Food and Culture A Nutrition Handbook

by Kittler, Pamela Goyan; Sucher, Kathryn P.

• ISBN13: 9780534551643
• ISBN10: 0534551645
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-05
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

This book provides information on the food and nutritional, health and culture habits of most ethnic, religious, and regional groups living in the United States. It is designed to help health professionals, chefs, and others in the food service industry learn to work effectively with members of different ethnic and religious groups in a culturally sensitive manner. It may also be used in a course that fulfills a multicultural requirement for a general education student.

Table of Contents

Food and Culture	1	(23)
Food and Culture	2	(4)
What Is Food?	2	(2)
Role of Culture in Food Habits	4	(2)
Factors That Influence Food Habits	6	(5)
Social Dynamics	6	(2)
Lifestyle Factors	8	(2)
The Complexity of Cuisine	10	(1)
The Study of Cultural Foods	11	(4)
Cultural Perspective	11	(1)
Methodology	12	(3)
Nutrition and Food Habits	15	(8)
The Need for Cultural Competency	15	(6)
The American Melting Pot	21	(2)
Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices	23	(20)
Worldview	23	(5)
Cultural Outlook	23	(2)
Biomedical Worldview	25	(3)
What Is Health?	28	(3)
Cultural Definitions of Health	28	(1)
Health Maintenance	29	(2)
Disease, Illness, and Sickness	31	(8)
Cultural Definitions of Disease, Illness, and Sickness	31	(3)
Healing Practices	34	(5)
Pluralistic Health Care Systems	39	(4)
Medical Pluralism	39	(1)
Biomedical Healing	39	(4)
Intercultural Communication	43	(24)
Role of Communication in Health Care	43	(4)
Purpose of Communication in Health Care	44	(3)
Intercultural Communication Concepts	47	(7)
Verbal Communication	48	(3)
Nonverbal Communication	51	(3)
Successful Intercultural Communication	54	(8)
Intercultural Communication Skills	54	(4)
Intercultural Counseling	58	(2)
Intercultural Nutrition Assessment	60	(2)
Intercultural Nutrition Education	62	(5)
Culturally Relevant Program Preparation	62	(3)
Implementation Strategies	65	(2)
Food and Religion	67	(22)
Western Religions	68	(14)
Judaism	68	(5)
Christianity	73	(5)
Islam	78	(4)
Eastern Religions	82	(7)
Hinduism	82	(4)
Buddhism	86	(3)
Native Americans	89	(24)
Cultural Perspective	89	(5)
History of Native Americans	89	(3)
Worldview	92	(2)
Traditional Food Habits	94	(13)
Ingredients and Common Foods	94	(9)
Meal Composition and Cycle	103	(1)
Role of Food in Native American Culture	104	(1)
Therapeutic Uses of Food	104	(3)
Contemporary Food Habits	107	(6)
Adaptation of Food Habits	107	(2)
Nutritional Status	109	(4)
Northern and Southern Europeans	113	(32)
Northern Europeans	113	(1)
Cultural Perspective	113	(6)
History of Northern Europeans in the United States	113	(4)
Worldview	117	(2)
Traditional Food Habits	119	(9)
Ingredients and Common Foods	119	(7)
Meal Composition and Cycle	126	(2)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	128	(3)
Adaptations of Food Habits	128	(2)
Nutritional Status	130	(1)
Southern Europeans	131	(1)
Cultural Perspective	132	(3)
History of Southern Europeans in the United States	132	(1)
Worldview	133	(2)
Traditional Food Habits	135	(8)
Ingredients and Common Foods	135	(6)
Meal Composition and Cycle	141	(2)
Therapeutic Uses of Food	143	(1)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	143	(2)
Adaptations of Food Habits	143	(1)
Nutritional Status	143	(2)
Central Europeans, Russians, and Scandinavians	145	(30)
Central Europeans And Russians	145	(1)
Cultural Perspective	145	(11)
History of Central Europeans and Russians in the United States	145	(6)
Worldview	151	(5)
Traditional Food Habits	156	(8)
Ingredients and Common Foods	156	(8)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	164	(3)
Adaptations of Food Habits	164	(2)
Nutritional Status	166	(1)
Scandinavians	167	(1)
Cultural Perspective	167	(2)
History of Scandinavians in the United States	167	(2)
Worldview	169	(1)
Traditional Food Habits	169	(4)
Ingredients and Common Foods	169	(3)
Meal Composition and Cycle	172	(1)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	173	(2)
Adaptations of Food Habits	173	(1)
Nutritional Status	173	(2)
Africans	175	(24)
Cultural Perspective	175	(8)
History of Africans in the United States	175	(4)
Worldview	179	(4)
Traditional Food Habits	183	(9)
Ingredients and Common Foods	183	(5)
Meal Composition and Cycle	188	(1)
Role of Food in African American Society	189	(1)
Therapeutic Uses of Food	190	(2)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	192	(7)
Adaptations of Food Habits	192	(1)
Nutritional Status	193	(6)
Mexicans and Central Americans	199	(28)
Mexicans	199	(1)
Cultural Perspective	199	(5)
History of Mexicans in the United States	199	(3)
Worldview	202	(2)
Traditional Food Habits	204	(8)
Ingredients and Common Foods	204	(6)
Meal Composition and Cycle	210	(1)
Role of Food in Mexican Society	211	(1)
Therapeutic Uses of Food	211	(1)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	212	(7)
Adaptations of Food Habits	212	(2)
Nutritional Status	214	(5)
Central Americans	219	(1)
Cultural Perspective	219	(2)
History of Central Americans in the United States	219	(1)
Worldview	220	(1)
Traditional Food Habits	221	(4)
Ingredients and Common Foods	221	(3)
Meal Composition and Cycle	224	(1)
Therapeutic Uses of Food	225	(1)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	225	(2)
Adaptations of Food Habits	225	(1)
Nutritional Status	225	(2)
Caribbean Islanders and South Americans	227	(28)
Caribbean Islanders	227	(1)
Cultural Perspective	227	(6)
History of Caribbean Islanders in the United States	227	(4)
Worldview	231	(2)
Traditional Food Habits	233	(6)
Ingredients and Common Foods	233	(2)
Meal Composition and Cycle	235	(3)
Therapeutic Uses of Food	238	(1)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	239	(4)
Adaptations of Food Habits	239	(2)
Nutritional Status	241	(2)
South Americans	243	(1)
Cultural Perspective	243	(3)
History of South Americans in the United States	243	(1)
Worldview	244	(2)
Traditional Food Habits	246	(7)
Ingredients and Common Foods	246	(6)
Meal Composition and Cycle	252	(1)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	253	(2)
Adaptations of Food Habits	253	(1)
Nutritional Status	254	(1)
Chinese, Japaneses and Koreans	255	(44)
Chinese	255	(1)
Cultural Perspective	256	(5)
History of Chinese in the United States	256	(2)
Worldview	258	(3)
Traditional Food Habits	261	(10)
Ingredients and Common Foods	261	(8)
Meal Composition and Cycle	269	(1)
Therapeutic Uses of Food	270	(1)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	271	(4)
Adaptations of Food Habits	271	(1)
Nutritional Status	272	(3)
Japanese	275	(1)
Cultural Perspective	275	(3)
History of Japanese in the United States	275	(2)
Worldview	277	(1)
Traditional Food Habits	278	(6)
Ingredients and Common Foods	279	(3)
Meal Composition and Cycle	282	(2)
Therapeutic Use of Food	284	(1)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	284	(2)
Adaptations of Food Habits	284	(1)
Nutritional Status	284	(2)
Koreans	286	(1)
Cultural Perspective	287	(3)
History of Koreans in the United States	287	(1)
Worldview	288	(2)
Traditional Food Habits	290	(5)
Ingredients and Common Foods	290	(1)
Meal Composition and Cycle	291	(3)
Therapeutic Uses of Food	294	(1)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	295	(4)
Adaptation of Food Habits	295	(1)
Nutritional Status	295	(4)
Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders	299	(40)
Southeast Asians	299	(1)
Cultural Perspective	299	(8)
History of southeast Asians in the United States	299	(3)
Worldview	302	(5)
Traditional Food Habits	307	(13)
Ingredients and Common Foods	308	(8)
Meal Composition and Cycle	316	(2)
Therapeutic Uses of Food	318	(2)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	320	(5)
Adaptations of Food Habits	320	(1)
Nutritional Status	321	(4)
Pacific Islanders	325	(1)
Cultural Perspective	325	(3)
History of Pacific Islanders in the United States	325	(2)
Worldview	327	(1)
Traditional Food Habits	328	(6)
Ingredients and Common Foods	328	(4)
Meal Composition and Cycle	332	(2)
Role of Food	334	(1)
Therapeutic Uses of Foods	334	(1)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	334	(5)
Adaptations of Food Habits	334	(1)
Nutritional Status	335	(4)
Greeks and Middle Easterners	339	(22)
Cultural Perspective	339	(6)
History of Greeks and Middle Easterners in the United States	339	(4)
Worldview	343	(2)
Traditional Food Habits	345	(12)
Ingredients and Common Foods	345	(8)
Meal Composition and Cycle	353	(4)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	357	(4)
Adaptations of Food Habits	357	(1)
Nutritional Status	357	(4)
Asian Indians	361	(20)
Cultural Perspective	361	(5)
History of Asian Indians in the United States	361	(2)
Worldview	363	(3)
Traditional Food Habits	366	(11)
Ingredients and Common Foods	366	(7)
Meal Composition and Cycle	373	(2)
Role of Food in Indian Society	375	(1)
Therapeutic Uses of Food	376	(1)
Contemporary Food Habits in the United States	377	(4)
Adaptations of Food Habits	377	(2)
Nutritional Status	379	(2)
Regional Americans	381	(62)
American Regional Food Habits	381	(2)
What Is Regional Fare?	381	(2)
Regional Divisions	383	(1)
The Northeast	383	(12)
Regional Profile	383	(2)
Traditional Fare	385	(5)
State Specialties	390	(5)
The Midwest	395	(11)
Regional Profile	395	(2)
Traditional Fare	397	(2)
State Specialties	399	(7)
The South	406	(20)
Regional Profile	406	(2)
Traditional Fare	408	(5)
State Specialties	413	(13)
The West	426	(17)
Regional Profile	426	(1)
Traditional Fare	427	(2)
State Specialties	429	(14)
Glossary of Ethnic Ingredients	443	(8)
Resources	451	(6)
References	457	(25)
Index	482