HNSC 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Staple Food, Cultural Relativism, Red Meat
13 May 2017
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Lomoar cpsd| 987298 you ate a food and then felt sick, you are more likely to avoid that food in the future). Personal value: may avoid eating certain foods because of personal beliefs/values (e. g. , may avoid red meat or may choose organic foods over conventionally grown products) Weight, health, nutritional value: choosing foods that we perceive to be good for us . Occupation: can influence the pattern of eating that we follow. For example, if we work shift work, we eat our meals at a different time. Cultural/ethnic factors: every culture has typical foods and ways of preparing them. Food beliefs, customs, attitudes and taboos affect the diet and determine what foods are acceptable. We tend to view our own patterns of behaviour as being right, normal and superior and this can influence our food choices. People in scotland eat porridge, however some british people will not, as they believe oats are for animal consumption, not for humans.
