Home Economics - Food Choices

Source of nourishment when we are hungry

Appeals to our senses

Food is a way of celebrating and entertaining

Source of comfort

Form of relaxation

Heat and energy

Growth and repair

Helps fight disease

This is when a person eats too little of certain foods, too much of certain foods or too little food

• Cost
• Likes and dislikes
• Religion
• Culture and tradition
• Lifestyle
• Advertising
• Marketing
• Nutritional value
• Foods that are available eg. potatoes

This means eating food that is healthy for consumers and that does not harm the environment, animals or the workers involved in producing the food

Choose foods produced locally

Choose foods that are in season

Buy organic food

Buy Fairtrade foods such as tea, coffee and cocoa

Choose a vegetarian diet

Choose loose rather than packaged fruit and vegetables

Main meal is eaten in the evening

Family members are eating at different times

Potatoes have been replaced with rice and pasta

People have moved to convenient and easy to prepare foods with short cooking time

People are more conscious of nutritive value and look at foods labels when buying food