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and Food Choices
It is your responsibility to make choices
that lead to good health. The key to good
health is a healthful lifestyle.
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Content Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary
wellness
factor
lifestyle
resource
nutrition
stress
culture
hunger
appetite
flavor
papillae
action plan
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Wellness Is Your Choice for Life!
Make wellness an important part of each day.
wellness
Your best level of health.
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Wellness Is Your Choice for Life!
Many factors that affect your health are out of your
control, such as genetics or a certain life event.
factor
An element that contributes to a particular
result.
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Good Health
Good health can improve your appearance, selfesteem, ability to handle stress, and physical and
mental performance.
Mental
Emotional
Physical
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Social
Wellness
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A Healthful Lifestyle Is the Key to
Good Health
Your lifestyle affects your health.
lifestyle
How you live your life and everything you
do.
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A Healthful Lifestyle Is the Key to
Good Health
For a healthful lifestyle, you need:
Regular physical activities
Wellness
Effective ways to manage stress
Good nutrition
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Eat the Right Foods
Good nutrition is key to good health.
nutrition
The processes by which your body uses
nutrients in food for growth, energy, and
maintenance.
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Good Physical Health
Good physical health means:
• firm skin
• clean teeth and healthy gums
• good muscle tone
• erect posture
• healthy weight
• bright, clear eyes
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Take Action for Your Physical Health
Physical health is all about how well your body
functions.
Five Tips for Physical Health
Eat nutritious
meals and drink
eight cups of
water each day.
Include at least
60 minutes of
daily exercise
in your life.
Stay informed
about nutrition
and wellness.
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Get regular
medical and
dental checkups.
Avoid tobacco,
alcoholic
beverages, and
harmful drugs.
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Good Mental and Emotional Health
Characteristics
Results
Positive attitude
Open-minded
Good physical health
Confident
Able to cope with change and
face problems
Sensitive to needs of others
Able to handle anger and
disappointment
Able to work toward goals
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Mental and Emotional Health
Most people feel tense or overwhelmed from time to
time. Stress is unavoidable, but you can control how
you react to it.
stress
Mental, emotional, or physical strain.
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Mental and Emotional Health
Handle Stress in Positive Ways
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Maintain good physical health.
Balance school and work with time for friends and family.
Take time for rest, fun, and hobbies.
Accept that you cannot control every situation.
Admit mistakes and learn from them, don’t dwell on them.
Be an optimist.
Keep a sense of humor.
Discuss your worries with someone you trust.
Set goals and priorities, break large tasks down.
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Social Health
Social health involves your relationships. When you
are socially healthy, you can:
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Praise others and accept their differences.
Enjoy friends of both genders and all ages.
Be helpful and considerate.
Accept rules and be responsible.
Handle conflict in constructive ways.
Communicate well.
Resist negative peer pressure.
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Why You Eat What You Eat
Culture is one of the many factors that influence
food choices and eating patterns.
culture
The shared beliefs, values, and behaviors of
a group of people.
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Why You Eat What You Eat
Resources are another factor for why you eat what
you eat.
resource
Something you use as a tool to meet goals
and complete tasks.
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Influences on Eating
Your Family
Your Friends
Culture and Religion
Available Foods
Lifestyle, Energy, and
Budget
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Trends and Technology
The Media
Knowledge
Emotions
Priorities
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Make Time for Family Meals
Help your family make the most of mealtime with the
following tips:
• Plan at least one meal per week when your whole
family can be together.
• Stay at the table until everyone is finished.
• Join in on family conversations, and turn off the TV.
• Extend time together by sharing the cooking and
cleaning duties.
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Enjoying Food for Wellness
When you eat for wellness, you choose from a wide
variety of great-tasting foods. These choices and
experiences will add enjoyment to your everyday life.
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Hunger or Appetite?
An empty stomach that contracts or growls signals
hunger. Once you have eaten enough, your hunger
disappears after the 20 minutes it takes for your
stomach to send a full message to your brain.
hunger
A physical need for food.
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Hunger or Appetite?
The sight, aroma, or taste of food can stimulate your
appetite. The sight of appealing food can make you
think you are hungry, even when you are not.
appetite
A psychological need for food.
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Sensing Food’s Flavor
When people talk about taste, they often mean
flavor. People experience flavor differently, which is
one reason why different people like different foods.
flavor
The combination of a food’s taste, smell,
and texture.
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Sensing Food’s Flavor
You taste with your mouth, mostly with your tongue,
which is covered with papillae. Each papillae has
hundreds of taste buds, which distinguish sweet,
sour, salty, bitter, and umami (the broth-like taste in
meat, vegetables, and cheese).
papillae
Tiny bumps that contain taste buds.
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Steps to Wellness
The Decision-making Process:
1. Identify the decision to make.
2. Collect information and identify your resources.
3. Identify possible choices.
4. Consider possible choices.
5. Choose the best option.
6. Take action.
7. Evaluate your decision.
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Take Action for Wellness
You can follow an action plan to set goals and track
your progress toward meeting them.
action plan
A step-by-step strategy to identify and
achieve your goals.
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Take Action for Wellness
1. Set realistic
goals.
2. Make a plan.
3. Identify small,
doable steps.
4. Take action.
GOAL SETTING
5. Stick with it.
6. Get
support.
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7. Check your
progress and
your efforts.
8. Reward
yourself.
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Chapter 1 Assessment After You Read
Review Key Concepts
Identify four aspects of wellness.
The aspects of wellness are: physical (keeping your
body working the way it should), mental (dealing with
daily stress in a positive way), emotional (positive
self-image and self-confidence); and social
(maintaining healthy relationships).
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Chapter 1 Assessment After You Read
Review Key Concepts
Describe influences on your food choices.
Food choices are influenced by family; friends;
culture and religion; available foods; lifestyle,
energy, and budget; trends and technology; the
media; food, nutrition and wellness knowledge;
emotions; and priorities.
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Chapter 1 Assessment After You Read
Review Key Concepts
Explain how appetite, hunger, and flavor affect
wellness.
When you have a good appetite, you are more
likely to eat the variety of foods you need for good
health. Hunger signals that your body needs food
energy and nutrients. The sensation goes away
when you have had enough to eat. Flavor adds to
the enjoyment of nourishing food.
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Chapter 1 Assessment After You Read
Review Key Concepts
Demonstrate how to make decisions and reach
goals for wellness.
Answers should include an example of decision-making
steps or an action plan the student makes for wellness.
Examples might include an outline of how they will make
specific decisions, such as what to eat for breakfast, or what
snacks to pack for school; or a sample action plan to meet
goals related to wellness, such as exercising more, dealing
with stress, or balancing school with social life.
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Chapter 1
Wellness and
Food Choices
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