food choices

• Religious Diets

  • Judaism - no shellfish or pork, only kosher meat, no dairy foods are eaten with meat in a meal
  • Hinduism - no beef or beef products
  • Islam - no pork, only halal meat
  • Sikhism - no beef
  • Buddhism - vegetarian
  • Rastafarianism - vegetarian or vegan, white fish sometimes eaten
• Diabetes is a condition caused because the pancreas doesn't produce any, or enough insulin to control blood sugar levels

  1. type 1 diabetes treated with insulin injections or using an insulin pump
  2. type 2 diabetes usually diagnosed in over 40s an is often associated with excess body weight, high blood pressure and/or cholesterol levels at diagnosis. Treated initially with medication, sometimes possible to come off diabetes medication. 90% of people with diabetes have type 2, best treated with healthy diet and increased physical activity
• Food labelling

  1. name of food
  2. use by/best before date
  3. quantity
  4. warnings - allergen information
  5. list of ingredients
  6. name and address of the producing, packing or selling company
  7. lot number
  8. storage conditions
  9. instruction for preparation
  10. country of origin
  11. allergens
  12. nutrition declaration
• Marketing influences

  • Meal deal
  • BOGOF (buy one get one free)
  • advertising
  • special offer
  • media influences
  • point of sales
  • peer pressure
  • pester power - ability of children to force their parents to buy things