Factors affecting food choice

Question 1

What are the factors affecting food choice?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

how can you save money on your food bill?

Answer 2

• 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

Question 3

What is globalisation?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

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

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

how does seasonality affect food choice?

Answer 5

we buy anything which is available to us

Question 6

how does availability affect food choice?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

how does storage affect food choice?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

how does time of day affect food choice?

Answer 8

eat at different times
shifts make it difficult to eat together

Question 9

how does lifestyle affect food choice?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

how does health and medical reasons affect food choice?

Answer 10

• 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

Question 11

how does marketing and advertising affect food choice?

Answer 11

• ads on TV and internet, cinema, mags etc
• celebrity endorsement
• competitions
• displays in shop windows
• eye catching packaging
• free gifts and samples

Question 12

how does food labelling affect food choice?

Answer 12

if you are on a special diet or allergy

Question 13

how does food scares affect food choice?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

how does buddhism affect food choice?

Answer 14

all buddhists are vegetarians

Question 15

how does christianity affect food choice?

Answer 15

• 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

Question 16

how does hinduism affect food choice?

Answer 16

• cows are sacred to Hindus, will not eat beef
• avoid foods that have caused animals pain, usually vegetarian, many days of fasting

Question 17

how does sikhism affect food choice?

Answer 17

• similar eating habits to hindus
• many are vegetarian
• some do not drink alcohol, tea or coffee

Question 18

how does islam affect food choice?

Answer 18

• 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

Question 19

how does judaism affect food choice?

Answer 19

• 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

Question 20

how does rastafarianism affect food choice?

Answer 20

• 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

Question 21

what are the two types of vegetarianism?

Answer 21

vegans
lacto-ovo-vegetarians

Question 22

what are lacto-ovo vegetarians

Answer 22

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

Question 23

what are lacto-vegetarians

Answer 23

lacto-ovo + no eggs

Question 24

what are ovo-vegetarians?

Answer 24

will eat eggs but not dairy foods etc.

Question 25

what nutrients do vegans struggle to get?

Answer 25

• 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

Question 26

what is intensive farming?

Answer 26

practices used to produce high volumes of food

Question 27

why may some people use locally produced foods?

Answer 27

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