Individual Food Choices and Influences

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4.01C Individual Food Choices and Influences

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How do we use food?

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Nutritionto maintain the functions of the body.

Enjoymentto satisfy the senses.

Comfortsoothe you.

Entertainment

Adventure new experiences.

Is how we use food for/to…

Wellnessto affect one’s well being.

To entertain us

Family and social

ties to bring us together

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What influences food choices?Individual Influences

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Main reasons why we eat what we eat

INTERNAL

• Psychological • Physiological

(physical)• Cultural• Situational/social

EXTERNAL

• Media • Economy• Environment• Technology

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Physiological Influences

How does your body tell you it needs food?

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Physiological Influences: eat because we are hungry

(we need food to keep going)

• Gender/Age- calories & nutrients

• Health – Wellness- sick= not hungry

poor eating= poor health

diabetes= little or no sugaro Activity levels-active or couch potato?

Psychological influences- we eat because of our appetite

Appetite is our desire to eat food-Want it because we see it

Psychological influences- we eat because it makes us FEEL better

(appetite)

• Stress

• Emotions

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Culture and Customs

• Racial, religious and social groups that practice similar traditions.o Dietary laws

Muslims and Jews consider pork unclean. Fish is eaten during Lent.

• Traditions o Thanksgivingo Eastero Christmas

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Social/Situational Factors

• Stages of the family life cycle: kids moved out & only mom and dad live at home?

• Family Schedules: home tonight or have a game?

• Peer Groups: friends eat at the ballgame

• Financial Resourceso Family Budget- end of month or payday?

• Knowledge and Skillso Culinary Skills- do you know how to make something and can

you make it?

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• Food Choices include:o Nutritiono Wellness o Enjoymento Family and social tieso Comforto Entertainmento Adventure

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4.01C Individual Food Choices and Influences

• Food influences affect food selection through:o Physiological factorso Psychological factorso Cultural factorso Situational factors

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4.01C Individual Food Choices and Influences

4.01I External Influences

4.01I External Influences

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Media

• Print (Newspaper)• Radio (Commericals)• Television (“ “)• Popular press (magazines, cook books)• Internet (allrecipes.com, foodnetwork.com)

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• Price• Food’s availability• Supply and Demand• Cost of Gas

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Economic Influences

Environmental Influences

• Ecological factorsoClimate issues (rainfall amounts, drought, early

frost)o Land availabilityo Local Agriculture

Technological Influences• Food Processing- shelf stable foods• Food Preparation- microwaves, convection ovens, cockpot/slow cooker, bread machine• Additives- adding nutritional value & quality to the food

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Complete the worksheet (#1-10) matching reasons for eating with situations. Find 3 magazine pictures that illustrate an internal or external influence on food choices. USING A GLUE STICK (NOT TAPE), attach your 3 pictures to a piece of white paper. Label which influence goes with each picture and whether it is an internal or external influence.