Intuitive Eating Principles
This worksheet explores the principles and benefits of intuitive eating for Grade 11 Physical Education students.
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Intuitive Eating: Understanding Your Body's Signals
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful answers. This worksheet explores the core principles of intuitive eating and how they can be applied to your daily life. Remember, there are no 'right' or 'wrong' answers when it comes to your personal experience with hunger, fullness, and food choices – the goal is self-discovery and understanding.
1. Intuitive eating is a diet plan that dictates specific foods you can and cannot eat.
True
False
2. Honoring your hunger means eating immediately when you feel the slightest pang of hunger, regardless of the time or situation.
True
False
3. Making peace with food means giving yourself unconditional permission to eat all foods.
True
False
1. Which of the following is NOT a core principle of Intuitive Eating?
Reject the Diet Mentality
Count every calorie
Honor Your Hunger
Feel Your Fullness
2. What is the primary goal of Intuitive Eating?
Rapid weight loss
Achieving a specific body shape
Developing a healthy relationship with food and body
Strict adherence to a meal plan
1. The principle of 'Reject the Diet Mentality' encourages individuals to let go of rules and restrictions.
2. When practicing 'Feel Your Fullness', you learn to recognize when you are comfortably , not uncomfortably stuffed.
3. 'Coping with Emotions with Kindness' involves finding ways to deal with feelings without using as your primary coping mechanism.
1. Explain in your own words what 'Gentle Nutrition' means within the framework of intuitive eating.
2. Describe a personal experience where you have ignored your body's hunger or fullness signals. What was the outcome?
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
1. Finding your factor means choosing foods that truly taste good and provide enjoyment.
2. The principle of your body encourages you to accept and appreciate your unique body shape and size.
3. 'Joyful ' emphasizes engaging in physical activity that feels good and brings pleasure, rather than as punishment.
4. Intuitive eating is an alternative to the traditional culture.
1. How might adopting an intuitive eating approach positively impact your overall well-being, beyond just physical health?
2. Choose one principle of intuitive eating that you find most challenging and explain why. What steps might you take to practice this principle more effectively?