Parent Activity

NAME:
SCHOOL:
DATE:
Unit 1: Hydrate for Health
What kinds of drinks do you have
in your home? Student and parent,
look in your kitchen, pantry, refrigerator,
and garage together. Mark the types
of drinks you find in your home on
the checklist below.
COLUMN A:
\C
\ OLUMN B:
COLUMN A:
C:
WATER
WATER
JUICE
JUICE
WATER
WATER
Tap
Tap water
water
\\
Bottled
Bottled water
water
like
like Dasani
Dasani®®
SODA
SODA
Fizzy
Fizzy or
or
carbonated
carbonated
water
water like
like club
club
soda
soda or
or seltzer
seltzer
water
water
MILK
MILK
\\
Skim
Skim (fat
(fat free)
free)
or
or 1%
1% milk
milk
\\
Unsweetened
Unsweetened
soy
soy milk
milk
\\
100%
100% fruit
fruit juice
juice
like
like orange
orange juice
juice
Diet
Diet sodas
sodas like
like
Pepsi
Pepsi One
One®®
OTHER
OTHER DRINKS
DRINKS WITH
WITH
NO SUGAR
NO
SUGAR
\\
Sugar-free drink
drink
Sugar-free
mixes
or
mixes or
packets like
like
packets
®
Crystal
Light
Crystal Light®
Sugar-free sports
sports
Sugar-free
drinks
like
drinks
Powerade
Zero®
like
Powerade
Zero
MILK
\\
\
2% milk
\
Flavored
fat-free milk
\\
Flavored
Flavored water
water with
with
added
added sugars
sugars like
like
Vitamin
Vitamin Water
Water®®
SODA
SODA
\\
Regular
Regular (not
(not diet)
diet)
sodas
sodas like
like Sprite
Sprite®®
OTHER
OTHER DRINKS
DRINKS WITH
WITH SUGAR
SUGAR
\\
Fruit-flavored
Fruit-flavored drinks
drinks
like
like fruit
fruit punch,
punch,
lemonade,
lemonade, Capri
Capri Sun
Sun®®,,
®
®
Kool-Aid
Kool-Aid ,, Sunny
Sunny D
D®®,,
horchata,
horchata, or
or Jamaica
Jamaica
\\
Sports
Sports drinks
drinks like
like
Powerade®or
orGatorade
Gatorade®®
Powerade
\\
Energy
Energy drinks
drinks like
like
or Red
Red Bull
Bull®®
Monster
Monster®® or
MILK
MILK
\\
Whole
Whole milk
milk
\\
Flavored
Flavored whole
whole milk
milk
Other drink not on the list: ________________________________
Which column do you think this drink belongs in? A, B, or C (circle one)
Other drink not on the list: ________________________________
Which column do you think this drink belongs in? A, B, or C (circle one)
Student, what is your favorite drink in Column A, B, and C?
Check out the nutrition label and fill out Column A, B and C.
Column A beverage
Name or type:
_____________
Column B beverage
Column C beverage
_____________
Name or type:
Name or type:
_____________
Serving size:
_______
Serving size:
_______
Serving size:
_______
# fat grams:
_______
# fat grams:
_______
# fat grams:
_______
# sugar grams:
_______
# sugar grams:
_______
# sugar grams:
_______
How are the drinks different?
Student, find out your parent’s favorite drink from
Column A, B, and C, fill in the information below••
Column A beverage
Name or type:
_____________
Column B beverage
Column C beverage
_____________
Name or type:
Name or type:
_____________
Serving size:
_______
Serving size:
_______
Serving size:
_______
# fat grams:
_______
# fat grams:
_______
# fat grams:
_______
# sugar grams:
_______
# sugar grams:
_______
# sugar grams:
_______
How are the drinks different?
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