Factors Affecting Food Choice

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Name 3 influences on food choice
physical activity level
healthy eating
cost of food
income
culinary skills
lifestyle
seasonality
availability
special occasions
enjoyment
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PAL:
people with a high PAL need ? calories
people with a low PAL need ? calories
people with a high PAL need more calories to give them energy
people with a low PAL need less calories
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heathy eating:
choosing foods based on personal ? value
they will choose foods based on their nutritional value
eg. low in sugar and fat
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cost of food:
people will go for the ? option
or might want to pay more for better ?
foods on special ?
cost more to buy ? than a ready ?
people will usually go for the cheaper option
people might want to pay more for better quality
people will go for foods on special offers
cost more to buy ingredients than a ready meal
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income:
high incomes are likely to buy expensive items for better ?
low incomes are likely to buy ? items, they have a poorer ?
people on high incomes are likely to buy expensive items for the better quality
people on low incomes are likely to buy cheaper items, they have a poorer diet
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how does culinary skills influence food choice?
skilled cooks will buy ingredients
others will buy ready made foods
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lifestyle:
stressed people will buy food thats high in ?
busy people will buy ? meals
people have bad habits like skipping ? or eating ?
stressed/lonely people will buy comfort food high in fat or sugar
busy people will buy ready meals
bad habits like skipping breakfast or eating late
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hinduism:
many are ?
avoid certain veg that are ?
hindus that eat meat require slaughtering to be ? and ?less
? are sacred, so aren't allowed to eat beef
many are vegetarians
avoid certain veg that are harmful
hindus that eat meat require slaughtering to be quick and painless
cows are sacred, so no beef
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islam:
can't eat any products made from ?
not allowed to drink ?
during ramadan they fast between ? and ?
can't eat any products made from pigs
not allowed to drink alcohol
during ramadan they fast between sunrise and sunset
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judaism:
kosher animals must be slaughtered ? and ?less which allow ? to drain afterwards
? and meats not cooked together or mixed
kosher animals must be slaughtered quick and painless which allows blood to drain
dairy and meats not cooked together
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christianity:
no strict ? about eating
during lent, they give up certain ?/?
hot ? ? on good friday
? to mark the start of lent
no strict rules about eating
during lent, give up certain foods/drinks
hot cross buns on good friday
pancakes to mark the start of lent
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moral or ethical choices:
? welfare
? conditions
? impact
eating naturally (?)
animal welfare
working conditions
environmental impact
eating naturally (organically)
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intolerances or allergies:
? intolerant
? free
allergens: ?, eggs, ?, etc.
lactose intolerant
gluten free
allergens: nuts, eggs, dairy, etc.
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the UK follows labelling regulations by the EU:
must not be mis?
? to read
allergens in ?
must not be misleading
simple to read
allergens in bold
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labels must say:
how to ? product
name and ? of manufacturer
? by date for high risk foods
? before date for other foods
cooking ?
? information
how to store product
name and address of manufacturer
use by date for high risk foods
use by date for other foods
cooking instructions
weight of product
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non compulsory labelling:
? in, ? in to improve sales
? lights to show how healthy
? intake to show amounts of fat
suitable for ?
? suggestions
high in, low in, to improve sales
traffic lights to show how healthy
reference intake to show amounts of fat
suitable for vegetarians
serving suggestions
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enjoyment:
? enjoyment affects a food's palatability (how ? it is)
it's not very ? eating enjoyable foods
sensory enjoyment affects a food's palatability (how appealing it is)
it's not very healthy eating enjoyable foods
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seasonality:
certain UK grown foods are only ? at certain times of the year
people worried about the ? impacts of food ? may buy ? foods that are in season
only grown at certain times of the year
people worried about the environmental impacts of food miles may buy foods that are in season
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availability:
people in rural areas may have to shop at a small ? store with ? options
however there is a rise in ? shopping so people have ? options
people in rural areas may have to shop at a small local store with limited options
however there is a rise in online shopping so people have more options
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special occasions:
people with usually buy a ? meal, but are less common at most times of the year
people usually buy a large meal
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PAL:
people with a high PAL need ? calories
people with a low PAL need ? calories

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people with a high PAL need more calories to give them energy
people with a low PAL need less calories

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heathy eating:
choosing foods based on personal ? value

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Card 4

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cost of food:
people will go for the ? option
or might want to pay more for better ?
foods on special ?
cost more to buy ? than a ready ?

Back

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Card 5

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income:
high incomes are likely to buy expensive items for better ?
low incomes are likely to buy ? items, they have a poorer ?

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