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1. 1 Chapter Wellness and Food Choices It is your responsibility to make choices that lead to good health. The key to good health is a healthful lifestyle.

2. Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary • wellness • lifestyle • nutrition • stress • culture • hunger • appetite • flavor • papillae • action plan • factor • resource

3. Wellness Is Your Choice for Life! Make wellness an important part of each day. wellness Your best level of health.

4. Wellness Is Your Choice for Life! Many factors that affect your health are out of your control, such as genetics or a certain life event. factor An element that contributes to a particular result.

5. Good Health Good health can improve your appearance, self-esteem, ability to handle stress, and physical and mental performance. Mental Physical Social Emotional Wellness

6. A Healthful Lifestyle Is the Key to Good Health Your lifestyle affects your health. lifestyle How you live your life and everything you do.

7. A Healthful Lifestyle Is the Key to Good Health For a healthful lifestyle, you need: • Regular physical activities • Effective ways to manage stress • Good nutrition Wellness Emotional Physical Social Mental

8. Eat the Right Foods Good nutrition is key to good health. nutrition The processes by which your body uses nutrients in food for growth, energy, and maintenance.

9. Good Physical Health Good physical health means: • firm skin • clean teeth and healthy gums • good muscle tone • erect posture • healthy weight • bright, clear eyes

10. Take Action for Your Physical Health Physical health is all about how well your body functions. Five Tips for Physical Health Include at least 60 minutes of daily exercise in your life. Get regular medical and dental check-ups. Eat nutritious meals and drink eight cups of water each day. Avoid tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and harmful drugs. Stay informed about nutrition and wellness.

11. Good Mental and Emotional Health Open-minded Confident Sensitive to needs of others Able to work toward goals

12. Mental and Emotional Health Most people feel tense or overwhelmed from time to time. Stress is unavoidable, but you can control how you react to it. stress Mental, emotional, or physical strain.

13. Mental and Emotional Health Handle Stress in Positive Ways • Maintain good physical health. • Balance school and work with time for friends and family. • Take time for rest, fun, and hobbies. • Accept that you cannot control every situation. • Admit mistakes and learn from them, don’t dwell on them. • Be an optimist. • Keep a sense of humor. • Discuss your worries with someone you trust. • Set goals and priorities, break large tasks down.

14. Social Health Social health involves your relationships. When you are socially healthy, you can: • Praise others and accept their differences. • Enjoy friends of both genders and all ages. • Be helpful and considerate. • Accept rules and be responsible. • Handle conflict in constructive ways. • Communicate well. • Resist negative peer pressure.

15. Why You Eat What You Eat Culture is one of the many factors that influence food choices and eating patterns. culture The shared beliefs, values, and behaviors of a group of people.

16. Why You Eat What You Eat Resources are another factor for why you eat what you eat. resource Something you use as a tool to meet goals and complete tasks.

17. Influences on Eating

18. Make Time for Family Meals Help your family make the most of mealtime with the following tips: • Plan at least one meal per week when your whole family can be together. • Stay at the table until everyone is finished. • Join in on family conversations, and turn off the TV. • Extend time together by sharing the cooking and cleaning duties.

19. Enjoying Food for Wellness When you eat for wellness, you choose from a wide variety of great-tasting foods. These choices and experiences will add enjoyment to your everyday life.

20. Hunger or Appetite? An empty stomach that contracts or growls signals hunger. Once you have eaten enough, your hunger disappears after the 20 minutes it takes for your stomach to send a full message to your brain. hunger A physical need for food.

21. Hunger or Appetite? The sight, aroma, or taste of food can stimulate your appetite. The sight of appealing food can make you think you are hungry, even when you are not. appetite A psychological need for food.

22. Sensing Food’s Flavor When people talk about taste, they often mean flavor. People experience flavor differently, which is one reason why different people like different foods. flavor The combination of a food’s taste, smell, and texture.

23. Sensing Food’s Flavor You taste with your mouth, mostly with your tongue, which is covered with papillae. Each papillae has hundreds of taste buds, which distinguish sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami (the broth-like taste in meat, vegetables, and cheese). papillae Tiny bumps that contain taste buds.

24. Steps to Wellness The Decision-making Process: 1. Identify the decision to make. 2. Collect information and identify your resources. 3. Identify possible choices. 4. Consider possible choices. 5. Choose the best option. 6. Take action. 7. Evaluate your decision.

25. Take Action for Wellness You can follow an action plan to set goals and track your progress toward meeting them. action plan A step-by-step strategy to identify and achieve your goals.

26. Take Action for Wellness 1. Set realistic goals. 2. Make a plan. 3. Identify small, doable steps. 4. Take action. GOAL SETTING 7. Check your progress and your efforts. 5. Stick with it. 6. Get support. 8. Reward yourself.

27. Chapter 1 Assessment After You ReadReview Key Concepts Identify four aspects of wellness. The aspects of wellness are: physical (keeping your body working the way it should), mental (dealing with daily stress in a positive way), emotional (positive self-image and self-confidence); and social (maintaining healthy relationships).

28. Chapter 1 Assessment After You ReadReview Key Concepts Describe influences on your food choices. Food choices are influenced by family; friends; culture and religion; available foods; lifestyle, energy, and budget; trends and technology; the media; food, nutrition and wellness knowledge; emotions; and priorities.

29. Chapter 1 Assessment After You ReadReview Key Concepts Explain how appetite, hunger, and flavor affect wellness. When you have a good appetite, you are more likely to eat the variety of foods you need for good health. Hunger signals that your body needs food energy and nutrients. The sensation goes away when you have had enough to eat. Flavor adds to the enjoyment of nourishing food.

30. Chapter 1 Assessment After You ReadReview Key Concepts Demonstrate how to make decisions and reach goals for wellness. Answers should include an example of decision-making steps or an action plan the student makes for wellness. Examples might include an outline of how they will make specific decisions, such as what to eat for breakfast, or what snacks to pack for school; or a sample action plan to meet goals related to wellness, such as exercising more, dealing with stress, or balancing school with social life.

31. End of Chapter 1 Wellness and Food Choices