Factors Influencing Food Choices – Year 8 Food and Nutrition

Food and Nutrition
Year 8
10 questions
~20 mins
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This worksheet explores the various factors that affect what people choose to eat. Answer the questions based on your understanding of these factors.

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Factors Influencing Food Choices – Year 8 Food and Nutrition

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Grade Year 8
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This worksheet explores the various factors that affect what people choose to eat. Answer the questions based on your understanding of these factors.

Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
1.
Name three factors that might influence a person's choice of breakfast cereal.
[3 marks]
2.
Explain how cost can affect the food choices of teenagers.
[4 marks]
3.
Describe how cultural background can influence the types of food someone chooses to eat.
[4 marks]
4.
List two factors related to health that might affect a person's food choices.
[2 marks]
5.
Describe how advertising can influence a person's decision to buy a particular snack.
[3 marks]
6.
Draw a simple diagram to show how a person’s food choice might be influenced by three factors: taste, cost, and health. Label each factor clearly.
[2 marks]
Drawing / Sketch space
7.
Sketch a food advertisement poster promoting a healthy snack. Include a catchy slogan and a brief description of the snack.
[2 marks]
Drawing / Sketch space
8.
Explain why individual preferences play a role in food choice, even if certain foods are considered healthy or popular.
[4 marks]
9.
Identify two environmental factors that can affect food choices in a school canteen.
[2 marks]
10.
Describe how marketing and packaging can influence children’s food choices.
[3 marks]

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Created
1/2/2026
Updated
1/2/2026
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