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How Greasy Are Your Potato Chips?
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See how much weight I can lose in one week by altering my eating habits to healthier ones. R Can you make cookies less fattening and more healthy by substituting the fat content with applesauce? S How many calories are in the foods I eat? R |
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Testing the Atkins diet and a Standard Food Pyramid diet on white feeder mice to see weight and behavior changes.
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Compare the MyPyramid diet with the Healthy Eating Pyramid Guide (developed by the Harvard School of Public Health) R Can Seventh Graders Perceive the Difference Between Natural and Artificial Sweeteners? S Does Fat Content Affect Calorie Levels in Food? R Calculate the food energy content in a peanut, an oyster cracker, and a mini-marshmallow and then compare it with the actual calorie count as listed on each foods nutrition facts label. R Build a calorimeter to measure the number of calories in selected snacks. R Energy Content in a Candy Bar R Determine from a selection of different types of nuts which one contains the highest caloric content. R Measure fats of different foods. S Which food releases the most heat and food energy (calories)? R
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The Real Truth About Fast Foods and Nutrition
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How Much Energy is Stored in Different Types of Food? R Analyzing the Effects of L. acidophilus with Lactulose as a Novel Approach to Weight Control R Does Natural or Commercial Food Increase Weight Gain the Most? R Determine why people on the same diet gain different amounts of weight R Determination of Energy Content of Selected Herbs and Spices Classified According to TCD Energy Nature R Determine spectrophotometrically how much food coloring is in soda pop and Kool-Aid. R Determine the levels of saturated fat in cholesterol free foods and see if the labels are telling the truth. R |
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Food Science Resources R Chemistry Resources R Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference R Safety Resources R R |
