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WorksheetsFN 41: Unit 1 Relationship Between Food Choices & Health
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Maria chooses low-sodium foods for her diet because she has hypertension. This is most likely an example of which food choice factor?
Comfort
Enjoyment
Entertainment
Nutrition
Jason chooses to buy Sriacha hot sauce because it is a popular condiment among his friends. This is most likely an example of which factor affecting food choices?
Family schedules
Knowledge & skills
Social
Stages of life
A downtown Charlotte neighborhood is planning to grow a vegetable garden in a vacant city lot. The lot will provide low-cost, healthy food to nearby residents. This is most likely an illustration of what 2 types of external influences on food choices?
Economic & technological
Environmental & economic
Media & environmental
Technological & media
Picking a certain brand of bottled water because a celebrity is drinking it in an advertisement is most likely an illustration of what type of external food influence?
Economic
Media
Environmental
Intellectual
A family is choosing to prepare dinner at home rather than go out to a restaurant, because a parent just became unemployed. This most likely demonstrates which type of need?
Economic
Emotional
Hunger
Intellectual
Food processed in air tight packaging is an example of what type of external food influence?
Economic
Environmental
Media
Technological
Tina is traveling to Scotland and tries Haggis and blood sausage for the first time. This is most likely an example of which food choice factors?
Adventure
Enjoyment
Entertainment
Wellness
Learning how to cook scrambled eggs before learning how to make an omelette is an example of which factor affecting food choices?
Family Schedule
Knowledge & Skills
Peer Group
Stages of Life
Eating convenience foods because a person does not know how to cook is an example of which factor affecting food choices?
Family schedules
Knowledge & skills
Peer group
Stages of life
Which is an example of a technological factor influencing food choices?
Changes in climate
Decreasing amounts of available land
Development of shelf-stable foods
Increasing demand for a food product
Due to their Jewish religion, Renee’s family does not consume pork. This is a
Cultural influence
Economic influence
Individual influence
Physiological influence
Influences such as television, print, and the internet fall under the category of
Cultural Influence
Situational Influence
Environmental Influence
Media Influence
Nutrition and wellness are the same thing.
True
False
An example of a situational factor would be your family's food budget.
True
False
Going to the Dixie Stampede dinner and show is an example of what kind of food choice?
Emotional
Entertainment
Wellness
Adventure
Eating 3 meals a day in order to consume enough calories is an example of what kind of food choice?
Nutrition
Comfort
Enjoyment
Family & Social ties
Eating Gina's pizza (your FAVORITE pizza ever) is an example of a family/social food choice.
True
False
Getting your family together for your annual oyster roast is an example of an adventurous food choice.
True
False
Your doctor tells you your cholesterol is high. In order to bring it down, he suggests eliminating sodium and bad fats from your diet. This is an example of a wellness choice.
True
False
Your appetite is controlled by your mind, while hunger is a body function.
True
False
It's strawberry season in NC! This year, strawberry's were so abundant that they were only 99 cents per pint.. This price is much better than in the winter when a pint cost $2.00! What kind of external influence is this?
Economic / Environmental
Individual
Technological
Media
You are scrolling through Instagram one rainy afternoon and come across a sponsored post from Panera about their new chili dish. This makes you crave Panera so much that you call up a friend and go there for dinner. What kind of external influence is this?
Technological
Economic
Media
Environmental
The devastation from hurricane Harvey has left many Texas farms in complete disarray. It will most likely take years to rebuild a good, local crop base. This means that some Texas grocery stores will have to outsource their meat and produce, driving up prices. Which two types of external influences are present?
Technological
Economic / Environmental
Individual
Media
You are at the grocery store to buy cereal for the week. You come across a new type of Cheerios which scientists have fortified and enriched with many essential vitamins and minerals. You decide to buy this cereal, because it's healthier! What kind of influence is this?
Technological
Economic
Environmental
Media
People and automobiles are alike, because they both require
Clothing
Shelter
Energy
Security
People and automobiles are alike, because they both require:
Water
Starches & sugars
Fats
Proteins
Which statement is an example of a recommendation found in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
Burn more calories than one consumes
Burn fewer calories than one consumes
Gradually increase calories consumed
Gradually decrease calories consumed
Which contains the largest amount of sugar?
Coke (16 oz.)
Chocolate Chip Cookies (4)
Wendy's milkshake
Fruit Loops (4 oz.)
Which contains the largest amount of fat?
Wendy's milkshake
Fruit Loops (4 oz.)
Coke (16 oz)
Chocolate Chip cookies (4)
Which source listed below is an example of a credible source of science-based nutrition and fitness information?
MyPyramid.gov
The Atkins Diet
Wikipedia
The National Inquirer
Carrying an armful of wood uphill into one’s home is an example of:
Moderate activity
Very light activity
Heavy activity
Light activity
Which source listed below is an example of a credible source of science-based nutrition and fitness information?
The South Beach Diet
Slim Fast
Weight Watchers
The Dietary Guidelines for American
A healthy eating plan includes where one is trying to lose weight includes:
8 glasses of milk
3 - 4 cups of fruits & vegetables
3 - 4 ounces of protein
2 - 4 slices of whole grain bread
A healthy eating plan includes where one is trying to LOSE weight includes:
8 glasses of milk
high in calories and low in nutrient dense foods
three meals of 3,000 calories per day
foods high in nutrients and low in calories
An example of “red flags” for nutrition information is:
The Grapefruit Diet that guarantees ones will lose 5 pounds per week.
Consume 1,800 calories per day and burn 300 calories per day
Replace corn with brown rice in an evening meal.
Encourage one to choose orange juice instead of lemonade.
An example of “red flags” for nutrition information is:
Warning by American Heart Association to consume less saturated fat as it can lead to cardiovascular disease.
Warning from American Egg Association indicating eggs must be included in daily diet
Conclusion that eating large amounts of added sugars will lead to risk of obesity
Conclusion that eating whole-grain products each day will improve health and lower LDL cholesterol levels.
For a person trying to lose weight, each meal in a healthy eating plan should include:
Foods high in nutrients and low in calories
Water and foods high in calories
Choose only raw vegetables
Avoid the protein group
