NUSC WEEK: 2 Flashcards
What are staple foods?
Foods that are mainly eaten in your diet
Examples: Cereal, breads, pasta
What are prestige foods?
Expensive, rare, or protein foods
What are body image foods?
Foods that influence health, well-being, and appearance
Examples: Fruits, vegetables, shakes, smoothies
What are Sympathetic Magic Foods?
foods that focus on the characteristics of a food or beverage based on a human body quality or health outcomes
Example: Italians drinking red wine to resemble healthy blood
What are physiologic foods?
Foods that are consumed based on physiologic status
Examples: Gender, age, and health condition
Core foods
Consumed regularly in the diet
Ex. rice, corn
Secondary foods
Foods widely but less frequently eaten, such as once or twice a week (ex. Apples, chicken, lettuce)
Peripheral foods
Foods that are eaten sporadically,
A characteristic of individual food preference, not habit
Complementary foods
Flavorful food items to improve palatability with the core food (ex. Starch and vegetables)
What is the U.S order of serving a meal?
Appetizers–> Soup or Salad –> Entree –> Dessert
What is France’s order of serving a meal?
Appetizers –> Entrees –> Salad –> Dessert
What is Vietnam’s order of serving a meal?
All foods are served at the same time; flavors and textures are combined
Feasting
Celebration of special events
Christmas, passover, thanksgiving
New Years Day
Consumption of special dishes
Fasting
The act of not eating for a certain amount of time during the day
Examples: Muslims fasting during the Ramadan
Globalization
Integration of a local, regional, and national phenomena into an unrestricted worldwide organization
Modernization
changes that result from the implementation of new technology and socioeconomic changes
Urbanization
movements from rural to urban residences
Migration
Movement of people from one place to another
