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Exploring the Influence of Cultural and Social Factors on Food Choices

This chapter delves into the impact of emotional, social, and cultural influences on our nutrition habits. It discusses how our relationship with food is shaped by factors such as personal taste, family traditions, and social norms. From regional culinary traditions to religious customs and family dynamics, this chapter explores the diverse aspects that inform our food choices. By examining our eating habits in relation to societal influences, readers can gain insight into developing healthier relationships with food.

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Exploring the Influence of Cultural and Social Factors on Food Choices

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  1. Food in Your Life Chapter 36

  2. Nutrition • The way the body uses food • Hunger = body’s physical signal that it needs food

  3. Emotional Needs • Feel urge to eat when aren’t hungry • May connect certain food with being loved • Given food when sick • May eat when sad or depressed • Be aware of why you eat to avoid unhealthy eating plans

  4. Social Needs • Combine food with company of friends • Plays a role in maintaining social traditions

  5. Food Associated with Countries • Great Britain • Roast beef, fish and chips • France • Crepes, bouillabaisse

  6. Germany • Sauerbrauten, sauerkraut • Italy • Antipasto, spumoni, pasta • Norway and Sweden • Herring, lingonberries

  7. Lebanon • Kibe, baklava • India • curry • China • Stir fries

  8. Japan • Sushi, tempura • Jamaica • Rice and beans, plantains

  9. Social Influences • Regional traditions • Inuit lack a growing season and are meat eaters • U.S. has a wider variety and so is our food • Effective system for shipping foods

  10. Regions of U.S. • Texas = barbecues • New England = clam chowder • Louisiana = gumbo

  11. Cultural & Ethnic Background • U.S. nation of immigrants • Foods from many cultural and ethnic groups

  12. Religious Customs • Special foods on religious holidays • Example Lamb at Passover • Eggs at Easter

  13. Family • Develop eating habits unique to them • Certain meals on certain days • Combine certain foods

  14. Friends • Introduces you to new foods • Strong influence by the family eating patterns that were used when you were young

  15. Media • Frequently the subject in newspapers and magazines

  16. Personal Influence • 1. Lifestyle • Work late –simpler dinners • Work part time—may not eat with family • 2. Personal Taste • May love fish, can’t eat spicy foods • Prefer crunchy veggies and not cooked • Been sick when eaten a food and may not eat it anymore

  17. 3. Physical changes/medical conditions • Allergies limit your choice • During a growth period you may eat more of one kind of food

  18. Eating Habits • 1. Analyze your own habits • Keep a food diary

  19. 2. Good and bad habits • Develop good habits over bad • Takes time to develop good eating plans

  20. Food Diary • After examining a food diary, you may find you are eating too many unhealthy snacks. • What can you do to change that?

  21. Some parents show love or reward to children by giving them sweets or snack foods. As a result, many people turn to these foods when they want to reward or feel good about themselves.

  22. What problems can this habit lead to??? • What might e a better way for parents to show their love and approval??? • How else can people reward themselves besides eating favorite foods??

  23. Food for Thought • Think of 5 foods which you eat regularly. • Why do you like the food? • Taste, family favorite????

  24. Emotional = having a second piece of your favorite pie, consoling yourself because your sad Social = sharing snacks with friends, sharing a special meal with your family Physical =eating before an athletic event, eating when your stomach growls

  25. Friends/Family Learning how to make Grandma’s special breads Tasting a friends special family recipe Lifestyle Eating light before a big game

  26. Media Ads make you want to try a new product Regional Ordering fish on the west coast

  27. FYI • Sugar originally was an item on a druggists shelf, used to disguise the taste of medicine, and considered a drug itself. Sugar was first sold as candy in about 1200—in sugar-coated almonds, the creation of a French druggist

  28. Your Culture, Your Food • Write a paragraph about a traditional food you have in your family. Special occasions or something you have for fun. • Title the page • Date the page • Half a page (its origin, prepared, ingredients, who prepares

  29. Activity • Find food ads from magazines and newspapers and bring them to class and discuss why they are appealing and what atmosphere are they shown in

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