Only the (b) part of this question was well answered by the candidates who attempted it. They were able to state ways in which food habits could be affected by different factors. However part(a) and (c) were poorly answered as they could not state food habits as the attitudes or practices of eating food as requested for in (a) part. Many candidates could not differentiate between food fads and food fallacy and only a few gave good examples of food fads and fallacies.
The candidates were expected to answer as follows:
Definition for Food Habit
1(a)#A food habit is the attitude on individual has towards food OR
practices of eating a particular food.
Factors affecting food habits
- family upbringing
- social interaction
customs: taboos
types of food produced within a locality
health of the individual
- weather
- economic status
- education
- religion
- emotional feelings
(c) Differences between food fads and food facilities
Food fad is a temporary style or practice that people engage in as far as food is concerned.
While
Food fallacy is wrong opinions about the consumption of certain foods.
Examples of food fads and food fallacies
FOODS FADS |
FOOD FALLACIES |
serving fried and Jollof rice
during occasions |
Children should not eat egg |
The fast food crazy that leads to
monotonous feeding |
Pregnant women should not eat banana |
Using imported low quality baby
food instead of high equality locally |
Pregnant women should not eat snails |