Choose four magazines. (Make sure that you have a variety of magazines, including at least two magazines that are geared to kids or teenagers.)
As you go through each magazine, record any food ads that you see on the chart below. (For food products, you can use general categories, such as "soft drinks" or "potato chips" -- for fast food companies, list them by name.)
When you have finished, compare the number of advertisements for snack food, to advertisements for healthy food.
Which magazines have the most ads for snack foods? Which have the least? Why might one magazine have more snack food ads then another?
Look at the words and images that are used in these ads. Do you notice any common messages in the ads for snack foods? What about the ads for healthy foods?
