BIOLOGY WORKSHOP

BIOLOGY WORKSHOP – AMERICAN FOOD

Warming-up: In your groups, discuss and answer the following questions:

1) What do you think the term “Fast food” means?

2) What are the three most typical American foods?

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3) Have you ever heard about “slow food”? What do you think it is?

A BRIGHT IDEA!!

Have you ever heard about using a “burger organizer” as a way to summarize a novel?

LET’S GO TO MCDONALDS! In your groups, place the following menu items in order of calorie content, from the item which you think has the lowest calorie content to the one which you think has the highest calorie content: a. Caesar salad with grilled chicken and Caesar dressing b. Angus deluxe snack wrap c. World famous fries d. Premium grilled chicken classic sandwich e. Double cheeseburger f. Coke Order them here: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Now, visit this site and find how many kilocalories can you have when eating each of those items: http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food.html

Menu Caesar

salad,

chicken

Kilocalories and

Caesar

dressing Angus deluxe snack wrap World famous fries Premium grilled chicken classic sandwich Double cheeseburger Coke

Were you right when ordered them first?

In your group, design your “perfect healthy burger� and make a drawing explaining the ingredients it has. Display all your ideas together in a poster.