1. Nutrients LSM Nutrition Lessons 1 & 2

2. Instant Activity List six of the foods that you eat most often for meals or snacks. List six of the foods that you eat most often for meals or snacks. Describe why you eat each of these foods. Describe why you eat each of these foods. Do you base your choices on health benefits? Do you base your choices on health benefits? Their taste or appearance? Their taste or appearance? Their convenience? Their convenience?

3. Nutrition The process by which the body takes in and uses food The process by which the body takes in and uses food Not all foods offer the same benefits, making healthful food choices is important to your overall level of health. Not all foods offer the same benefits, making healthful food choices is important to your overall level of health.

4. Calories Units of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy that foods supply to the body. Units of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy that foods supply to the body. Fuels everything you do Fuels everything you do Exercising, Dancing, Walking, doing homework, talking with friends Exercising, Dancing, Walking, doing homework, talking with friends

5. What influences your food choices? Difference between your physical need for food and your psychological desire for food. Difference between your physical need for food and your psychological desire for food. Hunger vs. Appetite Hunger vs. Appetite Know the difference = help you make more healthful food choices Know the difference = help you make more healthful food choices

6. Hunger and Appetite Hunger An unlearned, inborn response An unlearned, inborn response A natural physical drive that protects you from starvation. A natural physical drive that protects you from starvation. Empty stomach = Walls contract stimulating nerve endings. Empty stomach = Walls contract stimulating nerve endings.

7. Hunger Nerves signal your brain that you body needs food. Nerves signal your brain that you body needs food.

8. Appetite A desire, rather than a need to eat. A desire, rather than a need to eat. Many factors influence your food choices, and eating habits Many factors influence your food choices, and eating habits Emotions and a number of factors in your enviornment Emotions and a number of factors in your enviornment

9. Food and Emotions Stress, frustration, or depressed Stress, frustration, or depressed Do you eat more or less? Do you eat more or less? Bored? Bored? Use food as a reward when you achieve a goal Use food as a reward when you achieve a goal This can all result in overeating This can all result in overeating Recognize how emotions guide your food choices. Recognize how emotions guide your food choices.

10. Food and Your Environment Family, friends, peers Family, friends, peers Cultural and ethnic background Cultural and ethnic background Convenience and cost Convenience and cost Advertising Advertising

11. Study Questions How do our health beliefs affect our food choices? How do our health beliefs affect our food choices? Define the term Appetite Define the term Appetite ANALYZE INFLUENCES of why we eat what we eat. ANALYZE INFLUENCES of why we eat what we eat. List the 6 classes of nutrients List the 6 classes of nutrients