Factors affecting food choice Flashcards

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What are the factors affecting food choice?

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cultural
availability
skills
trends
regional variation
personal choice
storage and cooking facilities
religious/ moral beliefs
health
costs
lifestyle
food scared
peer pressure

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how can you save money on your food bill?

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  • cheaper protein
  • locally grown
  • special offers
  • variety of supermarkets and planning meals
  • short shelf life
  • not wasting foods
  • following advice of the Eatwell guide
  • adapting recipes
  • loose produce
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What is globalisation?

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different parts of the globe become interconnected by economic, social, cultural and political means

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What are the personal, social and economic factors that affect food choice?

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cost, enjoyment, preference, seasonality, availability, storage and cooking facilities, time of day, lifestyle, health and medical reasons, celebration or occasion, marketing and advertising, food labelling, food scares.

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how does seasonality affect food choice?

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we buy anything which is available to us

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how does availability affect food choice?

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depended on food we have and place we live due to climate and economy

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how does storage affect food choice?

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if you have a microwave or fridge
if no fridge - canned foods
grilling machines, woks, soup makers and slow cookers

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how does time of day affect food choice?

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eat at different times
shifts make it difficult to eat together

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how does lifestyle affect food choice?

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lots of sport - starchy carbohydrates
people spend less time cooking because of jobs
- more women employed outside of the home
- more people live alone
- people travel greater distances to work
- social activities outside house
- ready meal convenience
- increase in snacks available
- wide variety of foods available
- less emphasis on family meals

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how does health and medical reasons affect food choice?

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  • overweight people choose low calorie diets
  • people recovering from injury should have high protein foods
  • heart attack recoverers should eat low in fat products
  • if you have high blood pressure, you need to eat less salt
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how does marketing and advertising affect food choice?

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  • ads on TV and internet, cinema, mags etc
  • celebrity endorsement
  • competitions
  • displays in shop windows
  • eye catching packaging
  • free gifts and samples
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how does food labelling affect food choice?

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if you are on a special diet or allergy

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how does food scares affect food choice?

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in media, for example:
- salmonella in eggs
- hazelnut yoghurts
- health standards in chicken factories

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how does buddhism affect food choice?

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all buddhists are vegetarians

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how does christianity affect food choice?

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  • during lent rich foods will be given up and rich foods eaten again during Easter
  • traditional dishes at festivals
  • christmas day is feast day and celebrated with turkey and minced pies
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how does hinduism affect food choice?

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  • cows are sacred to Hindus, will not eat beef
  • avoid foods that have caused animals pain, usually vegetarian, many days of fasting
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how does sikhism affect food choice?

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  • similar eating habits to hindus
  • many are vegetarian
  • some do not drink alcohol, tea or coffee
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how does islam affect food choice?

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  • pigs are unclean, so do not eat pork products
  • other meats and poultry must be slaughtered in a way so no blood remains (halal)
  • haram alcohol and caffeine
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how does judaism affect food choice?

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  • kosher food is food Jews are allowed to eat
  • meat is specially slaughtered, soaked and treated with kosher salt
  • do not eat pork
  • meat and dairy not in the same meal
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how does rastafarianism affect food choice?

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  • food that is natural and clean
  • do not eat pork and only eat fish no longer than 30cm
  • cook with coconut oil
  • no alcohol, milk or coffee
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what are the two types of vegetarianism?

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vegans
lacto-ovo-vegetarians

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what are lacto-ovo vegetarians

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will not eat meat, meat products, fish, poultry, gelatine
but they will eat food products FROM animals

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what are lacto-vegetarians

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lacto-ovo + no eggs

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what are ovo-vegetarians?

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will eat eggs but not dairy foods etc.

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what nutrients do vegans struggle to get?

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  • range of proteins with EAAs
  • vitamins A and D in animal fat
  • mineral elements like calcium, phosphorus and iron, found in dairy products and meat
  • vitamin B12
    extra fibre can cause stomach upsets
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what is intensive farming?

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practices used to produce high volumes of food

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why may some people use locally produced foods?

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  • support local farmers and industry
  • lower carbon footprint due to lower food miles
  • fresher