Influence on Food Choices

Open Ended

What influences your food choices? Brainstorm 5 factors that influence the choices we make about food.

Open Ended

If you could eat anything tonight for dinner what would it be? Why is this your choice?

Open Ended

What is the difference between hunger and appetite?

Multiple Choice

According to research, how many food decisions does a person make daily?

• 50

• 100

• 200

• 500

Open Ended

Based on the images, list three factors that can influence your food choices.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are considered nutrients that your body needs to grow, repair itself, and supply energy?

• Proteins, Fats, Carbohydrates

• Vitamins, Minerals, Water

• Proteins, Vitamins, Water

• Carbohydrates, Minerals, Water

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a source of calories?

• Proteins

• Fats

• Carbohydrates

• Vitamins

Open Ended

Which logo is the most recognizable?

Open Ended

Do you think your recognition of logos affects your food choices? How?

Open Ended

How often do you see these logos?

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Multiple Choice

What is the most profitable soda brand in the world?

• Coca-Cola

• Pepsi

• Sprite

• Dr. Pepper

Open Ended

Why do companies use cartoon characters in their marketing?

Open Ended

Generally, companies spend less money marketing fruits, vegetables, and other less-processed foods, and are less likely to use marketing tools like mascots. Why is this?

Multiple Choice

In a 2006 study, people were shown different brands while their brains were hooked up to an MRI. Seeing the most well-known brands activated parts of the brain associated with which of the following?

• Reward

• Positive Emotions

• Self-Identity

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

In 2010, the Television Bureau of Canada launched an advertising campaign featuring broccoli, “the Miracle Food.” Following the campaign, broccoli sales:

• increased

• decreased

• stayed the same

Open Ended

How, if at all, should governments restrict advertising to children?

Multiple Choice

At what age do children become able to understand that the purpose of commercials is to persuade them to buy products?

• Age 4

• Age 6

• Age 8

• Age 10

Multiple Choice

Placing candy and other tempting products at the cash register is designed to encourage spur-of-the-moment purchases. This tactic is called:

• Impulse marketing

• Drip Marketing

• Niche Marketing

• Ambush Marketing

Open Ended

What is the main reason companies sell sodas and other products in schools?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following health conditions can be prevented by eating a variety of healthful foods?

• Cardiovascular disease

• Asthma

• Chickenpox

• Measles

Open Ended

After learning about influences on food choices and techniques for making healthful decisions, what is one thing you would like to know more about or still have questions on?

Open Ended

Describe one environmental influence that affects what you eat.