© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 10
he average American eats
about 22 teaspoons of
added sugar every day. This
adds up to over 70 pounds
of sugar a year!
added sugar can lead to
getting sick more often.
PARENTS: New government guidelines
say that no more than 10 % of our
daily calories should come from added
sugar. For kids that is less than about
10 teaspoons per day.
A lot of the added sugar
people consume can be
found in sweetened drinks.
The American Heart Association
recommends a maximum of 3 teaspoons
(12 grams) of added sugar per day
for kids.
Eating more sugar leads to
weight gain and obesity. This
can cause serious health
problems such as heart
disease and diabetes.
Have a parent or friend
read this story aloud. Each
time one of the fruits below
is mentioned, do that motion
for 30 seconds. Then, trade
places as you read the story
aloud.
= hopping in place
= stand on one foot
Use Nutrition Facts labels to track the
amount of sugar your kids are consuming.
Note: food labels do not distinguish
between natural and added sugar.
Eating too much sugar makes
it harder for your white
blood cells to
kill germs.
That means
that eating
too much
= jumping jacks
= run in place
= sit ups
= somersault
= touch your toes
Mr. Citrus’ food truck was
very popular. The truck was
designed to look like a
giant orange and each day
he’d drive to business parks
at lunch time. People would
buy fresh watermelon
slices, bunches of grapes,
apples
and more.
One day, Mr. Citrus parked
on a steep hill. When he
opened the truck’s
customer window, fruit
began rolling off the
counter and down the hill.
Did you know that
some brands of
canned tomato
soup have 20 grams
of sugar? That’s as
much as two
doughnuts!
Total Fat 16g
Always read the
Cholesterol 0mg
Nutrition Facts
labels before taking Sodium 135mg
a bite or sip.
Sugar 3g
Total Fat 0.5g
1%
0%
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
6%
Sodium 480mg
24%
20%
25% *
Cholesterol 0mg 1% *
Sodium 720mg 37% *
Total Fat 1g
Look through
the newspaper for
10 words that
describe sugar.
Write them here:
Sugar 6g
Sugar 12g
Look at these
examples. Which
food has the most
sugar per serving?
Which had more
sugar than you
thought?
Total Fat 0g
0%
Total Fat 9g
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 105mg
Sodium 45mg
2%
Sodium 250mg
Total Fat 4g
6%
4%
Sugar 22g
Did you know that there are more
than 50 names for sugar that can
be found on food labels? Use the
Secret Sugar Code at right to
reveal some of the most common.
Sugar 39g
Sugar 2g
DETECTIVE
DOUGHNUTS
SWEETENED D D
MAXIMUM
E S
AVERAGE
N Y
TOMATO
LABELS
E R
SUGAR
T U
HEART
E P
GERMS
E T
BLOOD
W T
SYRUP
CELLS
S L
SOUP
SICK
Strawberry after straw-
berry rolled alongside
oranges and apples.
Luckily, Mr. Citrus was
able to catch a large box of
grapes before it also
tumbled away.
The rolling fruit picked up
incredible speed. At the
bottom of the hill sat
Officer Stan, enjoying a
slice of watermelon at the
park.
Suddenly, poor Stan was
pelted with strawberries,
lemons, apples and
oranges, knocking him off
the park bench.
14%
0%
10%
Standards Link: Reading
Comprehension: Follow
written directions.
As he wiped smashed
apple bits off his uniform,
he called his sergeant on
his radio.
“You’re not going to
believe this, Sgt. Pear, but
I was just attacked by an
escaped fruit salad!”
C S M R E G D D
Standards Link: Physical Education: Use a
variety of basic and advanced movement forms.
E R B L O O D M
L T A H U K E A
L E E G T C G X
S A H C U I A I
This week’s word:
R N P E T S R M
The verb consume means to
eat, drink or buy something.
U C T U I I E U
O M A T O V V M
E B A L E S A E
CONSUME
Kids should not consume
more than three teaspoons
of added sugar daily.
Try to use the word consume
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Round It Out
Standards Link: Math: Round money amounts.
ANSWER: So he could
have sweet dreams.
Clip five money amounts out of the newspaper
and glue them to a sheet of paper. Next to
each number, write the number rounded to the
nearest dollar. Write a sentence explaining
why it is useful to round to the nearest dollar.
Write a sentence in which all
or nearly all of the words
start with the same letter.
Example: Sarah’s six sisters
sucked sugary sweets.