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The science of nutrition and healthy eating
The science of nutrition and healthy eating

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The science of nutrition and healthy eating

1 Why do we eat?

Now that you have heard about how other people decide when to eat, you can start thinking about your own motivation for eating.

Activity 1 What motivates you to eat?

Timing: Allow approximately 10 minutes.

Think back to the last thing you ate.

  • What was it and what was your motivation for eating it?
  • How does your motivation for eating compare with those you heard in the video in the Introduction?
  • Who did you eat with?
  • Where did you eat?

Write two or three sentences in the box below. Click ‘Save’ when you are satisfied with what you have written.

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