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INFLUENCES ON FOOD CHOICES

Explore the various influences that affect your food choices daily, from physical and emotional factors to cultural and economical aspects. Learn to be an informed consumer, understand your preferences, and make healthier decisions. Discover how feelings, family, friends, and media impact what you eat, empowering you to create a personalized food shield. Dive into the role of education, technology, and ethics in shaping food choices, and reflect on factors like comfort foods, celebrations, and nutritional knowledge. Gain insights into the interconnected web of influences and make conscious food decisions for a healthier lifestyle.

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INFLUENCES ON FOOD CHOICES

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  1. INFLUENCES ON FOOD CHOICES

  2. Diagnostic questions • What have you eaten today? • What do you order when you go out to eat? • Do your friends influence what you eat? • Can you think of any foods you used to eat as a kid, that you still love?

  3. The more you know about the factors that shape our eating habits, the better choices you can make! • It is all about being an informed consumer and being aware of influences.

  4. Feelings & food • Think of the first food that comes to your head when I say the description

  5. CELEBRATION

  6. GRANDMOTHER

  7. REWARD

  8. DIET

  9. REJECTION

  10. TEENAGER

  11. COMFORT FOOD

  12. Personal food shield • Before we look at patterns and trends, it is good to know your preferences. • Fill in on your own. • What other questions/topics could you add to your food shield? • Share your shield with an elbow partner.

  13. What Influences your food choices?

  14. PHYSICAL/nutritional influences • HUNGER • Nutrients – chemicals from food that the body needs to function • Growth • Physical activity • Health influences (i.e., allergies, diabetes)

  15. Emotional/psychological influences • Comfort foods - Happy/sad emotions that impact choices • Stress • Food used as reward or punishment • Enjoyment (situations: i.e., wonderland, the mall, etc. • What are some of your comfort foods?

  16. Cultural influences • Customs • Religions (food restrictions, etc.) • Celebrations • Traditions (i.e., birthdays, holidays)

  17. education • Knowledge of healthy food choices and nutritional needs • Knowledge and skills to cook • http://www.jamieoliver.com/us/foundation/jamies-food-revolution/home

  18. Family/social influences • Sense of belonging with friends • Buying/skipping lunch depending on friends • Family meals/parents making meals • Lifestyle (i.e., co-curriculars, eating out, etc.) • Family rituals

  19. economical & environment • Food security/poverty - $ to buy food • State of country – may not be able to afford to grow, process or store food • Time of year (i.e., peaches in the summer) • Geography – what’s available where

  20. media • Food advertisements • TV, billboards, magazines, internet • Product placement in TV/movies

  21. technology • What you have at home/available where you live • I.e., magic bullet

  22. ethical • What could this mean?

  23. Influence factors activity • Select four pictures of your favourite foods from the magazines in class (or draw your foods) and glue/draw them to a piece of paper. • For each picture, record a factor or influence which had an impact based on your choice (use your notes and class discussion as a resource). • Share with a partner what your biggest influences tend to be.

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