LFL wrote: "Haven't quite figured out how to get that point across though."
Have you tried cut and paste?
Flannel graph! It works for kids in Sunday school.
Also buy a book with pictures. Rate the acts from 1 to 10 in pencil next to the picture and also rate the frequency in times per month/year it would appeal to you.
That is 4 cheeseburgers, 2 orders of chips, 2 orders of onion rings, 3 regular Cokes, 1 root beer, and 4 packs of brown sauce.