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Bellringer
• Think about the food you ate Monday and Tuesday
• Pick 1 food and write down the food and the reason why you selected that food.
Factors Affecting Food Choices
Nutrition and Wellness
Objective
• I will discuss the factors that affect food choices
Food Fact or Fiction
• Fresh Fruits are healthier than frozen or canned
• Body weight is a reliable indicator of a healthful diet
• Eating carbohydrates causes weight gain
• Eating just before bedtime is fattening
• Eating sugar causes diabetes
• Occasionally following a fad diet is a safe way to lose weight
• Reference: eatright.org
The Choices You Make
• Availability
• Taste
• Hunger
• Nutritional Value
• Calories
• Cost
• Convenience
• Culture
• Religion
• Science and Technology
• Media
• Friends
• Age
• Health Issues
• Emotions
Availability
• Factors that can affect what foods are sold in stores include agriculture, technology, economics, and politics.
• Differs among regions throughout the world
• Poverty is a close relative of hunger
• Political powerhouses have less prevalence of hunger than other countries.
• Some poorer countries use their resource to export rather than feed their own.
• Federal regulations mandate how food is to be produced and processed
Taste
• An individual factor
• Dependent on culture
Hunger
• How hungry are you?
• Are you eating only when you are hungry?
Nutritional Value
• Based on how much you know about nutrition
• Reading food labels
• Balancing meals
• Accurate nutrition knowledge is important!
Calories
• Do you want to gain weight? Lose weight? Maintain current weight?
• Activity levels
Convenience
• Are you a busy person, always on the go?
• Have time for a sit-down meal?
Cost
• Budget and finances
Culture
• Culture: refers to the beliefs and social customs of a group of people.
• Ethnic foods: foods that are typical of a given racial, national, or religious culture.ie. Soul Food
• Food norms: typical standards and patterns related to food and eating behaviors.
• Food taboos: social customs that prohibit the use of certain edible resources as foods.
Food Taboos
• http://youtu.be/icHMAwhkURs
• http://youtu.be/9XT4SbajwFw
Religion
• Special dietary Restrictions
• Rules regarding what members may or may not eat.
• Jewish: Kosher Muslim: No Pork Seventh-Day Adventist: Vegetarian
• Hindu: Vegetarian Catholic: No meat during Lent• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujujK_r3xAc
Science and Technology
• Advances in food growth, preparation, transportation, and preservation.
• Trucks, trains, and planes equipped with refrigeration allow for food to be transported across long distances without spoiling.
• Genetic research
• Extended shelf life
Media
• Commercials• Children view 22,000 commercials a year
• Magazines
• Advertising can be helpful and hurtful
Friends
• Peer Pressure: “everyone else is eating it”
• Family: watching your parents
Age
• People of different ages tend to make different food choices
• Taste changes over life cycle
Health Issues
• Illnesses, diseases, allergies, and other sensitivities
Emotions
• People use food to do more than satisfy hunger.
• Emotional Responses
• Dealing with emotions
• Rewards and Punishments