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Indian Food and Culture Fact Sheet

Brooke Robinson

This is an informational handout covering the traditional cuisines of various regions throughout the Indian subcontinent. Religious influences regarding food choice and fasting, traditional health beliefs, eating patterns and etiquette, and common health issues experienced by the Indian population who acculturate to American culture are discussed.
Food and Culture Fact Sheet: India Cuisine

university of new england applied nutrition prgram

This handout is aims to inform the audience food staples and dishes in India and traditional dishes that are prepared. Preparation of Indian dishes and culturally significant food staples along with ingredients that are commonly used, religious influences, traditional eating patterns, and health beliefs are discussed.
Eating in Greece

University of New England Applied Nutrition Program

This fact sheet is about the culture and traditions in Greece revolving around food. The fact sheet talks about how the Greeks continue to consume their traditional diet in Greece as well as in the United States. The traditional diet is discussed in context of the day to day routines and on special holidays. How this particular diet influences the health of the Greek people is discussed as well.
Filipino Food, Dietary Customs, and Health Beliefs

University of New England Applied Nutrition Program

This fact sheet serves as an educational resource for learners seeking information about Filipino dietary practices and health beliefs. Traditional and symbolic Filipino foods and dishes are reviewed, along with traditional eating patterns, health beliefs, and food practices.
Food and Culture Fact Sheet: India

University of New England Applied Nutrition Program

This handout informs audience of traditional foods within India. It addresses traditional eating patterns by identifying foods and beverages typically eaten, as well as how and when these foods are consumed. It also addresses traditional health beliefs and current food practices to those living in both India and the United States.
Food and Culture in Ethiopia

University of New England Applied Nutrition Program

An educational fact sheet highlighting the food and culture in Ethiopia. The fact sheet will be used as a resource for my peers in the field of nutrition and to educate them about the traditional ethnic cuisine of Ethiopia and how it relates to nutrition.
Food & Culture in Greece

University of New England Applied Nutrition Program

This is a fact sheet about the food culture of Greece. The purpose is to educate the audience on Greece’s traditional cuisine and eating patterns. Information includes traditional foods and dishes, traditional eating patterns, holidays and religious traditions, traditional health beliefs, and more current food practices in Greece.
Spanish Cuisine: A Mediterranean diet

University of New England Applied Nutrition Program

This is a facts sheet that informs the reader about the traditions and historical influences of Spain’s Mediterranean diet. It includes the daily routine of eating with the staple dishes of the Culture. The idea of social settings and the process of how a meal usually goes along with the significance of each eating time and health beliefs of Spain that influence their food selections. The intended audience is other health professionals working with other cultures of Spanish origin.
Iraqi Cultural Foods Fact Sheet

University of New England Applied Nutrition Program

This fact sheet discusses traditional cultural foods for Iraqi and Arab individuals. It includes popular foods, spices, and dishes, as well as holiday eating habits, typical food patterns, and immigrant nutrition habits in America.
The Culinary Culture Of Iran Fact Sheet

Rachael Costello

A two-page handout detailing the food customs and cultures of The Islamic Republic of Iran. This includes traditional dishes, meals, culinary influences, religious dietary rules, and common eating patterns.
Vietnam Food Culture

Candace Nelson

The food scene in Vietnam is social and lively. The demand for fresh meat, seafood, and produce has open-air markets open twice per day. The demand for freshness also limits opportunities to enforce food safety regulations. Vietnam has one of the highest rates of vegetable consumption in the world. Rice is also consumed in large portions, but malnourishment rates are high. Common deficiencies include vitamin A, iron, iodine, and zinc. Honoring the dead through food is a common practice.
Food And Culture Fact Sheet Vietnam

UNE Applied Nutrition Program

This handout describes Vietnamese cultures and traditional diet. Vietnamese dishes are often built around rice, broth, and layers of flavor. The Vietnamese people have several nutritional and health beliefs stemming from Chinese traditional medicine. Vietnam has one of the most famous market and street food culture of the world.
Food And Culture In Ghana

UNE Applied Nutrition Program

This handout discusses food behavior in Ghana and the influence of Ghanaian culture and religious beliefs on food traditions. Ghanaian staple foods, traditional eating patterns, food preparation, and dining practices are discussed. This handout also includes a brief description of traditional health beliefs and the current food practices of Ghanaians living in the United States.
Food & Culture in Japan

Zachary York

This fact sheet explores traditional foods and dishes, eating patterns, health beliefs and current food practices within Japanese culture. Included within the educational material is an exploration of staple foods, symbolic foods, and foods with special meaning. The traditional Japanese diet, called Washoku, is is listed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage category. Traditional eating patterns, including use of utensils like chopsticks and bowls called “wan”, are identified. The atmosphere of eating is also examined by looking at the four elements of taste, comprising of preserving natural flavor, quick preparation, incorporating foreign foods, and creating art and performing ritual through food decoration and display. Finally, traditional health beliefs (Kampo) and their place within the modern medical system are examined, as well as current food practices and the Japanese Food Guide Spinning Top.
Jamaican Food and Culture Fact Sheet

Lauren Deipolyi

This handout seeks to inform people about Jamaican food traditions. Different Jamaican dishes, cultural practices and health beliefs are explained.
The Food And Culture Of Haiti

Sarah E. Deitz

This fact sheet allows the reader to learn about the staple foods and dishes of Haitian cuisine. Trends and health beliefs of the Haitian culture are briefly discussed and defined. The information is intended to help nutrition professionals have a better understanding of Haitian people by learning about their food and nutrition customs.
Mexican Food and Culture Fact Sheet

Mallory Doolan

This fact sheet informs the audience about Mexican food traditions, culture, and cuisine. Staple foods, significant holidays and dishes, and typical food customs are discussed. Traditional health beliefs and current food practices are also discussed.
Food and Culture Fact Sheet: Somalia

UNE Applied Nutrition Program

This fact sheet provides information about the Somali culture and food preferences. It discusses traditional eating patterns, foods and beverages. It also touches on traditional Somali health beliefs and the influences that religion and the American diet have had on the Somali diet.
Native American Food And Culture Fact Sheet

UNE Applied Nutrition Program

This handout informs the audience about a variety of traditional eating patterns of Native Americans and how those have transitioned over time. Foods that were historically incorporated into common meals were discussed.
Ukrainian Cuisine

UNE Applied Nutrition Program

This handout provides an overview of Ukrainian food, including staple foods and popular dishes, holiday meals, typical eating patterns and current beliefs and practices.
Food And Culture; Views And Patterns Of Nutrition In Cuba

Elizabeth Westfeldt

This fact sheet is designed to educate nutrition professionals about the nutrition and cultural identity of Cuba through food. Traditional Cuban foods, recipes and social patterns around eating. Present historical health beliefs and implications on health prospect. Assess growing health concerns in response to influx of processed foods and post Cuban Revolution rationing. Includes Cuban-American culture and health statistics. This fact sheet is designed to meet an eight-grade literacy level to serve as an educational tool for diverse populations.
German Cuisine

Courtney Lynn Woo

This fact sheet provides information about food culture in Germany. It discusses traditional foods for special holidays, daily eating patterns, and food staples in the country. The handout also discusses current nutrition recommendations according to the German Nutrition Society and what food patterns are like today.
The Food And Culture Fact Sheet Of Hungary

Judit Gaspar

A student-designed food and culture fact sheet.

This fact sheet is a brief overview of Hungary providing information on its food culture, traditional dishes, holidays, food practices, symbolic foods, and eating patterns. It also gives the reader a glance at an average family’s daily habits.
Food and Culture Fact Sheet: New Zealand

UNE Applied Nutrition Program

A student-designed food and culture fact sheet.

This Fact Sheet is a brief and concise introduction and outline of the traditional cuisine and culture of New Zealand intended to be a resource for the nutrition community about these subjects. Topics include: traditional food, cultural practices and beliefs, food economics, and eating patterns.
Traditional Filipino Food: Food And Culture Fact Sheet

Shara Vickers

A student-designed food and culture fact sheet.

This handout provides the reader with an overview of traditional and culturally significant food served in the Philippines. It also addresses Filipino immigration and the dietary habits of Filipino-Americans. It addresses staple foods, traditional and common dishes, cooking methods and health beliefs.