Name: ___________________________

    Date: ________

    FAST FOOD NUTRITIONAL WEBHUNT

    Formative Assessment



     

     Directions: Use the website www.fastfoodnutrition.org to answer the questions below.

     

    1. Burger King offers a Strawberry Banana Smoothie and a Strawberry Milkshake. Compare the nutrition facts of these two items by completing the table below.

     
     
    Strawberry Banana Smoothie
    Strawberry Milkshake
    Calories   
    Fat   
    Sugar   
    Cholesterol   


     

    2. Consider a meal from Arby's consisting of an Arby's Melt sandwich, medium curly fries and a small Pepsi.

     

    a. How many calories and grams of fat are in this meal? (Hint: use the "meal calculator")



    ___________ calories


     

    ___________ grams of fat

     

    b. To make this meal healthier, substitute one item from the meal with a healthier option from Arby's menu.

     

    Substitute _____________________________________ for __________________________________

     

    c. Explain how this substitution makes the meal healthier:

     

    __________________________________________________________

     

    __________________________________________________________

     

    __________________________________________________________

     

    __________________________________________________________

     

     

    3. Select an entrée, side dish and beverage that you would like to eat from one of the restaurants listed on FastFoodNutrition.org. Fill out the chart below for this meal. (Hint: use the "meal calculator" feature on the website)
     
    Item Name
    Calories
    Fat
    Saturated Fat
    Cholesterol
    Entrée      
    Side Dish      
    Beverage      
    Total      


     

    Do you consider this to be a healthy meal? Explain your answer below:

    __________________________________________________________

     

    __________________________________________________________

     

    __________________________________________________________

     

    __________________________________________________________

     

    4. Which item below has the most fat? Circle one:

    a) McDonalds Medium French Fries

    b) KFC Chicken Pot Pie

    c) Taco Bell Crunch Wrap Supreme

    d) Boston Market Roast Beef Brisket - Regular

    5. Which item below has the least fat? Circle one:

    a) KFC Popcorn Chicken - Individual

    b) Burger King Chicken, Apple & Cranberry Salad with Tender Grilled Chicken

    c) Arby's Roast Beef Mid Sandwich

    d) Wendy's Ultimate Chicken Grill Sandwich

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    NUTRITION - Fast Food Nutritional Webhunt.docx    10/18/2013