Mr sand Mr Jain lives with their fourteen-year-old son in a remote area. Discuss how this information would influence the selection of food items for their daily meals. Also present why and what additional information you would require if you want to plan balanced meal for the family.
The food of the family gets influenced by:
Religion: Vegetarian, Jains will not select onion, garlic, meat and etc.
Age: Adolescents need more protein calcium and iron.
Sex: More quantity of food should be given for satiety.
Region: Food items are selected on the basis of local availability.
Factors which affect meal planning:
The economic condition of the family: Family will buy food depending upon their economic conditons.
Occupation: Depends on the physical work done by the members. A sedentary worker needs fewer calories as compared to a heavy worker.
Individual preference: People have their own preferences for particular foods. Before making the meals the meals nutritious and balanced it is more important to plan meals which are palatable and acceptable by the family members. For example, someone does not like an egg then banana can be given instead of it.
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