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How Does Processed Food Affect Your Body?. Project Based Learning Human Body Systems. Watch This!. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQlNv2Au-Lg. What Do I Know?. Ramen noodles don’t digest quickly Processed foods contain preservatives and chemicals Processed foods have a long shelf life
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How Does Processed Food Affect Your Body? Project Based Learning Human Body Systems
Watch This! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQlNv2Au-Lg
What Do I Know? • Ramen noodles don’t digest quickly • Processed foods contain preservatives and chemicals • Processed foods have a long shelf life • P.f. are cheaper and more quickly prepared than fresh food. • Packaging/shape of food indicates processed
What Do I Need to Know? • How do processed foods affect the body? • What are the human body systems? • How do the systems work? • What systems can be affected? • What chemicals are in the processed foods? • How to read nutrition labels? • How do the major chemicals affect us?
What Do I Need to Know? • Do negative affects outweigh the positives of eating processed foods? • What makes a food be considered processed? • Where do GMO’s fit in? • Can fresh meat be considered processed? Ie, drugs and foods given to animals before slaughter
What Do I Need to Know? • How is processed food made? • What is the p.f. made of? • Are p.f.’s healthy? • What are the human body systems? • What functions to the systems have?
What Do I Need to Know? • How does the body process/digest food? • How does the body react to certain foods? • How does the body get rid of excess stomach acid? • How long does it take to digest foods? • What foods are considered processed vs. fresh? • What steps does the food go through in processing?
What Do I Need to Know? • How long do p.f.’s last compared to fresh food? (shelf life) • What chemicals are added to pf’s • How to read the nutrition label
What Do I Need to Know? • Do p.f.’s make you fat? • What are common ingredients in p.f.’s? • What are the nutritional values of p.f.’s? • How do you read the nutrition labels? • How are pf’s digested compared to fresh foods • Are there health benefits of pfs?