Sac 2 Flashcards
The difference between functional foods and super foods?
Functional food are foods that provide a health benefit to individuals beyond that of basic nutrition compared to superfoods that are foods in high concentration of nutrients and are rich in phytochemicals and antioxidants such as blueberries and kale
Education
Government programs and other school education programs promoting healthy eating and things such as labels giving the nutritional values foods will educate people if the food is healthy to consume or not
Income
The family having the necessary income to purchase ingredients that can make great nutritional meals rather than a family that has a lower income purchasing cheap fast food will bad nutritional value
Location
If a family or individual life in a metropolitan area they will have close proximity to various supermarkets and other food services resulting in a lower cost of products as there are more supermarkets competing with each other compared to rural areas where it is more difficult to obtain fresh food and is more expensive due to lack of supermarkets
Accomadation
Having the necessary appliances such as stove, oven, fridge and microwave can impact on what you eat. Most Australian households have all of these increasing their healthy eating as they have the necessary appliances compared to someone living in an apartment has limited space to keep fresh food and limited cooking appliances encouraging them to have bad eating habits
Available time
Families having the time to make meals from scratch after a busy day of work is hard this can shift people to buy meals that can prepared fast via microwave as they pay extra for the time saved
Cultural norms
A person’s belief and culture can influence food choice as in certain religions they do not eat certain foods all the time or special occasions
Food trends
4 Ps
Product- refers to the product that is for sale to the target market
Price- refers to the amount of money a customer is prepared to pay for the product
Promotion- refers to communicating the benefits of the product to the consumer through a range of media
Place- refers to where and how the customer can purchase the product such as retail products
Marketing techniques
Use of color
Packaging colour has a major impact as when people think of general colours in their everyday life, they are reminded of the colour of food packaging which is free advertising example looking at the colour red can expose people to think of drink coke
Marketing techniques
Cartoon character
Having cartoon characters on packaging can influence the younger target audience as they like the cartoon they will ask their parents to buy it for them and homer Simpson loving donuts could influence people to buy more donuts as they see him eating it
Trends
are general changes or movements towards a new result or pattern for example trends in food consumption
Advergames
are video games that contain an advertisement to promote a particular product
Data analytics
is the process of examining raw data to draw conclusion about that information
Gameifcation
adding game design to non-game applications to make them more fun and appealing
Augemented reality
is a live direct indirect view of a physical, real world environment whose elements are supplemented by computer generated sensory input such as sound, video and graphics
Media
are the means of mass communication for promoting products and services
Blogs
are online journals or diaries that are updated frequently
News reportage
is the reporting of news on current issues or events in newspapers, on television or on the radio
Body image
is the perception a person has about their physical self and the thoughts and feelings
Emotions
relate to the mind and are often described as psychological factors or influence
Comfort or emotional eating
is recognized as a psychological condition or eating disorder
Individual identity
refers to qualities, beliefs, likes and dislikes that make a person from others
Connectives
is linking a family together and creating a family bond
Restrictive diets
often referred to as fad diets, ban certain foods or food groups and promise quick, dramatic results in weight loss
Disordered eating
Is described as an unhealthy eating pattern that includes restrictive dieting, compulsive eating, comfort or emotional eating or skipping meals
Social roles
are the parts people play as members of a social group
Food system
is the pathway that food travels from the farm to food manufactures, to food retailers and finally to the consumers plate
Obesity
is carrying excess body weight in the form of fat
Healthy diets
are those that reflect the Australian dietary guidelines and the Australian guide to healthy eating
Physical activity
refers to any structured or incidental body movement that causes the muscles to work and uses more energy than the person would be using if resting
Mindless eating
is eating food without paying adequate attention to what and how much is being eaten
Sedentary behavior
refers to sitting or lying down (not sleeping), and uses little energy
