The BulleTin • Monday, May 3, 2021 A9
© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 22
Eating more sugar leads to
weight gain and obesity.
This can cause serious health
problems such as heart
disease and diabetes.
Eating too much sugar makes
it harder for your white blood
cells to kill germs. That means
that eating too much added
sugar can lead to getting sick
more often.
A lot of the added sugar
people consume can be
found in sweetened
drinks.
Drink unsweetened tap,
bottled, or sparkling water,
unsweetened low-fat milk
or tea, or 100% fruit juice in
limited amounts*.
* Depending
on age,
children can
drink ½ to
1 cup, and
adults up to
1 cup of 100%
fruit juice.
The American Heart Association
recommends a maximum of 6 teaspoons
(25 grams) of added sugar per day
for kids.
Source: heart.org
he average American eats
about 17 teaspoons of
added sugar every day. This
adds up to over 57 pounds
of sugar a year!
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
6 teaspoons per day.
Source: angelinstitute.edu
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.
Do the math to find out the amount of calories each drink contains and how many minutes of walking it
would take to burn off the calories in each drink.
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
= jumping jacks
= run in place
= sit ups
= somersault
One sugar packet = .1 oz (3 g)
= touch your toes
Chocolate Milk
8 oz (237 ml)
Juice Drink
20 oz (591 ml)
CONTAINS:
CONTAINS:
9 SUGAR PACKETS
23 SUGAR PACKETS
80 + 80 =
CALORIES
21 + 13 =
MINUTES OF
WALKING
Did you know that some
brands of canned tomato
soup have 20 grams of
sugar? That’s as much as
two doughnuts!
Always read the
Nutrition Facts labels
before taking a bite or sip.
CONTAINS:
70 + 55 =
CALORIES
33 + 33 =
24%
0%
6%
15 + 35 =
MINUTES OF
WALKING
Total Fat 0.5g
Cholesterol 0mg
1%
0%
Sodium 480mg
20%
Total Fat 1g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 720mg
Sugar 6g
Sugar 12g
Sugar 3g
CALORIES
15 + 12 =
MINUTES OF
WALKING
17 SUGAR PACKETS
140 + 90 =
CALORIES
20 + 32 =
MINUTES OF
WALKING
CONTAINS:
22 SUGAR PACKETS 12 SUGAR PACKETS
160 + 82 =
CALORIES
Sodium 135mg
Sports Drink 20 oz (591 ml) Energy Drink 16 oz (473 ml)
20 oz (591 ml)
CONTAINS:
150 + 155 =
Total Fat 16g
Cholesterol 0mg
Soda
MINUTES OF
WALKING
25% *
1% *
37% *
Look through
the newspaper for
10 words that
describe sugar.
Write them here:
*as prepared
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.
Strawberry after strawberry
rolled alongside oranges and
apples. Luckily, Mr. Citrus
was able to catch a large box
of grapes before it also tum-
bled 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.
Look at these examples.
Which food has the most
sugar per serving?
Which item had more
sugar than you thought?
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.
Total Fat 4g
Cholesterol 15mg
Sodium 105mg
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.
6%
5%
4%
Total Fat 6g
Cholesterol 5mg
Sodium 360mg
Sugar 2g
8%
2%
16%
Total Fat 9g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 250mg
Sugar 2g
14%
0%
10%
As he wiped smashed apple
bits off his uniform, he called
his sergeant on his radio.
Standards Link: Reading
Comprehension: Follow
written directions.
DETECTIVE
DOUGHNUTS
SWEETENED
D D C S M R E G D D
MAXIMUM
E S E R B L O O D M
AVERAGE
TOMATO
N Y L T A H U K E A
LABELS
E R L E E G T C G X
SUGAR
T U S A H C U I A I
HEART
E P R N P E T S R M
GERMS
E T U C T U I I E U
BLOOD
SYRUP
W T O M A T O V V M
CELLS
S L E B A L E S A E
SOUP
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
SICK
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
“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.
This week’s word:
CONSUME
The verb consume means to
eat, drink or buy something.
Kids should not consume
more than six teaspoons
of added sugar daily.
Try to use the word consume
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Sweet Story
Healthy Snacks
Find a newspaper article about something
happy or positive. On a piece of paper, write
down the who, what, when, where, why and
how in the news story.
Write an advertisement for
a healthy snack. Why
should kids choose this
instead of chips, candy and
other unhealthy snacks?
ANSWER: So he could
have sweet dreams.
Standards Link: Language Arts: Understanding meanings from
context clues.