Lesson Plan 
Title  Hunger vs Fullness 
Subject  Intuitive Eating 
Author  Greta Mellinger, Dietetic Intern 
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Grade Level  4​ -10​ grades 
Time duration  30 min Group Nutrition Lesson 
Overview  Today’s lesson will focus on hunger and fullness cues and general intuitive eating. These concepts are 
something to look forward to if you don’t currently experience hunger or fullness. As we talk about this try 
to remember what it was like to be hungry and full before your eating disorder.  
When we restrict our intake we stop listening to our bodies hunger and fullness cues. Re-learning 
intuitive eating is an important part of recovery. It is important to keep meals and snacks at a regular time to 
retrain your body.  
Objective  1) List 3 characteristics of hunger  
2) List 3 characteristics of fullness  
3) Understand the importance of regular meal times to learn intuitive eating  

Materials  ● Ball  
● Hunger/Fullness rating handout 

Activities and procedures  1) Discussion: What is hunger? What is fullness? Can you tell me about a time you were hungry/full?  
2) Sit in a circle and throw a ball around. After someone catches the ball they must say something that happens 
when you are hungry. Repeat with what happens when you are full.  
3) Draw a scale from 1-10. Ask the kids to rank their hunger on the board.  
4) What happens when you get too hungry? Answer: When you get too hungry you lose the ability to moderate.  
5) Why is it important to eat at regular times during the day?  

Conclusions  By following your meal plan, you are working to retrain your body to use hunger/fullness cues to tell you 
when to eat or stop eating. We are working at listening to our bodies, stop restricting, and to use intuitive 
eating.