Exploring%20Food%20Choices

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Exploring Food Choices
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Why do you like or dislike certain foods?
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Physical Needs

• What are some physical needs of food?
• Food supplies you with the nutrients you need to
  survive.

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• Nutrients Chemical components of food necessary
  for the body
• Provides energy
• Materials for growth
• Regulates chemical processes

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• Nutrition The study of nutrients and how they
  are used in the body.

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Wellness

• What do you think of when you hear the word
  wellness?

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• Wellness- a philosophy that encourages people to
  take responsibility for their own health.
• Wellness is reflected in both your attitudes and
  your behaviors.

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• Wellness decisions that influence your health
  include the following
• The food choices you make
• The amount of physical activity you get
• How you manage your feelings and emotions
• How you handle certain social situations

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Psychological Needs
Security
Belonging
Enjoyment
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Security

• Infants first learn to feel secure when they are
  fed, cared for and loved.
• Continuing to have an adequate amount of food to
  eat helps people build a lasting sense of
  security.

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Belonging

• Food is a part of many social events, including
  weddings and parties.
• Certain foods are linked to sporting events
• Food makes people feel welcome and at ease. By
  appeasing hunger, it brings comfort.

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Enjoyment

• Everyone has favorite foods!

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Social Influences

• Culture
• Family
• Friends
• The Media

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The Media Food Advertising

• Look on page 29!!

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Technology and the Food Supply

• Suppose you could step into a time machine that
  would whisk you 300 years into the past. What
  would your food choices be like?

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Technology...

• Today modern technology has greatly increased the
  options available to you. Planes and trucks
  bring food from around the world to
  Wal-Mart/Kroger, etc..
• -Frozen Foods
• Think about the food advances 300 years from now!

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Personal Influences

• Your Lifestyle- How you spend your life what is
  important to you?
• Values and Priorities- Time/Money
• Your Emotions- Some people eat certain foods when
  they are sad or happy.

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Food Customs- Unique Foods

• Wonton Soup is from China
• Shish Kebab is from Middle East
• Pita Bread- Middle East

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Dietary Laws

• Hindus do not eat beef because they consider
  cattle sacred animals.
• Muslims do not eat pork.

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Cultural Etiquette

• In some cultures, forks, knives and spoons are
  not used.
• Chopsticks- China, Japan and Korea
• Fingers-India, Afghanistan, Algeria, Morocco.

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Special Occasions

• Do any of you have certain foods that you eat on
  certain occasions?

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A World of Food ChoicesIts a Small World After
All

• Food is grown all over the world and flown all
  over the world.
• Most developed nations have many different
  cultures of food at their fingertips.

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Food, Science and Technology

• Food Science- The scientific study of food and
  its preparation.
• Ergonomics- The study of ways to make tools and
  equipment easier and more comfortable to use.

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• Brainstorm a list of tools and equipment used in
  the modern kitchen that where unavailable to
  earlier generations of cooks.

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Making Decisions

1. State the Problem
2. Options- What are my options or choices
3. Make a decision
4. Evaluate

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MAGAZINE ACTIVITY

• Find three food advertisements in magazines.
  Paste them on a sheet of paper and tell me
  whether each makes you want to buy the product or
  not. Explain your reactions.