NSD 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Neophobia, Umami, Starch
30 Aug 2017
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Write down everything you had to eat and drink from the time you woke up yesterday to the time you went to bed last night. Discomfort foods, negative associations-- forced to eat it, got sick after. Pica: craving non-food items (clay, dirt, laundry starch, chalk) We learn our eating habits from parents and peers. Food cost is the major determinant of food choice. Where you live affects food costs and types of food available. We are influenced early on by what our parents buy. What you buy depends on how much money you have. Lower income households buy less fruits and vegetables. 40% of food dollars are spent away from home. Eating at home often means opening a package. Food has symbolic meaning related to family traditions, social status and health. As people move around the world their food habits change with assimilation. Fish must have fins and scales (no shellfish) Meat and milk may not be eaten together.
