Ultra-Processed Food
Mariel
Urena / Ps 112Q / murena13@schools.nyc.org
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Let’s use the Public Policy Analysis
(PPA) steps we have learned to think about the problem of ultra-processed
food. 4. Evaluate
an Existing Policy Introduction Step
One: Define the Problem Ultra-Processed food is food that has
been significantly changed from its original state, with salt, sugar, fat,
additives, preservatives and/or artificial colors added. Ultra-processed food
does not have enough of the nutrients that your body and brain need to grow
healthy and strong. Let’s watch these videos to learn more
about ultra-processed food: Mr. Zee’s Apple Factory and Is Junk Food Really Bad
for You?
Task Despite knowing that ultra-processed food
does not provide the nutrients children need to grow, food companies use lots
of advertising tricks to make ultra-processed food appealing to children. We will be learning about the
differences between whole/nutritious dense food and ultra processed/nutritionally
void food. This will help us understand the purpose of food, how food affects
our body and how ultra-processed food is not always all that it is cracked up
to be. Let’s do some exploring! Step
Two: Gather the evidence Day One - Watch the videos to learn about
ultra-processed food. Think about what you have just learned. In your Zoom
breakout room, discuss: What are some types of ultra-processed
food you may have at home? How do they affect your body?
Day Two - Watch the videos and read the
articles to learn about whole/nutritionally dense food. In your Zoom breakout
room, discuss: What are some whole foods you may have at home? How do they affect
your body? Step
Three: Identify the Causes Day Three - Grab a type of processed food you
have at home (sugary cereal, chips, nachos, candy, cookies, soda, sweetened
juice, etc.). You will be detectives and try to spot the tricks food
companies use to try to get kids to buy their products. You will then record
a Flipgrid to inform your classmates of your findings. In your Flipgrid, make
sure you answer these questions: -
What
is the product you are presenting? -
What
ingredients have been added to enhance the food? -
What
information did the food maker put on the package to make it
appealing/cool/fun for children?
Day Four - You will be using Jamboard in your
Zoom breakout room. After discussing the information you have learned about
what the food companies do to grab children’s attention (How did food companies make
their food look nice? Did they use any popular children’s characters/animals?
How did they describe the flavor? Did they add any cool colors? Is the food
easy to make/carry?), your group will gather ideas on Jamboard about
some of the techniques that could be used to advertise healthy foods instead
of junk foods. Step
Four: Evaluate and Existing Policy Now that we know what ultra-processed
food is and how bad it is for our bodies. Let’s look at some policies that
have been put in place to lessen the hold ultra-processed foods have on
children. https://www.fns.usda.gov/pressrelease/002312 http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/09/california.fast.food.ban/index.html https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/42660/13780_ap022_4_.pdf?v=0 Step
Five: Develop Solutions
Day Five - Your group will pick one whole food.
Using Canva, your group will make a colorful poster that advertises the
benefits of that whole food (Think: energy, growth, focus, hydration)and
that is appealing/cool/fun to your classmates. Remember to refer back to the
information you have learned in the resources provided. Process and Resources Use the following resources to guide
your research each day: Ultra-Processed
food resources: https://jr.brainpop.com/health/food/sugar/ https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/books/article/candy https://healthyeatingresearch.org/focus-areas/food-beverage-marketing/ Whole
food resources: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/kids-healthy-eating-plate/ https://jr.brainpop.com/health/food/eatingright/ https://jr.brainpop.com/health/food/foodgroups/ Evaluation
Conclusion Ultra-Processed food is food that has
been significantly changed from its original state, with salt, sugar, fat,
additives, preservatives and/or artificial colors added. Ultra-processed food
does not have enough of the nutrients that your body and brain need to grow
healthy and strong. In this unit, we learned about the
differences between whole/nutritious dense food and ultra
processed/nutritionally void food. This helped us understand the purpose of
food and how it affects our bodies. We learned that although super delicious
and fun to eat, ultra-processed food is not always good for our bodies. Let’s
reflect on what we have learned through these questions: -
What
are some of the benefits of whole foods? -
What
are some benefits of ultra-processed food? -
What
are some of the disadvantages of whole foods? -
What
are some of the disadvantages of ultra-processed food? -
Is
it ever okay to eat ultra-processed food? Standards ●
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