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Food habits, cultural food habits and taboos

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Term – 1st Term

Week: 5

Class: Senior Secondary School 3

Age: 17 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Food and Nutrition

Topic:-       Food habits, cultural food habits and taboos

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:            

  1. Define the terms food habits
  2. Mention the factors that can affect food habit;

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on food services

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines the terms food habits, food fads, food fallacies, food taboos

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She mentions the factors that can affect food habit

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE.

FOOD HABITS, CULTURAL FOOD HABITS AND TABOOS
Food Habits are attitudes people display towards certain foods.

 

Types of Food Habit

There are two types of food habits, the good and the bad food habits.

Good or bad food habits result from the community interaction of social, emotional and cultural factors in a given community. Once food habits are established, they are not always easy to change.
However, before one can change his or her food habits or help others to change theirs, it is important to appreciate and understand the variation people have in their likes and dislikes as well as their attitudes towards food. Some people have good food habits because they have been fortunate in their early home and school environment. Other people through education have seen the need for change and have been willing to modify their habits while the unfortunate ones still dwell in the dark.

 

Factors That Can Affect Food Habits
Food habits can be affected by different factors. Some of these factors are:

  1. Family upbringing.
  2. Social interaction.
  3. Customs and taboos
  4. Weather and climate
  5. The type of food produced within that locality.
  6. Health of the individual
  7. Economic status
  8. Education
  9. Physiological variations.
  10. Religion
  11. Emotional feelings

EVALUATION:    1. Define food habits

  1. Discuss the types of food habits
  2. State five factors that can affect food habits

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively