Factors Influencing Food Selection

Factors Influencing Choices Hunger Hunger –Sometimes we are so hungry that we will eat the quickest food available. Time Considerations Time Considerations –Due to some of our busy lives, it is harder to take the time to eat a healthy meal.

Factors Influencing Choices Convenience Convenience –It is more convenient to pick up fast food or order a pizza. Cost Cost –It is expensive to eat healthy

Barriers To Healthy Eating Lack of Personal Health Lack of Personal Health –There is no sense of urgency from us to want to eat healthier. Taste Preferences Taste Preferences –To most people healthy foods are associated with less taste than those that are unhealthy.

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Questions about Video How do you feel about the government leading us into unhealthy eating? How do you feel about the government leading us into unhealthy eating? What is your feeling on the cost for the consumer compared to the cost to produce the product? What is your feeling on the cost for the consumer compared to the cost to produce the product? What can we do to change what is happening to the American diet? What can we do to change what is happening to the American diet?

Increase Healthy Eating Making healthy food taste and look better Making healthy food taste and look better Limit the availability of unhealthful options Limit the availability of unhealthful options

Increase Healthy Eating Make healthy food more available and convenient Make healthy food more available and convenient Teach children good eating habits at an early age Teach children good eating habits at an early age