Hello, I'm Mr. Ballam.

Thanks for choosing this lesson.

This lesson is all about factors affecting food choice.

Let's get started.

So what are we going to learn? Well, we're going to be able to identify and explain the different factors that affect food choice.

So let's have a look at some keywords for this lesson.

So I've got three key words for you here and the first one is factors.

And this is a fact or influence that affects the food that people decide to buy, cook, or eat, sort of reasons.

The other one is food choice and this is what people decide to buy, cook, or eat.

And the last one informed and this is about making a decision based on having knowledge of a subject.

So let's get started with this lesson.

The first part on personal and lifestyle factors.

So the food that we choose to eat is affected by a number of factors or reasons.

So the first one could be preferences, what you like and dislike, or it might be the time of day.

So for example, it could be what you choose to have for breakfast might be different for what you have for lunch or perhaps it might be a different annual event.

Or how about occasion, what you eat at a party or a birthday, or anniversary might well be very different to what you eat every day.

So have a little think, what food do you eat at different times of the day? How are they different? And why do you choose that food at that time? Other factors might include health.

So we might think about healthy eating guidelines, for example, like having things that are lower in salt or perhaps you've got an allergy that affects what you choose to eat.

Or how about location, perhaps where the food is produced and where you might eat it.

That might affect the food you eat too.

It could be the food availability.

So, what food is available locally to you? So do you eat out? Where do you go? And how do those places affect what you choose to eat? So let's check that you've been listening, shall we? So the time of day or year can affect what you eat.

Is that true or false? Yes, that's true, isn't it? And why is that? Well, we usually eat different foods throughout the day, such as breakfast or lunch and we have different foods in the winter compared to the summer.

So, the time does affect what we choose to eat.

Other factors might include a religion.

So there might be foods that cannot be eaten or perhaps there are foods linked to special occasions.

It could be culture and tradition, perhaps linked to how food is cooked or served.

Or perhaps money, how much money you have to spend on the food.

And these all can affect what you choose to eat.

These are all factors that affect your food choice.

So we make many conscious food choices based on these types of factors.

But in addition, what we might eat could be influenced by role models.

So people that you look up to, for example, which might be friends or perhaps someone famous.

Or it might be body image, it might be your perception about what you look like or what others look like.

So it might be peer pressure, copying what your friends eat and drink.

It might be advertising, so marketing the food to you or price and promotions, things like discounts, multi-packs or buy one, get one free.

These are all factors that can affect the food you choose to buy and therefore, eat.

And like conscious food choices, we also make unconscious food choices that affect the food that we have.

So let's just check we've been listening, shall we? So what might affect what we eat unconsciously? A, B, C, or D? Yes, that's right.

B, advertising.

Is there anything else? Yes, C, role models.

So these are the types of factors that might affect what we eat unconsciously.

Here's a task for you, just have a think about and I want you to list eight factors that might influence what you choose to eat.

So eight different types of factors.

Good luck, pause the video, and we'll come back and look at an example together very soon.

So how did you get on? Let's look at an example together, shall we? So the first one could be health, for example, may have an allergy, Or perhaps it's where I am.

So you might eat differently at home compared to school.

Or perhaps it's who you're with.

So you might eat different things if you're with, for example, your grandparents to your friends.

Or perhaps it might be your mom and dad influence what you eat.

It could be your religion, perhaps you could be a Hindu or perhaps it's just about the money that you have and therefore that affects what you choose to buy and therefore, eat.

It could be about special occasions, so it could things like a special cultural and religious festival like Diwali or perhaps it just might be about your food preferences, your likes and dislikes.

There are a number of other factors as well.

So whatever you've got, well done.

Let's move on to the second part of the lesson, which is all about food labels and how food labels can affect our food choice.

So food labels can help us make informed food decisions and there are a number of different ways.

So for example, it could be nutrition information on the front of pack.

A bit like this.

Sometimes you might have heard it called a traffic light and you can see here it has the different colours red, amber, and green for example.

Or perhaps it might be nutrition information on the back, which is much more detailed and it provides the information per hundred grammes in proportion.

So whichever labels we look at, we should try and go for ones which are lower in fat, salt, and/or sugars.

And also it could be that the portion size help us to choose too.

We might go for smaller portions.

And another good idea is that you can use labels to compare similar products.

So for example, you could compare two different sandwiches or two different pizzas to see which one is more healthy.

Food labels can also help us by looking at ingredient lists.

So here's an example on the screen here and it lists the different ingredients that in this food product.

If we have an allergy to any of these, then it's highlighted so we know that we can't have it.

And ingredients are listed in order of weight with the main ingredient first.

So we can read the list to see if there's any ingredients that we don't like or perhaps that we can't eat.

Another way that food labels can help is with allergy labelling and allergens must be identified on the ingredient list.

So they need to appear in certain ways.

So they should be in bold or italics or underlined.

And you can see the example here, things like wheat and barley are in bold so there are allergens within this product.

Here's another example here.

Have a look at the example in blue.

Can you see which are the allergens? Yes, they're in bold, aren't they? But also it has some allergy advice, extra just to help.

So allergens might also be highlighted on the packaging too.

Let's have a quick check, shall we? So allergens must be identified in the ingredients list.

Is that true or false? That's right, it's true, isn't it? And why is that? Well, legally, allergens must be identified in the ingredient list.

And these might be in bold or it might be in italics or perhaps underlined.

Well done if you got that correct.

Other ways food labels could help is things like place of origin and that might affect if you choose to have it or not.

Just look at these two examples here.

You can see where they're from on the label.

So you might want to buy a particular food for a certain region or perhaps a country.

Equally, you might want to avoid foods from different regions and countries as well.

Another area is all around certification and insurance schemes, which sounds a bit of a mouthful, but you've probably seen some of these.

So here's the Red Tractor logo, the organic logo, or perhaps the sustainable fish logo.

So these labels show that the food is being produced to high standards of food safety as well as animal welfare.

Food labels can also show whether they're suitable for vegetarians or vegans.

Here's an example here.

You can see here that there's a green V sign saying they're suitable for vegans.

Or perhaps this one here, the blue label, which is showing it's suitable for vegetarians.

This makes it easier for people following a vegetarian or a vegan diet to choose the foods that they want.

So let's see whether you've been listening to that.

So where are these onions from? A, B, or C? That's right, they're from the UK.

Well done on reading the food label.

So I've got a task here for you and it's all about food labels, and I want you to help Jacob understand about how the following might influence what he buys.

Good luck, pause the video, and we'll come back shortly to see how you've got on.

So how did you get on? Let's look at an example together, shall we? Well, nutrition could be one that's about buying one lower in fat or perhaps salt or sugars.

Or the ingredient list could help Jacob check for allergens for example.

Or perhaps there's something that he doesn't like to eat, therefore that could be identified in the ingredient list.

Or place of origin.

Perhaps he wants to buy local or perhaps he feel confident that it's being produced in a good way.

I'm sure you've come up with some really good ideas too.

Well done.

There's lots of different factors that affect the food we eat and food labels can help us.

Now we're gonna move on to the last part of the lesson about cooking-in eating-out.

So when we're planning to cook, there's a number of factors that can affect what we make and eat and these could include your likes and dislikes.

Perhaps it's the money that you can spend on ingredients or perhaps how much time you've got to prepare and cook.

And having an allergy might also influence the food you choose to cook.

Other factors might include the ingredients you have.

So perhaps what you've already got at home or perhaps the equipment you've got, the cooking equipment you've got to use.

Or perhaps it might be your food skills, what you're able to do.

Or perhaps it might be you're cooking for a special occasion.

It might just be breakfast or perhaps Diwali.

So when you're cooking, it might be for different occasions and celebrations too.

So another quick check here.

Food preferences and your food skills can influence what you cook and eat.

Is that true of force? Yes, that's true, isn't it? Well, there's a wide range of factors that can influence the food that we buy, that we cook, and we eat and our food preferences and our food skills are some of these factors.

Well done if you've got that correct.

And when we eat out, the occasion or the location can affect what we choose to eat too.

So for example, you might have breakfast in a local cafe.

It might be lunch in the park, a nice picnic.

Perhaps it might be food at a party or perhaps snacks at a cinema.

So, where we are can affect the food that we decide to eat or perhaps what's available.

So what other occasions or locations can you name? Can you come up of a few each? Do let me know.

And who we are with as well can also affect the food that we choose to have.

So for example, you might eat differently or choose foods differently if you're with your parents, perhaps it'd be a family meal or they might be healthier, or perhaps a traditional type of food might be served too.

Or perhaps it might be your grandparents.

There might be favourite foods they have.

Again, traditional foods.

Perhaps when you're with your friends you choose different things to eat that are quick and easy and perhaps not too costly either.

Or maybe when you're alone you might choose something different, perhaps something a bit more comforting, something that you like.

So have a little think.

Do you change what you eat depending on the people that you're with? I think sometimes I do.

Do you? Let's have another quick check, shall we? So, what occasion would this food be most suitable for? Is it A, B, or C? Yes, that's right.

It's a lunch, it's a picnic.

Well done.

So here's your last task here and Izzy is planning to cook for her friends for a party.

I want you to describe five factors that might influence what she decides to cook.

So remember, she's planning to cook for a party for her friends.

Good luck, pause the video, and we'll look at an example together very, very soon.

Okay, so how do you get on? Let's look at an example together, shall we? The first one could be time as Izzy is really busy at school and she needs to cook something really quick.

Or it could be occasion and she knows it's a party, so she wants food that's easy to eat and fun too.

Or perhaps she knows her friends and she knows that some follow a vegan diet or perhaps one has an allergy.

Or how about her likes and dislikes, not just her own, but she knows her friends really well, so she knows the sorts of things that they like to eat.

And lastly, it could be about money.

So Izzy could use some of the ingredients already at home as well as buy other ingredients too, but saving some money overall.

So whatever you've got, well done.

There's lots of different factors that could affect the food that you decide to cook for your friends for a party.

Well done.

Well, I hope you've enjoyed this lesson looking all around factors affecting food choice.

There's so many factors out there that affect what we eat, whether it's conscious decision or subconsciously too.

So let's have a look at what we've learned then.

Well, the first thing is that the food we choose to eat is affected by a number of different factors or reasons, do you remember? And sometimes we're influenced by these factors unconsciously.

For example, things like advertising and promotions.

And food labels can help us make informed choices such as nutrition or allergen labelling.

And when we're planning to cook, there are a number of different factors that can affect what we choose to buy, cook, and therefore, eat.

And lastly, when we eat out, the occasion and the location can affect our food choices too.

So there's lots of different reasons about what we choose to eat and why, and sometimes those reasons are things that we decide ourselves or they might be unconscious too.

But well done for going through all this together.

You've done really, really well, I'm really pleased with your progress.

So I hope you come back and choose one of these lessons again in the future.

Thanks ever so much and I'll see you soon.

Bye.