Students study mathematics and nutrition as they learn about calories and fat in their diets.
Ask students to bring in several nutritional labels found on food packaging. Talk with the students about what they have heard about the amount of calories they should be eating and the percentage of fat that is in these calories. Use the suggested sites from the American Dietetic Association and the International Food Information Council, textbook, library, and other Internet resources to gather information of calories and fat. Ask them to find out what a serving is considered and how many calories and calories from fat are in one serving. Have them determine what the percentage of calories come from total fat, from saturated fat, and from monounsaturatuated fat.