• Show empty containers: Quarter Pounder with cheese, large French fries, large Coke, and apple pie. Or you may use another typical fast-food meal.
• Ask, "How many of you have eaten this meal or a similar meal recently?"
• Ask,"How would you rate it for taste? Healthful eating?"
• Pass out Information Sheet
• Ask participants to check the chart to learn about the fat in their meals.
• Have one participant tell how much fat was in the meal. Show how many teaspoons of fat were in the meal. The quarter pounder meal has 66 grams of fat. That is 16 teaspoons of shortening. (One teaspoon of shortening equals 4 grams.)
• Eating less fat helps keep your heart healthy.

The body needs some fat and cholesterol to perform many tasks. Fat is needed to absorb or use vitamins. The amount or grams of fat you need in your diet depends on the calories recommended for your age, gender, and activity level. Keep total fat intake between 20 to 35 percent of total calories (about 30 grams per day), with most fats coming from sources of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, such as fish, nuts, and vegetable oils. Excess sodium can contribute to high blood pressure or hypertension. Do not add salt to prepared meals. One teaspoon of salt equals about 2,000mg of sodium.

* Show sodium tubes of how much salt Americans need in a day and how much Americans actually consume in a day.