1. Influence on Food Choices

2. Activity
You will be given a worksheet “Rating Influences on Food Choices”
I will put on the screen different factors and you will decide how it effects you. Does it majorly effect you, moderately, or little or no effect?
Write the factor under the category it fits under for you.

3. Why We Eat
Food is not only necessary for life, it is one of life’s greatest pleasures!

4. Physical Needs Hunger is the physical need to eat.
How long can a person go without food?
Nutritional requirements
Activity level
General health status
Energy level

5. Psychological Needs Appetite is the psychological desire to eat.
Emotions or feelings
Body image
Attitudes

6. Personal Preference Taste: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami
Smell, color, texture of food
Associations of food with positive or familiar activities.

7. Social Settings Family mealtimes School lunches Parties Movies
Sporting events

8. Economics Cost of food (What can I afford to buy?)
Where you purchase your food (Sam’s Aldi’s Price Cutter)
Which is more economical? Processed or Fresh?
Where is the food coming from?
What foods are in season?

9. Advertising/Media Ads that promise: Media: TV Food Network Internet
More energy
Better athletic performance
Improved health
Better self-image
Media: TV
Food Network
Internet

10. Technology New types of farm machinery Faster food processing
Rapid transportation
New foods
New packaging

11. Government United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Regulates our food for safety.

12. Society and Culture Ethnic Traditions Religious Beliefs
Family Traditions
Peer Preferences