Opening Question: What is your favorite meal? What is your favorite snack?
Before Reading: Why do you think nutrition is important?
What is the difference between hunger and appetite?
I eat when I am:
When have you witnessed this, either with yourself or others?
How does your family/culture impact your food choices?
How do your friends impact your food choices or how do you SEE friends impacting the food choices of their peers?
Name three health problems that good nutrition can help you avoid.
Identify two emotions that influence eating when someone is not hungry.
Make Inferences: Why do advertisers want to influence your food choices?
ANALYZE. How does or has advertising influenced your food choices?
Analyze. Why is emotional eating harmful?
EVALUATE. When Cari smells homemade chocolate-chip cookies she cannot resist them. What is influencing her behavior? Describe why you think the influence is healthy or unhealthy.
STRESS MANAGEMENT. Eating when you’re not hungry can be a response to stress. List three healthier ways to respond to stress.
Synthesize. How might the food choices of a high-powered business executive with a busy schedule differ from those of a part-time worker?
After Reading: Add what you learned.
We are going to revisit the quizzz to see what you have learned...
Situation A: Tranh’s family is from Southeast Asia and are members of the Buddhist religion. As strict Buddhists, they never eat meat.
Situation B: Vanessa saw a tik tok ad for a candy bar while she was washing clothes at the laundromat. The candy bar looked good, so she bought one from the vending machine.
Situation C: Malik and his friends often hang out at a game center after school. They usually split some nachos or pizza from the snack bar.
In Situation A, which environmental factor influences Tranh’s food choices? Considering that Tranh is a vegetarian, what are some foods he could select in your favorite fast food restaurant or the school cafeteria?
In Situation B, which environmental factor influenced Vanessa to buy a candy bar? How might she avoid this influence the next time she visits the laundromat?
In Situation C, which environmental factor influences Malik’s choice of after-school snacks? What is one way he could change this influence and eat more healthful snacks?
Describe how one of the environmental factors influences your food choices. Decide if the influence is positive or negative. Describe why. If it is negative, how might you overcome the influence and make more healthful food choices?