HUM-FNW-3:
Analyze factors that influence food choices and
quality of diet.
3.1 Explain how physical factors influence food choinces and
quality of diet
3.2 Explain how emotional factors influence food choices and
quality of diet
3.3 Predict how psychological factors influence food choices and
quality of diet
3.4 Predict how intellectual factors influence food choices and
quality of diet
3.5 Research how spiritual, religious, cultural, and family customs
influence food choices and quality of diet.
3.6 Research government and legislation influences food choices
and quality of diet
3.7 Compare economic factors that influence food choices and
quality of diet.
3.8 Examine how environmental factors influence food choices and
quality of diet.
Why You Eat What You
Do…
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Several influences affect eating
choices
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People around you
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Family: What you ate growing up
Friends: Restaurants and “fad” foods
Culture Connection
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Culture is the shared beliefs, values and
behavior of a group of people
Where your live, your ethnicity, food
traditions
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Subgroups of culture
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Geography, heritage (ethnic groups), and religion
Food customs
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How food is prepared, served, and eaten
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Dietary Laws
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Example: Jewish religion and a Kosher Diet
Cultural Etiquette
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Unique foods (BBQ from Texas, Clam Chowder from
New England)
Chopsticks, eating with the hands, etc
Special Occasions
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“Thanksgiving” Food”, Wedding Cakes, New Year’s Day
(Black Eyed Peas and Collard Greens)
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Available Food Supply
What is grown where you live
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Georgia is famous for what things?
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Peaches, peanuts, blueberries, corn, soybeans,
watermelon, onions
Technology has made an impact on how food
supplies are stored and processed
Schedules, Energy, Budget
What you eat and buy are affected by your
resources
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Time, income level, personal energy, convenience
foods (foods that are quick to prepare or eat)
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You
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Your lifestyle and characteristics affect food
choices
Examples
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Age: Teenagers are not apt to eat the same foods
that adults do
Attitudes/Emotions: Feelings towards foods
(memories or experiences)
Diet goals and health concerns
Knowledge/level of education: New recipes,
products and information can influence what you
eat
Income Level: Better quality foods cost more
Exposure: Traveling, making new friends, trying
new cusine
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Food Advertising
Ads make you aware of new foods and may
provide useful information about nutrition
Can you guess these food ads?
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Cereal (A Tiger)
Fast Food (A Dog)
Bread (Whoo Hoo)
Food packaging also plays a major role in why
we buy and eat the foods we do
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Food stylists create food products for photographs used in
advertising
They also use non food items to give the idea of fresh, tasty
food
For example, hamburger buns are really foam spray painted
and milk is really sour cream
PROJECT!
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Create a food advertisement for a BRAND
NEW FOOD
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Must list:
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Price
Slogan
What it is
FIVE things that make it great
Picture
MUST BE CREATIVE!
Remember to include what you have just
learned about: The factors that affect food
choices!
You will be graded on all of the above,
neatness, creativity, and timeliness
What Do You Think?
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How might decisions about what
you eat be influenced by where you
live?
What else can influence food
choices?
Give an example of how a particular
lifestyle can affect food choices.
Define media. How does the media
affect food choices? List three
foods you buy because of the
packaging.
What do you think?
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You have five senses: Taste, touch,
sound, sight and smell
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List each sense and TWO foods that appeal
to you for that particular sense
What makes certain foods so
appealing to you?
What are some foods that trigger your
appetite?
Why do you think that some foods don’t
satisfy your hunger?
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Sensory Attributes
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Our five senses also affect our
food choices
The way your senses respond to food
affect your appetite (psychological
desire to eat)
 Just slight aroma, taste, or seeing
your favorite food can make you
hungry
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Sound can also affect appetite
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Your tongue is covered with papillae (puhpih-lee), or tiny bumps that contain taste
buds
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Each papilla has hundreds of taste buds,
which distinguish sweet, sour, salty, and bitter
tastes
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Other nerve endings sense temperature and
texture
When one of your senses is altered, the flavor
of food may be altered as well
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Illness and medications can dull sensations and
detract from the flavor of food
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When you have a cold and you can’t smell, it alters
the taste of food
Special Diets and Health
 Only a doctor or a
Concerns
health
professional
should
recommend a
medical diet
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Once a medical diet
has been set in
place, it is
important to follow
it as close as
possible
The most common
medical diet is
probably a diabetic
diet
Diabetes
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A condition in which the body can’t
control levels of sugar in the blood
properly
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It all has to do with insulin, which is a
body chemical that helps sugar in your
blood move into your body’s cells
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In one type of diabetes, the body doesn’t
produce enough insulin
In another, the body doesn’t use the insulin
that is produced normally
Oral medicine or insulin injections may
be necessary
A special diet low in sugars is required
Those who are overweight are at high
risk for developing diabetes
Modified Diet
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A special eating plan
that helps to keep a
medical condition
under control
It may involve limiting
certain foods or
choosing foods for
nutritional value
Examples
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Low fat/low
cholesterol
Low sodium
High fiber
Soft diet
Food Additives
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These are used to improve flavor or
appearance
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Common examples include
preservatives, food colorings,
flavorings, sweeteners, etc.
Food additives can serve valuable
purposes in the production of food, but
if used in excess, they may pose risk
to health
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A common belief is that food colorings
(specifically red and yellow) can add to the
effects of ADHD
Food Intolerance
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The body has trouble digesting or handling a
component of food
Examples:
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Gluten
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People can’t digest this protein found in wheat
products
Lactose Intolerance
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The inability to adequately digest lactose, the main
sugar found in milk and milk products
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Symptoms include diarrhea, stomach pains and nausea
People will need to:
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drink 1 cup of milk or less with other foods
Eat hard aged cheeses (parmesan) and yogurt
Choose lactose free products or use the drops that
reduce lactose
Ask your doctor for a prescriptive supplement that will
help you digest lactose
Food Allergies
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A sensitivity to a food that involves the
body’s immune system
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The immune system mistakenly reacts to
the food as if it were an illness to fight
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Reactions include rashes, vomiting, stomach
cramps, breathing problems
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The reactions usually occur right after eating the
food, or just by being around them
If you think you have a food allergy, there
are many types of tests your doctor can
perform on you
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The allergy is treated by preventing the
reaction and eliminating foods from your diet
that cause the reaction
Food and Medications
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They can affect each other
and your body’s chemistry
Food can help or hinder
your body’s use of
medicines
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Also, some medicines
affect how your body
uses nutrients
Follow instructions for
taking medicines,
especially when they say
to take with food or drink
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If medicine is taken on
an empty stomach, it can
slow the absorption or
cause ulcers
Some foods will react
with medications
Organic Foods
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Organic foods have become very popular
over the last decade
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Many people chose organic because of the
way that food is grown and harvested
Organic foods do not use chemical fertilizers
or pesticides
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Some people feel that these cause cancers and
diseases, as well as harm the environment
These foods must be stamped with the USDA
seal of approval for organic food
These foods have not been proven more
nutritious than conventional farmed foods
Organic foods are more costly