FoodMASTER: Fats and Oils
Students identify the farm source of common dietary fats, compare Nutrition Facts labels, perform a taste test of various salad dressings, learn the chemistry of emulsification, and compare regular ice cream, reduced-fat ice cream and fat-free ice cream.

Background
Lesson Activities
Recommended Companion Resources
Credits
Author
FoodMASTER
Acknowledgements
- Created by: FoodMASTER (Food, Math, and Science Teaching Enhancement Resource)
- Sponsored by: SEPA (Science Education Partnership Award)
- Partnered with: Ohio University and East Carolina University
- Graphics provided by FoodMASTER
Standards
National Content Area Standards
- Health/Nutrition
- Health Standard 5: Demonstrate effective decision-making skills to enhance health.
- 5.5.6: Choose a health-promoting option that aligns with personal values when making an effective decision.
- Health Standard 7: Demonstrate observable health and safety practices.
- 7.5.1: Demonstrate age and developmentally appropriate observable health and safety practices.
- Health Standard 5: Demonstrate effective decision-making skills to enhance health.
- Science
- 5-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- 5-LS1-1: Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
- 5-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes