Nutrition Attitudes and Behaviors (CH5) Flashcards
Why do people eat what they do? (Origin of Food Choices)
- People learn from their cultures and the society in which they live
- What animals and plants are considered food and which are not
- We do not instinctively know what to eat
People choose foods that based on:
Culture background
Other learning experience
Food that give us pleasure
How does food give us pleasure?
Foods give us pleasure when they relieve our hunger and plains, delight our taste buds, provide comfort and a sense of security
Symbolic meaning of food
- Status
- Comfort
- Discomfort
What influences food choice and preference?
Cost and Availability
Why do changes in food choices fail?
Attempts are too drastic
Process of changing food choices
- identify food choice want to change and option you would like to replace
- plan to identify the change that would be easiest to implement
- plan for relapse
Food choice changes that bring more pleasure than inconvenience/discomfort are more likely to…
Have staying power
Changing food choices for thee better
- Identify a healthful change in your diet you’d like to make
- Identify two food choices you make that should change because they contribute to the need for a healthful change you identified
- Identify two or Moore specific, acceptable options for more healthful food choices than those identified in 2
- Decide which option is easiest to accomplish and requires the smallest change to complete
- Plan how to incorporate the change into your diet
- Implement the change. Be prepared for midcourse corrections
Food and Behavior Relationship
Food can affect behavior and behavior can affect hunger
Malnutrition and growth stunting in early childhood
Lower intellectual functioning and school performance
Nutritional supplement of malnourished young children
Improved growth &and functioning in adulthood
