Fast Food Fun
Objective: Use the Internet and spreadsheets to analyze the nutritional value of a typical fast food meal.
Read this information from TeensHealth to learn what makes a meal healthy. Pay close attention to the part of the article that explains how many calories we should get from fat in our meal. We will be using this information to create charts that will help us evaluate how healthy our meal is.
Now use this handy nutrition calculator to determine how many calories you need each day. Once you have determined how many you should consume in a day, be sure to write it down in your Tech Journal so you don't forget it.
Open up Microsoft Excel and create a table with headings that looks like this:
Save your spreadsheet in your Documents folder. Call it YOUR NAME FFF.
Keep this table open so you can record data into it as you create your meal in Step 3.
Decide which fast food restaurant you would like to visit. Click on that restaurant's web site below. Once there, create a meal with a sandwich, salad or other main dish, a side dish (french fries, etc), a drink, and a dessert. For each item on your menu, record the total calories, the calories from fat, and the total grams of fat in the table you created in Step 2.
Your meal must contain at least five (5) items!
 McDonald's |
 Arby's |
 Wendy's |
 Subway |
 Carl's Jr. |
 Taco Bell |