Week # 16

Healthy food decisions and weight management 

Notes:

Hunger: a feeling of physical discomfort that is caused by your body's need for nutrients.

Appetite: a desire for food that is based on emotions and other factors rather than nutritional need.

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During this class we made a list on the board of things that can impact appetite such as...being board, feelings of sadness/depression/anxiety, mindless eating, seeing food, smelling food, advertisements... there are many more options 

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Things which impact your choice of food include the following: Be able to identify how each can impact food selection. 

1. personal preferences

2. cultural background

3. time and convenience

4. friends

5. the media 

Evaluating Food Choices to best satisfy HUNGER:

1. Read food label

2. watch nutrient and health claims

3. Observe daily values

4. Respect expiration dates. 

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Reading a Food Label: Pages 224-225

1. Read the ingredients 

2. Note the number of servings per container

3. Note the number of calories per serving

4. Look at the percentages of Daily Value 

5. Look for any health or nutrient claims

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Safe Weight Management 

1. Vocabulary:

• Body Composition: the ratio of fat to lean tissue in the body(muscle/bone)​

• Body Mass Index: a ratio of your weight to your height- this is the number we calculated during class which is compared to the charts to identify underweight/average or overweight.

• Overweight: person who is heavier than the standard for the person's height

• Obesity: Having a BMI over 30

• Underweight: describes a person who is lighter than the standard for the person's height 

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Dangerous Diet Plans

• Fad Diet: a popular diet that has no scientific evidence to support it's claims. 

• Diet Aids: pills which claim to help loose weight

• Fasting: going without food 

Sensible Weight Loss:

1. recognizing eating patterns

2. plan healthful strategies

3. exercise

Sensible Weight Gain: 

1. Avoiding snack 

2. Choose nutrient rich snacks

3. don't increase your fat or sugar intake

4. try not to skip meals

5. at mealtime, take bigger helpings

6. while increasing your caloric intake do not neglect exercise 

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