4th, 5th and 6th class did a great job teaching us all about the amount of sugar, salt and fat in different foods this week.
We were amazed when 4th class told us there are 16 teaspoons of sugar in a bottle of Club Orange. A bottle of Coke has the same amount of sugar as 11 queen cakes!!!!
5th class did a lot of work on the amount of fat and salt in crisps. We were surprised to see a packet of Hunky Dorys has 13.6g of fat!!
6th class were given the task of finding out how much sugar in different chocolate bars. Mars had topped our bar chart with 30.5g of sugar (7 and a half teaspoons). It turns out a Wispa bar had the least sugar with 20.5g (5 teaspoons).
The younger classes were invited to the halla today to look at the display and hear all about the findings. Staff were also heard discussing the amounts of sugar on display in the staff room and I think it’s safe to say we’ll all think twice the next time we’re reaching for a fizzy drink!!
WELL DONE TO ALL INVOLVED.
A special thanks to Mrs Ryan who came up with all the projects.
If any parent would like to call in and see our display Monday or Tuesday you are most welcome.
