Foodways Flashcards
Human population’s adaptation to the
environment through uniform and diverse
activities related to food selection, procurement, distribution, manipulation, storage, consumption, and disposal of uneaten food.
Foodways
4 changes in the environment
social, physical environment, economic, cultural factors
We eat because…
Survival, Maintenance of Health, Hospitality and friendship, Celebrating special occasions, Emotional outlet, Habit, Psychological satisfaction
Why do we eat the way we do?
- Personal preference
- Habit or tradition
- Social pressure
- Availability
- Convenience
- Economy
- Social status
- Nutritional value
Health status
- A GOOD APPETITE IS A SIGN OF HEALTH
- ANOREXIA IS USUALLY A SIGN OF DISEASE OR SIDE EFFECT OF DRUGS
- NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF RECOVERY FROM MEDICAL TREATMENT
- TEETH
- LOSS OF NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL
- POOR STATE OF HEALTH
Sign of health
good appetite
Sign of disease or side effect of drugs
anorexia
essential part of recovery from medical treatment
nutritional support
Culture and religion
- CULTURE, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS PATTERNS AND RESTRICTIONS REGARDING FOOD MUST BE CONSIDERED
- SPECIAL FOODS AND DIETS GIVEN WHEN APPROPRIATE
- OLDER PEOPLE MORE APT TO CLING TO ETHNIC FOOD HABITS ESPECIALLY DURING ILLNESS
(trivia) It has more vit C than 15 calamansi
bayabas
Socio economic status
- FOOD EXPENSES FLUCTUATE, SPENDING DEPENDS ON PESOS AVAILABLE
- WHETHER SOMEONE IS AROUND TO PREPARE THE FOOD DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF CONVENIENCE FOODS USED
Personal preference
- Individual likes and dislikes provide the strongest influence on diet
- Foods associated with pleasant memories become favorite foods
- Foods with unpleasant memories are avoided
- Luxury foods = status
- Individual preferences used to plan therapeutic diets
Psychological factors
- Individual motivations to eat balanced meals and individual perceptions about diet
- Food has a strong symbolic value
- Psychology is how your thoughts and feeling affect your behavior
- How you feel and think about food affect your choices
- If a food is associated with a happy or sad memory then that can determine if you like or dislike that food
Symbolic value of milk
helplessness
Symbolic value of meat
strength
Alcohol and drugs
- Excess use contributes to nutritional deficiencies
- Excess alcohol affects GI organs
- Drugs that decrease appetite decrease intake of essential nutrients
- Drugs can deplete nutrient stores and decrease absorption in the intestines
Excess use of this substance contributes to nutritional deficiencies
alcohol and drugs
It affects GI organs (excess)
alcohol
It can deplete nutrient stores and decrease in absorption in the intestines
Drugs
Misinformation & foo fads
-Food myths can be the result of cultural background, popular interest in natural foods, peer pressure or desire to control diet choices
- FADS may involve erroneous beliefs certain foods are especially healthy
- Don’t be condescending when giving nutritional guidance
It is a result of CULTURAL BACKGROUND, POPULAR INTEREST IN NATURAL FOODS, PEER
PRESSURE OR DESIRE TO CONTROL DIET
CHOICES
Food myths
Give 2 fads that involves erroneous beliefs that certain foods are especially healthy
- Yogurt better than milk
- Oysters increase sexual potency
The order and timing of eating various kinds and amounts of food
Dietary pattern
Usual food and drinks regularly consumed
diet
regulation of speed
time
act of chewing and/or swallowing
eating