We had a look at the amount of sugar in our morning snack today and were shocked with how much sugar we are eating. The amount of sugar in a juice box is almost the daily recommended amount! (6 tsp. per day or 24 grams is the recommended daily amount). Students who were eating oranges, apples, carrots, grapes, cucumbers were awarded a free sugar star as all those contain natural sugars that our bodies need. Did you know that cheese and popcorn are also free of sugar? We also looked at all the words that mean sugar such as glucose and corn syrup. Your student wrote a sentence about they learned measuring out and comparing sugar containers ask them about it!
I will have some sugar free challenges for them next week.
Thanks to those who came out to math night!
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