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2.NPA.2.1 Summarize motivations for eating food, including hunger vs. satiety.Humans need to eat and drink to grow, develop, fuel and hydrate their bodies. Most people eat for many other reasons as well: to celebrate, to share, to compensate for disappointment, to have something to do when bored or when TV commercials suggest it. Some people are emotional eaters—food keeps them company when they are happy, sad or stressed. Others are supertasters and just love the taste of foods. Many people are stimulated by the sight or smell of food, even when they have just eaten.

True hunger is felt when the stomach is empty and the brain signals the person to eat. The stomach growls, the person feels hunger pangs, and if he or she goes longer without food, he or she becomes shaky and headachy. When this happens, a person needs to eat. A person will eat almost any food to quell the hunger and will stop eating when the body signals fullness (no more food needed).

Appetite, or the desire for satiety, is another type of eating. A person desires to eat when the eyes see something that looks tasty, or noses smell something delicious. Appetite hooks people into things they crave like donuts, ice cream, or chocolate, or into emotional eating when they eat several things, but nothing seems to satisfy. Sometimes people establish associations between food and activity, such as going to a movie or sporting event, watching football or television commercials, attending birthday parties, or just getting home from anywhere. Avoiding overeating in those situations can be difficult.
 * The student will explain the difference in hunger and appetite.
 * The student will indicate several non-hunger reasons for eating.
 * The student will recall eating celebrations observed in his or her family.
 * The student will recall the last time he or she ate and determine if he or she experienced hunger or appetite.

2.NPA.2.2 Explain the importance of a healthy breakfast and lunch.Second graders benefit from a healthy breakfast and lunch. The body uses up the supper food overnight, and needs more by morning. Eating breakfast in the morning breaks the fast, providing the body with fuel for energy to get going. Without breakfast, students are sluggish or sleepy by midmorning and have difficulty paying attention in class or focusing on learning. Students who eat breakfast seem to score higher on tests and learn more.

Some students don’t feel hungry when they get up because they stayed up too late snacking. By the time they feel hungry, they are at school with nothing to eat. It is quick and easy for students to have a little cereal and milk with fruit; or a piece of toast with peanut butter and some milk; or leftovers from dinner the night before heated up in the microwave. Students who feel nauseous when they wake up might bring a breakfast snack like trail mix and a boiled egg, a cereal bar with string cheese or yogurt to eat on the way before school starts. Packing a breakfast the night before and having it ready helps students have food ready when they need it.

Lunch is an important meal to fuel up for afternoon physical activities. Without a good lunch, students feel like lying around rather than being active. A healthy lunch should be eaten slowly to avoid getting overfull or causing a bellyache. Some students feel like they need a nap after lunch, making it hard to learn. This can happen when they eat too much sugar or starch in the meal or drink sodas and juice, rather than milk and water. Lunch should have whole grain foods, vegetables, fruit and milk with a small portion of meat, fats or sweets. Having fun and being successful in sports after school depends on lunch providing enough fuel to keep the body going strong until supper. Because rest and sleep follows supper, it should be the smallest meal.
 * The student will express why breakfast and lunch are important to performance.
 * The student will provide reasons why a student might not be hungry in the morning and how to overcome the problem.
 * The student will choose healthy foods for breakfast and lunch.