| A | B |
|---|
| food | Certain types of this have symbolic meanings for some religious groups. |
| raw | How early peoples probably ate food. |
| herders | People who captured and domesticated animals. |
| culture | Customs and beliefs of a racial, religious, or social group. |
| melting pot | Multicultural society of the United States. |
| explorers | These people introduced new foods to new lands. |
| religion | May restrict members' food choices and eating habits. |
| social | Family, friends, and mass media are ex. of this influence on meal patterns & food preferences. |
| family | Helps form a person's freferences and attitudes toward food. |
| mass media | Uses advertisements to introduce, remind, or inform people about foods. |
| mealtime | A chance for family members to discuss problems. |
| dual-income families | Trend that has led to the growing popularity of carry-out foods. |
| fitness | Trend that has caused many people to start eating lghter meals. |
| psychological | Food eaten for this reason may compensate for anger or sadness. |
| grazing | Sampling small portins of a variety of foods. |
| decision-making process | A method for thinking about possible options & outcomes before making a choice. |
| alternative | An option a person might choose when making a decision. |
| hunger | The physical need for food. |
| appetite | A psychological desire to eat. |
| wellness | A state of being in overall good physical, mental, and social health. |
| stress | Mental tension caused by change. |
| fasting | Denying oneself food. |
| lifestyle | The way a person usually lives. |
| fad | A practice that is very popular for a time. |
| fallacy | A mistaken belief. |
| environment | Factors (air, water, soil, mineral, plants & animals) that ultimately affect survival of life. |
| USDA | Federal agency enforces standards for quality of meat, poultry & eggs sold across state lines. |
| FDA | Federal agency ensures safety of all foods sold across state lines, except meat, poultry & eggs. |
| technology | Use of knowledge to develop improved methods for doing tasks. |
| holidays | Special days of celebration, which often involve food traditions. |
| advertising | Mass media encouragement to buy food products. |
| olestra | Fat replacer made from vegetable oils and sugar. |
| supply and demand | Basic economic concept that affects the food supply. |
| world hunger | Problem affected by food choices made by U.S. consumers. |
| food safety | Goal of food technology. |
| Kwanzaa | Family-centered observance of cultural unity among people of African heritage. |
| immigrants | People who came to the US & tended to settle gogether based on nationality. |
| artifical sweetener | Product that sweetens food without providing the calroies of sugar. |
