High-Intermediate (Level 2) : Computer Assisted Language Learning

Assignment 3

We discuss the topic of Food in our Core class. Let's look at this topic a little further.

Read the instructions carefully and complete the following exercise:

Food History of Native North Americans

1. Fast Food

   Hamburgers, pizza, fried chicken, french fries... !! Most of us probably eat too much of this stuff. Fast-food is everywhere! Here are a few web sites that can help us find out how bad (or good) it really is.
   
   

   Fast Food Finder

   Alternate site

   Fast Food Nutrition Fact Explorer
   
   

   Consider the following questions and discuss your answers:

   • Can you eat a meal at McDonalds with less than 20 grams of fat? How easy is this to do?
   • What do you usually eat at McDonalds? Find out the total amount of fat for this meal. How about cholesterol and calories?
   • How does McDonalds compare with other restaurants?
     • Choose two other restaurants from the list.
     • Take a survey of five of your classmates. Find out about a typical meal they would eat at each of these restaurants.
     • Use this information to make comparisons among these restaurants in their nutrition and discuss your conclusions.
       • Focus on a few key elements such as amount of fat or saturated fat, fiber, and perhaps cholesterol or calories.
       • Use a table to compile your data -- three restaurants, five students answers, average amounts of fat, fiber, etc.

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*Write your answers for #1 and #2 together on one email to

• to Derek at martinderek2@hotmail.com (King's)
• to Liz at ejohnson1217@yahoo.ca (Brescia).

Remember . . .

• Please send your assignment as an ATTACHMENT in Microsoft Word
• Please provide the following information in the "SUBJECT LINE" of your email:
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2. The Healthy Body Calculator

   The "Healthy Body Calulator" can give us a lot of valuable information about our health and diet. You can find it at the following web site:
   
   

   www.dietitian.com/ibw/ibw.html
   
   

   Enter your personal data (as much as possible). Find out your maximum recommended daily fat intake and minimum daily fibre intake.
   
   

   O.K. You know how much fibre you need (minimum) and how much fat you can have (maximum) to stay healthy. Now imagine you are spending the day shopping in Toronto. You didn't bring a lunch, and you don't want to spend a lot of money or time at a restaurant. (You're spending it all shopping!!) So, you decide to eat at fast food restaurants.
   
   

   Try to plan three meals for the day at restaurants from the list on the Fast Food Finder site in #1 above.
   
   

   Do your best to meet the recommendations for your fat and fibre intake. Remember, you are shopping, and this will be your only food for the day.
   
   

   Tell me about your three meals and the total fat and fibre for the day. Was it easy/difficult? (You can also add a couple snacks if you like, but this will probably make it more difficult.)