Understanding Emotional Eating
A worksheet for 8th graders to understand emotional eating, its causes, and healthy coping mechanisms.
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Understanding Emotional Eating
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand emotional eating and develop healthy coping strategies.
1. Which of the following best describes emotional eating?
Eating when you are physically hungry.
Eating in response to feelings like stress or sadness.
Eating a balanced meal at regular intervals.
Eating only healthy foods.
2. Emotional eating is often triggered by feelings such as , boredom, or .
3. True or False: When you are emotionally eating, you are usually craving specific comfort foods.
True
False
4. List two healthy ways to cope with stress or difficult emotions instead of turning to food.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
5. Practicing can help you become more aware of your emotions and eating habits.
6. Engaging in regular can release endorphins and improve your mood.
Match the emotion on the left with a healthy coping strategy on the right.
7. Sadness
a. Listen to music
8. Stress
b. Talk to a friend
9. Boredom
c. Go for a walk
10. Describe a time you might have eaten due to an emotion rather than hunger. What could you have done differently?