NTDT301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: White Bread, Omnivore, Sympathetic Magic
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Cultural perspectives on food and nutrition lecture notes. From south africa, grew up during apartheid. Parents were educated before apartheid, so she grew up educated unlike other african children. Moved to zambia (recently independent) for education. Moved to england for high school education. Moved to botswana for college and went to u of botswana where her father became a professor. Went to nigeria with her professor and learning about women/children and nutrition. What is food: any substance that provides the nutrients necessary to maintain life and growth when ingested. Feeding vs eating: animals feed, humans eat, not feed, gather and hunt, cultivate plants, raise livestock, cook, share food, use utensils, have manners. Food habits: also called food culture or food ways: the ways in which humans use food, how food is, selected, obtained, distributed, who is involved, preparing, serving, eating.