email or regular mail address appears?

     

    2. Is this a food that you or anyone you know like to eat?

     

    3. Can you find information about the nutritional value of this food (or foods, if a site contains more than one food product) on the site? How can you know if this information about nutrition is accurate?

    4. Is this food generally more expensive than 'regular' (not processed) foods you usually buy? Why ? Why not?

    5. Do you think this food is good for you? Why? Why not?

    Commercial Food Web sites

    SPAM- meat in a can

    Kellogg's Cereals - Kraft has a link to a page about nutrition. See what you think about their ideas about nutrition.

    Kraft Foods - interactive ways to play with your food on line

    Campbell's Community - Campbell Soup Company main page, Food, Recipes, Cooking Tips, Nutrition

    Food and Nutrition Sites

    Nutrition Facts - the site to learn about that food label seen on US packaged foods

    Family Food Zone - how to grow a healthy child

    The Food Finder- a nutrition site

    Food Resource

    Other questions to consider

    1. Do you like foods that other people in your house/family don't like? Do they like food you don't like? Do you worry about nutrition?

     

    2. How can you know if food is good for you or not?

    The Hunger Site

    1. Once a day, you can go to this website to donate food to hungry people around the world.

    2. Who pays for the food?

    3. Why do you need to go to a website? Should companies just donate food or cash to work to end global hunger? What do you think?

    The activities on this a page were contributed by Janet Isserlis

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