Exercise
More, Less, or the Same: Sugar
Food Myths
Fun Facts/Stats
True or False
100
How much exercise should kids get per day?
60 minutes per day
100
A candy bar or an apple
a candy bar
100
High Fructose Corn Syrup is BETTER for you than sugar
THEY ARE THE SAME!
100
There are 600,000 food items in America, ______% of them have added sugar.
80%
100
You should drink 7 eight ounce cups of water per day
FALSE -- 8 eight ounce cups of water per day
200
How much exercise should adults get per day?
30 minutes per day
200
3 oreos or a luna bar
they have the same amount of sugar!
200
Taking out the FAT in a food product will be healthier for you.
SUGAR!
200
Three other names for sugar are: ________, __________, and ___________
dextrose, high fructose corn syrup, maltose, cane sugar, molasses, syrup, gold syrup, cane juice, caramel, honey, dextran, glucose, etc (56 other names!)
200
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
FALSE
300
What are the two types of exercises?
Aerobic and Strength Training
300
a bag of m&ms or a jar of tomato sauce
a jar of tomato sauce!
300
Calories eaten at night are more fattening than those eaten early in the day.
A CALORIE IS A CALORIE!
300
By the year 2050, 1/____ Americans will have diabetes.
1/3
300
Only 33% of high schoolers in the US get the proper amount of physical exercise during their school day.
TRUE
400
Name one type of Strength Training Exercise
Lifting weights, rock climbing, pushups, ab workouts, sit ups, gardening, construction work, etc
400
2 bags of gushers or a yoplait yogurt
They have the same amount of sugar!
400
Kids are fat because they are not exercising as much as they should.
KIDS ARE GIVEN SUGARY, UNHEALTHY FOODS!
400
Sugar is just as addictive as ________.
Cocaine or heroine.
400
Raisins and Pickles come from vegetables
FALSE: pickles come from a vegetable (cucumbers) but raisins come from a fruit (grapes)!
500
Name two types of Aerobic Exercises.
Running, swimming, zumba, dancing, brisk walking, biking, etc.
500
A fruit juice or a coke
They have the same amount of sugar?
500
Pizza is a vegetable. How??
The government says pizza is a vegetable because of the tomato sauce -- but what does processed tomato sauce have in it?
500
US kids 8-18 spend _______ hours a day on media
7.5 hours per DAY
500
A glass of red wine (for adults) every day have positive health benefits.
TRUE! Iron, Magnesium, good for the heart.
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