The food that people choose to eat depends on internal and external influences. Internal influences include factors such as mood, hunger level, cravings, and health goals.

External influences include the types of food available, the cost of food, and the time available to eat. They also include the behavior of other people and exposure to advertising or marketing.

Sarah decided to eat pizza since it was at her friends birthday party. However, Sarah began feeling sick so she decided to skip dinner. In the morning, Sarah's appetite returned and she was craving cereal, so she ate that for breakfast. Throughout the week Sarah started eating salads for lunch since she is trying to lose 5 pounds. When it got to the end of the week Sarah found that she did not have time to make a salad for lunch due to work and decided to make a burger instead.

1. Read the scenario above.

2. What are the internal influences on Sarah's diet?

3. What are the external influences on Sarah's diet?



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Step 1: Re-read the external and internal examples listed above.

Step 2: Re-read Sarah's story and as you re-read identify which parts of Sarah's story fall under external influences and internal influences.

Step 3: Answer the questions above.

Feel free to use the sentence starters (not fill in the blanks) below.

2. The internal factors that affected Sarah's food choices were ___________________________________.I think these are the internal factors because ______________________.

3. The external factors that affected Sarah's food choices were __________________________. I think these are the external factors because ________________________.