Standard 1Understand Relationship between food choices Health

15 year old male, on basketball team, very active most days of the week. Recommended by MyPlate

• 2,800 - 3,000 Calories

• Adventure

• Heavy Activity

Physiological influences on food choices include gender, age, and wellness.

• Activity Level

• Adventure

• Cultural

Examlpe of an external influences affecting food choices

• Adventure

• Availability of canned foods

• Heavy Activities

Weight controll strategy, usong a chart to visualize how much peanut butter considered 1 serving

• Adventure

• Controlling portion sizes

• Media

Price of specialty coffee drinks rising in the US due to increase demand, external food choice

• Media

• Nutrition

• Economic

Converting a vacant city lot into a community vegetable garden, a type of external food influence

• Heavy Activity

• Environmental

• High Fiber

External factors such as spring flooding and colder-than-normal winters

• Media

• Nutrition

• Environmental influences on food avaliability and choices

Shredded Whole wheat cereal

• Knowledge and Skills

• Example High Fiber product

• Media

Encourages good nutrition, ChooseMyPlate.gov recommends choosing foods that are high in these two items

• Media

• Nutrition

• Fiber and Nutrition

Individual food choice being shown, relying heavely on high sodium and high fat, fast food and frozen meals, due to not learning how to cook.

• Knowledge and Skills

• Wellness

• Potassium