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Factors affecting food choice - Coggle Diagram
Factors affecting food choice
Time of day and occasion
Birthdays
Christmas
Easter
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Food preferences
Social and environmental considerations
Lack of confidence or time in the kitchen means that people have less time to cook, so they buy takeaway or eating out or frozen meals
Smaller amounts of people living at home
Fairtrade ingredients
Low income countries can sell their foods for the prices they want to
Advertising and other point of sale information
Energy requirements
Amounts of energy differs between sizes, age groups, gender and energy levels.
Diet and health
Diabetes
Allergies
Intolerances
Vegatarian
Vegan
Weight loss or gain
Religion
Halal for Muslims
Kosher for Jews
Isam
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Sikhism
Buddhism
Cost of food
If money is limited people may choose to buy cheaper, more basic foods.
Food prepared at home is often cheaper than eating out or ready prepared
Expensive things: Biscuits, chocolate, sauces,
Food availababilty
Bying foods when they are in season is cheaper
Example: Strawberries are harvested in summer, pumpkins are usually harvested in autumn time (October) near Halloween