Food Choice Flashcards
(35 cards)
What is PAL?
Physical Activity Level
What type of person will have a high PAL?
Professional Athletes
Why do professional athletes need to eat lot?
Athletes will want to eat protein to build and maintain muscle, and carbohydrates to maintain energy
What type of cereal will cost more, Kellogg’s or Tesco brand?
Kellogg’s - due to the branding
What type of food will people from a high income buy?
Expensive foods
Fresh foods
High Quality
What type of food will people from a low
income buy?
Cheaper foods
Processed food/ canned food
Low quality
What type of foods will people with low culinary skills make?
Ready meals Easy recipes (beans on toast)
What type of foods will people with high culinary skills make?
Use expensive ingredients
Variety of ingredients
Why do people with high culinary skills like to cook food?
Enjoyment
Saves money
Taking pride
What lifestyle factors can cause a person to eat more?
Stress, Depression, Busy lifestyle due to work/study
Why is eating too late bad for you?
Not enough time to digest food
Why is skipping breakfast bad for you?
s bad because you may lack energy throughout the day
Why is it important for a person to have a eating pattern?
People need to stick to an eating pattern so that their energy systems stay balanced
What type of food grows inbetween June-Sept in the UK?
Courgettes
What is normally eaten at a special occasion?
Large meal
Why would a person like to eat food?
Example: Truffle fries
Flavour - cheesey/ Tangy
Smell - Fries/ Cheese/ Herbs
Appearance - Golden brown
Texture - Crunchy
How does availability effect a person’s shopping choices?
People will buy food that is readily available.
People who live in villages may not have easy access to a big supermarket with a vast variety of food options.
Different views of foods for Christianity?
No strict rules about food
During Lent (40 days before Easter), Christians will choose to give up a certain type of food (i.e. Meat, fish, alcohol)
During easter, hot cross buns are eaten to represent to crucifixion of Jesus.
Pancake Day to start Lent period.
Different views of food for Islam?
Do not eat pork, drink alcohol, do not eat gelatine products.
Muslims can eat meat (chicken, beef), Halal - is blessed before being slaughtered
During Ramadan (1 month) where Muslims fast between sunset and sunrise
Eid is the celebration for muslims
Different views of food for Hinduism?
Typically, Hindus are vegetarian but will avoid vegetables believed to be harmful such as: onions, garlic and mushrooms.
Jhatka method is used to slaughter meat. This is believed to be a quick and painless method.
Different views of food for Judaism?
Are not allowed to eat pig, rabbit, hare, camels (hooved animals)
Kosher (fit for consumption) - Animals are slaughtered quick and painlessly, and blood is drained from the animal afterwards.
Blood is considered non-Kosher
Different views of food for Sikhism?
Sikhs do not eat ritually slaughtered meat (Halal, Kosher, Jhatka methods are not permitted to eat this)
Many Sikhs are vegetarian
Sikhism teaches Sikhs to only eat what they need to eat, and should avoid overindulging
Different views of food for Buddhism?
Buddhists believe that all living things are sacred, so majority of Buddhists are vegan or vegetarian.
Avoid alcohol as they believe it alters the world around you
Some buddhists will fast from noon till sunrise the next day.
Different views of food for Rastafarianism?
Pork is forbidden
Typically Caribbean
Do not drink alcohol, but herbal tea and fruit juice
Ital - (Vital - clean and natural) - vegetables and fish
