Students consider influences on food choices including common advertising techniques.

They work in groups to create a commercial for a food product and act out their commercials for the class which discusses the advertising techniques used.

How advertising influences food choices

 
NHES Alignments

Skill Emphasis

Analyzing Internal and External Influences

Students will identify common advertising techniques.

Teaching Steps

1. Discuss influences on food choices.

2. Discuss advertising.

3. Groups create commercials.

4. Reflect, summarize, and discuss.

Assessment

Two 35-minute sessions.

Background Information

Healthful Snacking

Decision Making and Goal Setting

Food and Advertising