๐ Topic Summary
Understanding your hunger and fullness cues is important for developing healthy eating habits. A hunger and fullness meter helps you identify how hungry or full you feel on a scale, usually from 1 to 10. This helps you make better choices about when and how much to eat. It's all about listening to your body!
Using a hunger and fullness meter can prevent overeating or undereating. It encourages you to eat when you're truly hungry and stop when you're comfortably full, not stuffed. This promotes a healthier relationship with food and supports overall well-being.
๐ง Part A: Vocabulary
Match the terms with their definitions:
| Term |
Definition |
| 1. Hunger |
A. The feeling of being completely satisfied after eating. |
| 2. Fullness |
B. The physical need for food. |
| 3. Cue |
C. To eat beyond comfortable fullness |
| 4. Overeating |
D. A signal or reminder |
| 5. Undereating |
E. Not eating enough to satisfy your body's needs |
๐ Part B: Fill in the Blanks
Use the following words to fill in the blanks: hunger, fullness, meter, body, healthy.
A __________ and __________ __________ helps you understand your __________'s signals for when to eat. This can lead to __________ eating habits.
๐ค Part C: Critical Thinking
Why is it important to pay attention to your hunger and fullness cues? How can using a hunger and fullness meter help you make better food choices?