- 1. Instant Activity Think OnThis What is a scarecrows favorite
fruit? Straw Berries!
2. Whole Foods Unit Processed vs.Whole Foods: AndWhyYou Should
Care! 3. Days LearningTarget Difference between whole foods and
processed foods and their affects on our health. 4. What happens in
the process? 5. Vitamins and Minerals (This is what is lost in the
process.) Vitamins VitaminA Vitamin B Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin E
Vitamin K Minerals Calcium Fiber Iron Magnesium Potassium
Phosphorous Zinc 6. WhatYOU will be doing Researching a whole food.
Presenting findings to the class about the vitamins and minerals
lost during processing. 7. Asparagus By Mr. McShain 8. Asparagus
Notes Asparagus is a member of the Lily family. Asparagus spears
grow from a crown that is planted about a foot deep in sandy soils.
Asparagus is a nutrient-dense food high in Folic Acid and is a good
source of potassium, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamins A and C, and
thiamin. Asparagus has No Fat, contains No Cholesterol and is low
in Sodium. - Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board 2000 9. Nutrition
Facts What is in the food you eat? Remember to look here! 10.
Vitamins (found in asparagus) Vitamin C Benefits Protection against
immune system deficiencies, cardiovascular disease, prenatal health
problems, eye disease, and even skin wrinkling. 11. Minerals (found
in asparagus) Folic Acid Benefits(Folate) Dark, leafy vegetables;
enriched and whole grain breads; fortified cereals Key for the
development of cells, protein metabolism and heart health; in
pregnant women, helps prevent birth defects 12. Questions? About
Asparagus? 13. Different Ideas for Presenting Rap Song Skit/Play
Powerpoint Poster Board Activity Others? 14. Pineapple Rock
Pineapples in the house tonight, Vitamin C got you feelin alright.
Boosts that body up and this does too: Manganese, helps you break
down food. In the store, yessiree, lookin for some food, thats
free, Free from processing, not money, lookin for Whole cuz its
healthy. Wheres my pina? I got to know.V and M, now lets rock and
roll. Stay away from canned, they add preservatives, eatin healthy
cuz I wanna live. Im eating through these foods like drano, My
bodys got that smoothy silk flow Pineapple rock, yeah, thats the
food that Im reppin My bodys flying to the top got a pep in my
steppin Stop, procssing bads. 15. Assessment Write down one vitamin
and one mineral. Write down why we should eat more whole foods than
processed foods. 16. NextWeek Research Day You will spend all of
next class period: Researching your food Creating a presentation
Practicing presentation for following week Homework: Think of which
food you want to research for your presentation and come ready to
class next week with your top 3 choices. 17. Instant Activity -
Pick your food!!! Fruits Apple, Apricot, Avocado, Banana,
Blackberry, Fig, Grape, Grapefruit, Guava, Kiwi fruit, Mango,
Melon, Cantaloupe, Nectarine, Orange, Peach, Pear, Plum, Pineapple,
Pomegranate, Raspberry, Star fruit, Strawberry, Tangerine
Vegetables Avocado, Peppers, Broccoli, Corn, Cabbage, Carrots,
Green onions, Green Peas, Kale, Kidney, Beans, Leeks, Lentils,
Onions, Peppers, Pumpkin, Shallot, Snow Peas, Soy beans, Spinach,
Tomato, Squash Grains Amaranth, Barley, Brown Rice, Rolled Corn
Tortilla, Buckwheat, Bulgur (Cracked Wheat), Flaxseed, Oats,
Oatmeal, Popcorn,Quinoa, Rye,Whole Wheat 18. Research Day What does
your food lose in the process? 19. Different Ideas for Presenting
Rap Song Skit/Play Powerpoint Poster Board Activity Others? 20. How
to start Come up with research questions. What vitamins and
minerals are in ____(food)____? What happens when those vitamins
and minerals are taken out of those foods? Find credible sources
(i.e. sources of good information) that will help answer your
research question. Put gathered information into an ordered
presentation. 21. Pick your food!!! Fruits Apple, Apricot, Avocado,
Banana, Blackberry, Fig, Grape, Grapefruit, Guava, Kiwi fruit,
Mango, Melon, Cantaloupe, Nectarine, Orange, Peach, Pear, Plum,
Pineapple, Pomegranate, Raspberry, Star fruit, Strawberry,
Tangerine Vegetables Avocado, Peppers, Broccoli, Corn, Cabbage,
Carrots, Green onions, Green Peas, Kale, Kidney, Beans, Leeks,
Lentils, Onions, Peppers, Pumpkin, Shallot, Snow Peas, Soy beans,
Spinach, Tomato, Squash Grains Amaranth, Barley, Brown Rice, Rolled
Corn Tortilla, Buckwheat, Bulgur (Cracked Wheat), Flaxseed, Oats,
Oatmeal, Popcorn,Quinoa, Rye,Whole Wheat 22. Possible Sites
http://www.whfoods.com/ http://www.webmd.com/default.htm
http://nutritiondata.self.com/ http://www.nutrition.gov/
