Title: Analyze economic, environmental, and social determinants that influence food choices and other nutritional practices.
Course: Nutrition and Wellness (19253-36) > Section: Understanding Wellness

Analysis should include

- identification of economic factors, such as globalization of food (importing and exporting of food products), industrialization, use of technology, government subsidies for food production, price controls, food supply, and food distribution
- how these economic factors influence consumers' food choices and other nutritional practices
- the identification of environmental factors such as climate, weather (e.g., hurricanes, wildfires) soil and air quality)
- identification of practices to reduce food waste, practices to conserve energy and other resources, and practices to protect the environment (i.e., how environmental factors influence consumers' food choices and other nutritional practices)
- the influence of social determinants (e.g., peer pressure, cultural and/or religious background).

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why should you be aware of economic and environmental factors that influence your food choices and other nutritional practices?
- What would it be like if people ate food only for its nutritional value?
- Which of the economic, environmental, and social factors are within your control?

Communication

- What effect do cultural traditions, religious beliefs, family traditions, and peer pressures have on your food choices?
- How much do economic factors influence your food choices and other nutritional practices? Are you less likely to choose foods based on cost rather than on nutritional value? Why, or why not?
- How much do environmental factors influence your food choices and other nutritional practices? Does the origin of food (nearby, in another state, in another country) influence your choices? Why, or why not?

Leadership

- What factors that influence your food choices and other nutritional practices are likely to be economic or environmental influenced? Why?
- What economic and environmental factors should you consider as you strive to make healthy food choices?
- What leadership skills can you use to help manage the economic and environmental factors that influence your food choices and other nutritional practices?

Management

- What management skills can help us identify and analyze the influences on food choices?
- How can consumers influence food providers to offer healthy food choices?
- Which influences are most like to lead to unhealthy food choices? To healthy food choices?