Factors Affecting Food Choice Flashcards
(38 cards)
Name 3 factors that affect someone’s food choice
Any 3 from:
- Availability/Seasonality
- Health/Physical Activity Level
- Nutrition
- Culture/tradition
- Ethics/Moral Beliefs/Religion
- Food Preferences/Eating Habits
- Cost
- Medical Condition
- Enjoyment/Celebration/Occasion
- Time of Day/ Time Available
- Lifestyle
How are people educated about food, nutrition and healthy eating?
At home, in school, in the community
How does Physical Activity Level (PAL) affect food choice?
more active = more energy needed
less active = less energy needed
What 5 pieces of information are given on food labels?
- nutrition
- Ingredients
- Food allergies
- Energy value
- Manufactures’ claims about their products
Define Food Miles
The mileage a food product has covered before it reaches our plates
How can food miles be reduced?
Buy locally sourced foods (e.g. nationally or communally)
Define Seasonality
The time of year a specific food can be easily grown/produced due to climates around the world. Seasonality can increase the cost and numbers of certain products
Give an example of a food that is only available at certain times of year
- Strawberries
- Fish (breeding patterns)
- Lamb
How does the growing, harvesting, rearing and slaughtering affect food choice?
- Growing/Harvesting = (non)organically, space for individual products
- Rearing/Slaughtering = free-range, humane slaughtering
True of False: importing foods from other countries doesn’t impact food choice at all?
False:
- Environmental and energy costs of transportation
- Wider choice of available food from other countries
- How well the farmer is treated by the food industry
Who gets the most and who gets the least in the ‘Banana Split’?
- Worker/ Farmer gets the least
- Retailer gets the most
Why might someone’s food choice change due to celebrations and traditions?
Special occasions call for special foods to be consumed that wouldn’t normally be eaten on a day-to-day basis.
Give 3 examples of special occasions whereby food choice is affected
Any 3 from:
- Weddings
- Birthdays
- Anniversaries
- Funerals
- Bar Mitzvahs
- Calendar Events (e.g. Chinese New Year, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Bonfire Night)
Why might sharing food with other people affect food choice?
- Someone might buy a ‘treat’ for their workplace
- Entertaining people at home
- Going out
Give 3 examples of personal preferences affecting food choice
- Likes and dislikes
- Following a particular diet (e.g. Vegetarianism)
- Food aversions (association) with something bad
How can young children be encouraged to eat a variety of foods?
Parents can set good eating habits that the children maintain and develop as they grow up.
What foods can Buddhists not eat?
- Meat
- (Some avoid dairy products)
- Consumption of alcohol
What special occasions linked to food to Buddhists have?
They fast in the afternoon
True or False: Christians have many strict beliefs into foods they cannot eat?
False: There are no restrictions
What are the 4 main Christian special occasions linked to food?
- Shrove Tuesday
- Lent
- Good Friday
- Easter
- Christmas
True or False: Many Hindus are vegetarians?
True.
Give 3 examples of foods not eaten by Hindus
- Beef (the cow is seen as sacred)
- Onions and Garlic are thought to affect the search for spiritual enlightenment
- This also applies to alcohol
What special Hindu occasions affect food choices?
- Holi
- Diwali
What 2 products cannot be consumed by Muslims?
- Pork & pork products (e.g. gelatine)
- Alcohol
