4C COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL February 24, 2016
© 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
24%
Total Fat 0.5g
1%
0%
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
6%
Sodium 480mg
20%
25% *
1% *
Cholesterol 0mg
37% *
Sodium 720mg
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?
Strawberry after strawberry
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.
Total Fat 4g
6%
Total Fat 0g
0%
Total Fat 9g
Cholesterol 15mg
5%
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 105mg
4%
Sodium 45mg
2%
Sodium 250mg
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
MAXIMUM
AVERAGE
TOMATO
LABELS
SUGAR
HEART
GERMS
BLOOD
SYRUP
CELLS
SOUP
SICK
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!”
Standards Link: Physical Education: Use a
variety of basic and advanced movement forms.
D D C S M R E G D D
E S E R B L O O D M
N Y L T A H U K E A
E R L E E G T C G X
T U S A H C U I A I
This week’s word:
CONSUME
The verb consume means to
eat, drink or buy something.
E P R N P E T S R M
E T U C T U I
I
E U
W T O M A T O V V M
S L E B A L E S A E
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.
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