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Cristy A. Jefson, Ph.D., of Whitewater Whitewater, city, United States
Whitewater, city (1990 pop. 12,636), Jefferson and Walworth counties, SE Wis., in a dairy and farm area; inc. 1885.
, WI, suggests this yummy guessing game: Ask kids to name some of their favorite snack foods A list of snack foods is shown below. For more information, see snack foods. List of snack foods
Chips
(Crisps)
  • Banana chips
  • Bugles
  • Cheese curls
  • Cheese puffs
  • Combos
  • Corn chips
  • Nachos
  • Pita chips
  • Pretzel
  • Potato chips
. Bring in the packaging for some of their top choices, then fill a baggie with the amount of sugar that is contained within each. As an in-class activity have the children guess which snacks the baggies Bag·gies  

A trademark used for a variety of plastic storage bags. This trademark, often styled without a final s and in lowercase, sometimes occurs in print with the meaning "a small plastic bag":
 of sugar represent. The students may be surprised how much sugar some snack foods contain. Send a parent letter home with the results of your in-class demonstration encouraging healthy, low-sugar snacks.
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Title Annotation:Student motivation
Publication:Instructor (1990)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Dec 1, 2005
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