Food Choice Flashcards
Factors affecting food choice
Personal, social, economic, religion, economic and environmental, health, day, marketing
Christianity Foods
Hot Cross Buns on Easter
Fish Fridays - feeding of 1000 parable
Bread and Wine during communion
Islam Foods & Dietary Rules
Qu’ran provides dietary rules.
Meat must be halal - killed by Muslims with a prayer offered
Haram: forbidden, all pork and alcohol
Judaism
Kosher - animals must have hooves : cows, goats, heel
Fish must have scales and fins (no shellfish)
Animals must be in perfect health when butchered and prepared in a special way - single knife blow to the throat, blood drained out afterwards, cut up the meat and soak in salt and water to remove blood
Meat and dairy are kept strictly separate - 3-6hr gap between each
6 fasts through the year - Yom Kippur major
Hindu food and dietary rules
Cow is sacred
Most Hindus are vegetarian but if they eat meat they don’t eat beef
Some will eat eggs
Some refuse onions and garlic
Dairy produce is acceptable so long as it’s free of animal rennet
Fasting is a regular occurrence at the end Prasad (blessed food) is eaten
Vegetarian diet means eating
Grains, pulses, nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruit with some dairy products and eggs.
Less saturated fat and more fibre
Low protein, iron and vitamin b12
5 a day
3 types of vegetarian
Pescatarian, vegetarian, vegan
Pescatarian food
No meat
Fish, eggs and dairy are eaten
Vegetarian food
No meat or fish
Dairy and eggs are allowed
Vegan food
No meat, fish, dairy or eggs
Why might some people be vegetarian?
Animal cruelty, healthier, better for environment
Teens need to eat more
Fruit, veg, pulses, whole grain fruits - 5 a day; micronutrients and fibre
More milk and dairy foods - calcium and vitamin A
