Factors Effecting Food Choices

The term food habits refers to why and how people eat, which foods they eat, and with whom they eat, as well as the ways people obtain, store, use, and discard food. 
Which of the following factors influences food habits?

• Culture and Social
• Religion 
• Economic and Political
• All of the above

A staple food, is a food that is eaten routinely and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet for a given group of people, forming a significant proportion of the intake of other nutrients as well.
Which of the following is a staple food for Australia?

• Flour and Meat products
• Vegemite Sandwiches
• Meat Pies
• Pavlova and Lamingtons

Why are staple foods important?

• They are expensive 
• They are flavoursome and aromatic
• They are appetising and expensive
• They are cheap and supply good amounts of energy and some protein.

Some examples of staple foods around the world include: 

• Cereals and Rice
• Starchy Root vegetables (Potatoes)
• Starchy Fruit (Corn)
• All of the above

Food has many symbolic meanings; it not only expresses but also establishes the relationship between people and their environment as well as between people and what they believe. Therefore food is an important component of a society.

• True
• False

Food is ONLY the source of nutrition for humans, it does not play other roles in our daily lives, beliefs, or socioeconomics.

• True
• False

Food consumed by one person alone is NOT a social food. However, when it is consumed by a group of people together or eaten in a religious ceremony, the sociality of food is identified. 

• True
• False

In human society, food is a means for people to establish and express relationships between one another. This relationship can exist among individuals, community members, religious groups, and ethnic groups. 

• True
• False

In Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings to express the relationship between themselves and food.

• True
• False

What is the staple food for people living in the north of China? 

• Lasagne 
• Pancakes
• Steamed bread, bread, and buns
• Tacos