Influences on Availability
What is absolute poverty?
What is Appetite?
Appetite is the desire or craving for food even when the body is not hungry.
True or False: Beliefs are not fixed and can be changed and challenged.
True
Identify 4 social factors that affect food selection
Tradition & Culture
Employment, Education, Geographic Location, Interests, Household Roles & Structures.
Media
Family Hospitality, Peer Group
True or False: Value added foods such as pre-packaged salads and pre-cut vegetables are popular money savers in the kitchen.
False, they are time savers.
Provide 3 examples of Staple Foods
Potato, Rice, Soybean, Plantain, Wheat, Yams, Millet, Cassava, Corn/Maize and Sorghum.
What are the two adverse reactions to food?
Food Intolerance & Food Allergy
Provide an example of how an emotion can affect food selection.
Boredom - snacking
Sad - chocolate, ice cream, lollies
Happy - fresh, healthy food
Provide 3 examples of how media portrays information about food
Social media, billaboards, television, radio, magazines and newspapers.
Identify 3 economic factors that affect food selection
Marketplace, Time, Money, Knowledge & Skills, Equipment and Occupation & Finances
What are subsidies?
They are payments made to producers to encourage local production, supplement income and assist in operations.
What are the 5 different reactions to food?
Appearance, Sound, Taste, Texture & Aroma
Provide an example of a Value someone can have surrounding food selection.
Animal Welfare, Climate Change, Environmental Concerns, Health & Nutrition (Diets), Food Origins.
Provide 2 ways employment affects food selection?
What you choose to eat may depend on the physical demands of your job - construction worker may eat more carbs as more energy is required.
Sedentary people need to be careful not to over eat.
Social occasions with work - meeting a cafe or restaurant for a meal
Long hours- less time to prepare foods
Whether people work or not also impacts on food selection because when a person is employed there is usually more money to spend on food
Sale aisle ends, essentials at the back, right hand entrances, large porift margin items at eye level (sales on top and bottom), fruit & veg at the front.
Which type of Economy produces large amounts of food for trade?
Industrial Economy
How do nutritional requirements vary from individual to individual?
Age, Gender, Body Size, Activity Level, Stage of Life
Which of the following is an Australian attitude towards food and health:
A) There is not enough sugar in packaged products.
B) Food from Australia is safer than food from other countries.
C) Australians prefer to take additional supplements and vitamins rather than natural food sources.
B!
A) Australians think there is too much sugar in packaged products
C) Australians prefer to get nurtition from natural sources rather than taking supplements and vitamins.
Provide 2 ways Geographic Location affects food selection
The staple food of a country can often be used in a variety of ways as it is cheaper and more plentiful. Locally grown food is cheaper and fresher.
In developing countries yield can be low and they have limited sources of food.
Climate may affect foods grown and also foods enjoyed.
Summer brings joys of salads and fruit, whereas in winter warmer foods are desired.
In remote locations food supply is limited to a 'general store' that is not always open and is often expensive.
How does the available resource of equipment affect food selection?
Labour-saving devices (such as microwave, toaster, stick blender, food processor, steamer, fridge, freezer, stand mixer etc) are designed to save time and money and to make daily food preparation more enjoyable.
Identify a migrant group in Australia and an example of a new food they brought with them.
Germans - Wine & Dried Fruit
Scandinavians - Dairy (Butter & Cheese)
Greek - Feta, Filo Pastry, Vine Leaves
America - Cordials, Jams, & Sauces
What is the name of the gland that controls hunger?
Hypothalamus