Food Choices Flashcards
Define “Culture”
-Shared Customs, Traditions and Beliefs in a large group.
-Define’s a group’s unique identity.
How do we define Culture?
GEOGRAPHY: Particular Region
HERITAGE: Ethnicity
RELIGION: Beliefs and practices
Define “Unique Foods”
Foods associated in a certain culture
EX: Wontons= Asians
State 3 Examples of a “Kosher Diet”
-Jews must eat Kosher foods. (Meat and Dairy are separated by a 6-hour difference)
-Jews are restricted from eating pork
-Jews must eat foods deemed “kosher” (Blood has been drained, and no organs)
How do food customs evolve?
2 POINTS
-When people move, they bring their food customs with them.
-However, food customs change because of circumstances such as different available resources and ingredients.
Define “Global Marketplace”
A place where food from multiple regions around the world is found in one place such as grocery stores.
7 Aspects to achieve wellness
-Lifestyle
-Nutrition
-Physical Fitness
-Environment
-Communication
-Responsibility for Yourself
Define “Wellness”
Enhanced quality of life when physical and mental health are balanced
6 Reasons for eating
-PHYSICAL NEEDS ( Body needs certain nutrients for activities like Body Building)
-HUNGER (Sensation that tells the brain it is time to eat, usually discomfort)
-SENSES (Sight, Smell, Hearing, Taste, Feeling)
-PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS (Comfort Food)
-SOCIAL NEEDS (If you are going out with friends and join them in eating)
-PRESTIGE (Food choices depending on the hierarchy value of foods ex Caviar)
Define “Potlatch”
Feast celebrated by first nations involving distribution of stuff.
Define “Metabolic Rate”
The speed at which your body digests foods and turns them into energy in order to perform basic human functions.
*Everyone’s metabolic rate differs due to the number of calories ingested and physical activity.
How do social influences influence our food choices?
FAMILY:
-Habits that started as a kid that developed into familiar foods
-Culture and Traditions of Family
FRIENDS:
-Role increases by age
-Trying new foods at friends’ household
-Influence where/when you eat
MEDIA:
-News reports shaping decisions (Recalling foods)
-Advertising of foods
How do available resources influence our food choices?
-Ingredients depend on how available they are
-Affordability of resources and ingredients
-No one has an endless supply of resources
4 Known Facts about Canadian Health
-27% of the Canadian Population is overweight
-15% of Canadians have high cholesterol
-43% of Canadian deaths are caused by cardiovascular diseases
-1 in 4 women over the age of 60 have Osteoporosis
Why does our family influence our food choices less as we age?
-The older we get the more we discover what we like and what we don’t
-We spend more time away from home and trying new foods
-Trying friends’ foods because they influence us more as we age
