How Food Affects Life Unit 1. Bellwork: What, why and how will you have dinner tonight?

How Food Affects How Food Affects LifeLife

Unit 1Unit 1

Bellwork:Bellwork:What, why and What, why and

how will you have how will you have dinner tonight?dinner tonight?

Influences on Food ChoiceInfluences on Food Choice

Influences on Food ChoicesInfluences on Food Choices SocialSocial Influences – how? Influences – how?

CultureCultureFamily/FriendsFamily/Friends

Think-pair-Share a favorite family food, Think-pair-Share a favorite family food, discussdiscuss

School lunchesSchool lunchesParties/EventsParties/Events

Individual and Family Individual and Family IncomeIncome CostsCosts


For many people, For many people, preparing and preparing and eating food are eating food are socialsocial activities. activities.

Food brings people Food brings people together.together.

Just as food plays a Just as food plays a part in social life, part in social life, social life plays a social life plays a part in eating part in eating habitshabits and food choices.and food choices.


Society and Culture (All-write round Society and Culture (All-write round robin)robin)

How do each of these influence food How do each of these influence food choices?choices? Discuss Discuss Dietary lawsDietary laws EtiquetteEtiquette Special occasionsSpecial occasions Ethnic traditionsEthnic traditions Religious beliefsReligious beliefs Peer preferencesPeer preferences


Current Trends & Food ChoicesCurrent Trends & Food Choices

How do these affect you?How do these affect you?

Family SizeFamily Size

How does the size of your family How does the size of your family affect what you eat?affect what you eat? Picky EatersPicky Eaters BudgetBudget Foods prepared in bulkFoods prepared in bulk

Single PeopleSingle People

How does a single person eat How does a single person eat differently than when they ate @ differently than when they ate @ home?home? BudgetBudget Eat outEat out SimpleSimple AdventurousAdventurous

Life SpanLife Span

Do your Do your grandparentsgrandparents like like different foods than you?different foods than you? Influenced by their parentsInfluenced by their parents Past economic statusPast economic status Health ConditionsHealth Conditions

Use of Leisure TimeUse of Leisure Time

When people “When people “Go OutGo Out”, what do ”, what do they usually do?they usually do? Social ActivitySocial Activity Choose to make dinnerChoose to make dinner

GrazingGrazing

When do most people “Graze”?When do most people “Graze”? Chew Chew GumGum Eat before you goEat before you go Have a glass of Have a glass of milkmilk

Cooking for a HobbyCooking for a Hobby

How many cook as a form of How many cook as a form of leisure?leisure? MediaMedia influence influence Can be unhealthyCan be unhealthy CreativeCreative outlet outlet Affects you if your parent has it as a Affects you if your parent has it as a

hobbyhobby

33rdrd Block Bellwork Block BellworkGive 3 examples of how Give 3 examples of how

you can be socially you can be socially influenced to eat influenced to eat

something (discussed in something (discussed in the last class.)the last class.)

Dual-Income FamiliesDual-Income Families

If you have more money, how are If you have more money, how are your choices of food different?your choices of food different? Nutritious= Nutritious= expensiveexpensive Eat out moreEat out more HobbyHobby

Emphasis on fitnessEmphasis on fitness

How are Olympic Athletes How are Olympic Athletes influenced by food?influenced by food? Special DietsSpecial Diets TrainingTraining Knowing what food does to bodyKnowing what food does to body Food is Food is FUELFUEL

Eating Ethnic FoodsEating Ethnic Foods

How do we expose ourselves to How do we expose ourselves to Ethnic Foods?Ethnic Foods? Eating outEating out TryingTrying new things new things Ethnic friendsEthnic friends TravelTravel

Influences on Food ChoiceInfluences on Food Choice HolidaysHolidays

All cultures have special All cultures have special days for celebration.days for celebration.

Traditions abound in Traditions abound in holiday celebrations.holiday celebrations.

Many traditions are Many traditions are related to food.related to food. Identify 3 traditions in Identify 3 traditions in

your family that involve your family that involve food. What is the food? food. What is the food?

How would the tradition How would the tradition be different without the be different without the food? Discuss.food? Discuss.

Family Traditions ActivityFamily Traditions Activity

Create 3 traditions that you will pass Create 3 traditions that you will pass down to your children in which food down to your children in which food will be involved.will be involved.

No more than 1 tradition can come No more than 1 tradition can come from one holidayfrom one holiday

Remember this is for Remember this is for youryour kids so be kids so be specific as to where the tradition would specific as to where the tradition would take placetake place


Explain your traditions. Include:Explain your traditions. Include:1.1. Purpose of the tradition?Purpose of the tradition?

2.2. What food will be included? How? What food will be included? How? Why?Why?

3.3. Decorations? What are the colors (if Decorations? What are the colors (if any)?any)?

1.1. Birthdays, icing color, etcBirthdays, icing color, etc

4.4. Is it international or US only?Is it international or US only?


Make a poster depicting all 3Make a poster depicting all 3

Answer all 4 questions on back of Answer all 4 questions on back of poster FOR EACH!!!!poster FOR EACH!!!!

Graded by a rubric, guided sheetGraded by a rubric, guided sheet

Food Journal…. mondayFood Journal…. monday

Find your TRADITIONS Find your TRADITIONS poster, you have 20 poster, you have 20

minutes to complete it. minutes to complete it. Be ready to Be ready to presentpresent

BellworkBellwork

Influences on FoodInfluences on Food

What do you choose to eat when What do you choose to eat when you are hungry?you are hungry?

Where do you usually eat?Where do you usually eat? Who is with you when you eat?Who is with you when you eat? When do you eat?When do you eat? How does food make you feel?How does food make you feel?

Food Habits!Food Habits! No identical answersNo identical answers

Cultural InfluencesCultural Influences

Culture determines a lot of what we Culture determines a lot of what we eateat

““What is culture?” worksheetWhat is culture?” worksheet At tables, WRITE Round Robin At tables, WRITE Round Robin Write your idea on a square, share, passWrite your idea on a square, share, pass Discuss what you THINK culture is/is notDiscuss what you THINK culture is/is not

Red PencilRed Pencil Take NOTES on what it really isTake NOTES on what it really is


CultureCulture is the customs and beliefs of is the customs and beliefs of a racial, religious, or social group.a racial, religious, or social group.


Characteristics of Characteristics of Culture:Culture:

Actions of that Actions of that groupgroup

Things they Things they believebelieve

State of mindState of mind Way of lifeWay of life

Non-Essential Non-Essential CharacteristicsCharacteristics

Not just their Not just their religionreligion

More than More than heritageheritage

Can be a Can be a combination of combination of thingsthings


ExamplesExamples

Manners & Manners & EtiquetteEtiquette

ClothingClothing FOOD!FOOD! Religious, social Religious, social

beliefsbeliefs SpeechSpeech IdeasIdeas

Non-ExamplesNon-Examples

Negative BehaviorsNegative Behaviors

Why so much Culture?Why so much Culture? Immigration to the US from all overImmigration to the US from all over

““Melting Pot”Melting Pot”

Lived together in areas of cities/countryLived together in areas of cities/country

Adapted their recipes to available Adapted their recipes to available resourcesresources

Most “American” foods found in the Most “American” foods found in the MidwestMidwest

Individually, then shareIndividually, then share

Name regions of the United States Name regions of the United States and identify particular foods that and identify particular foods that come to mind come to mind New England, New England, South,South, Midwest,Midwest, Southwest,Southwest, Pacific Coast, Pacific Coast, Hawaiian Islands Hawaiian Islands

New EnglandNew England

SouthSouth

MidwestMidwest

SouthwestSouthwest

Pacific CoastPacific Coast

HawaiianHawaiian

History of American History of American CuisineCuisine

Watch videoWatch video Answer QuestionsAnswer Questions DiscussDiscuss Food JournalFood Journal

Psychological vs. Psychological vs. Physical Influences Physical Influences

on Food Choiceon Food ChoiceDoes the scent in the room Does the scent in the room

remind of anything in remind of anything in particular? A certain place, particular? A certain place, time in your life or activity. time in your life or activity. How else does it make you How else does it make you

feel?feel?


Social (Family & Friends)Social (Family & Friends) ReligiousReligious CulturalCultural Psychological Psychological PhysicalPhysical

Internal InfluencesInternal Influences

Physical Needs Physical Needs Nutritional Nutritional

requirementsrequirements Body Body craves craves

nutritional foodsnutritional foods Pregnant WomenPregnant Women

Fuel Fuel for the bodyfor the body Helps it function Helps it function

properlyproperly

HungerHunger

We eat because we’re hungry!We eat because we’re hungry! Grazing not physicalGrazing not physical ScheduleSchedule

Activity levelActivity level

Are you more Are you more hungry when hungry when you’re active?you’re active? Why?Why?

CALORIES- CALORIES- needed for the needed for the body to runbody to run

General health statusGeneral health status Wellness - a philosophy that Wellness - a philosophy that

people are responsible for their people are responsible for their own health.own health.

Food is fuelFood is fuel Less for entertainmentLess for entertainment Ward of boredomWard of boredom

Psychological NeedsPsychological Needs Factors in your environment that Factors in your environment that

affect your food choices.affect your food choices.

ROUND ROBIN- what are factors in ROUND ROBIN- what are factors in your life that affect what you your life that affect what you eat…….eat…….

SecuritySecurity Having the basic Having the basic

necessities of life, necessities of life, appetiteappetite

Comfort Comfort FoodFood

ROUND ROBIN- ROUND ROBIN- Favorite comfort Favorite comfort foods & whyfoods & why

Psychological NeedsPsychological Needs


A sense of belonging - food is A sense of belonging - food is associated with associated with hospitalityhospitality

What is hospitality?What is hospitality?

What foods do you serve when What foods do you serve when people come over?people come over?

Psychological NeedsPsychological Needs EnjoymentEnjoyment - favorite - favorite

foods, attitudes, foods, attitudes, emotions and feelingsemotions and feelings

Food can satisfy Food can satisfy emotionalemotional needs. needs.

Babies associate food Babies associate food with warmth and with warmth and security.security.

Children associate food Children associate food with pleasurable with pleasurable experiences.experiences.

Adults associate food Adults associate food with times of happiness.with times of happiness.


Personal Food PreferencesPersonal Food Preferences TasteTaste Smell, Smell, colorcolor, texture, textureAssociations of foods with positive Associations of foods with positive

or familiaror familiar activitiesactivities AversionAversion- The avoidance of a thing, - The avoidance of a thing,

situation, or behavior because it situation, or behavior because it has been associated with an has been associated with an unpleasant or painful stimulus. unpleasant or painful stimulus.


It’s all in your head…….It’s all in your head…….

Research on a new M&MResearch on a new M&M

Food Served on colored platesFood Served on colored plates

Certain foods not found in natureCertain foods not found in nature

Greet & GoGreet & Go

Read your card to each otherRead your card to each other Walk around the roomWalk around the room Go back to tablesGo back to tables

What do you think this is all about?What do you think this is all about?

The Tricks of the TradeThe Tricks of the Trade

Be a smart consumer & realize Be a smart consumer & realize sometimes there is more than sometimes there is more than meets the eye.meets the eye.

How?How?

Understanding that what Understanding that what you see isn't always what you get.you see isn't always what you get.

Wendy's Chicken ClubWendy's Chicken Club

McDonald's Sausage McDonald's Sausage Breakfast BurritoBreakfast Burrito

Arby's Beef 'n' CheddarArby's Beef 'n' Cheddar

Subway six-inch turkey Subway six-inch turkey breast and ham subbreast and ham sub

McDonald's Big MacMcDonald's Big Mac

Taco Bell Nachos Bell Taco Bell Nachos Bell GrandeGrande

McDonald's Sausage McDonald's Sausage McMuffinMcMuffin

33rdrd Block Bellwork Block BellworkComplete, “Favorite Foods” Complete, “Favorite Foods” on the back of your noteson the back of your notes

Jot down HOW you are Jot down HOW you are influenced to eat that food!influenced to eat that food!

Example: Cereal- Example: Cereal- Social Social Influence- Influence- My mom buys My mom buys it so it is what we always it so it is what we always

havehaveTEST

QUESTION!!!

AdvertisingAdvertising

A key way the media influences your A key way the media influences your food choices: food choices: advertisingadvertising

Specific encouragement: Specific encouragement: CuriosityCuriosity - try something different - try something different Desire to belong– everyone’s using itDesire to belong– everyone’s using it PridePride – only worthwhile people use it – only worthwhile people use it Saving $$$ - coupons, rebates & special Saving $$$ - coupons, rebates & special

offersoffers

Current TrendsCurrent Trends

Incomplete or inaccurateIncomplete or inaccurate information information through media = through media =

fadfad- a popular food practice for a - a popular food practice for a timetime

Example: Atkins dietExample: Atkins diet

fallacyfallacy- a mistaken belief- a mistaken beliefExample: Example: Eating after 9 makes you Eating after 9 makes you

gain weightgain weight

Related to Related to weight loss & safety issuesweight loss & safety issues

Food Fads & FallaciesFood Fads & Fallacies

Fads are Fads are basedbased on Fallacy on Fallacy Can be Can be harmful to healthharmful to health

-Raw eggs to build muscle-Raw eggs to build muscle Can be a Can be a disappointmentdisappointment

-No results-No results RESEARCH!RESEARCH!

-Consult the web, doctor, others -Consult the web, doctor, others who’ve who’ve

done it!done it!

Let’s Test Your SkillsLet’s Test Your Skills

Are you a product of good Are you a product of good advertisement & Food Styling?advertisement & Food Styling?

Food JournalFood Journal

1.1. Name a food that you have chosen based on Name a food that you have chosen based on a psychological influence.a psychological influence.

2.2. How were you influenced in your choice?How were you influenced in your choice?3.3. Based on class information, why was your Based on class information, why was your

choice an example of psychological influence choice an example of psychological influence on food choice?on food choice?

4.4. Name a food that you have chosen based on Name a food that you have chosen based on a physical influence.a physical influence.

5.5. How were you influenced in your choice?How were you influenced in your choice?6.6. Based on class information, why was your Based on class information, why was your

choice an example of physical influence on choice an example of physical influence on food choice?food choice?


External InfluencesExternal Influences Food AvailabilityFood Availability

Growing seasonsGrowing seasons Production facilitiesProduction facilities Distribution channelsDistribution channels Family choicesFamily choices

Food SupplyFood Supply What foods are availableWhat foods are available Environment, climateEnvironment, climate EconomyEconomy


Environment- rain, Environment- rain, soil, air, temperature soil, air, temperature

Government- laws Government- laws about growing, about growing, processing, packaging processing, packaging and labeling. and labeling.

Economics- the law of Economics- the law of supply and demand. supply and demand.

Technology- Develops Technology- Develops improved methodsimproved methods


Food Science and TechnologyFood Science and Technology Scientific aspects of foodScientific aspects of food

NutritionNutrition The science of food preparationThe science of food preparation Ergonomics - the study of how to make Ergonomics - the study of how to make

tools and equipment easier and more tools and equipment easier and more comfortable to use.comfortable to use.

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How Food Affects Life Unit 1. Bellwork: What, why and how will you have dinner tonight?