Lesson Lesson 1.2 Review 1. True or false? Appetite is a physical need for food. 2. True or false? Culture is a practice a group of people do often. 3. True or false? Foods that are considered proper to eat are the same for all cultural groups. 4. _____ is an action a company takes to persuade you to buy their food. 5. Critical Thinking. Explain how a community can be a food desert and a food swamp at the same time. Hands-On Activity Analyze the foods available in your community. Start by identifying a small area to survey, such as two blocks an all sides of your school or the area one-quarter of a mile in all directions from your home. Use Internet resources, such as street view maps, to make a list of all the places you can purchase foods. Be sure to include food stores, restaurants, vending machines, and businesses that are not food stores but sell food, such as drugstores. Which of these places sell a variety of healthy foods? For example, which sell fresh, frozen, or canned fruit? Which sell fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables? Which sell reduced-fat dairy foods? Is the area you analyzed a food dessert or food swamp? Explain why. SVIATLANA SHEINA/Shutterstock.com Figure 1.11 A food journal can help you identify the reasons you eat. What are the most common reasons this person eats the foods he or she does? Why I Eat What I Eat Journal Why I Eat What I Eat Journal Day/Time Food or Beverage Reason Friday: 7:15 a.m. Orange juice, cereal, milk Hunger, lifestyle 10:30 a.m. Chocolate chip cookies Environment (smell of food) 1:00 p.m. Burger, milk shake Hunger, social needs, personal likes 4:15 p.m. Bag of chips, soft drink Emotional needs (boredom) 6:30 p.m. Chop suey, rice, tea Hunger, culture, knowledge 9:00 p.m. Cake, ice cream Social needs, family custom, emotional needs (celebrate) 11:30 p.m. Cold pizza Hunger 17 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter 1 Food, Nutrition, and You