Includes index (549-564 p.)

Includes resources (545-548 p.)

Includes glossary (533-544 p.)

1 Food and Culture

1 What is Food ?

2 The Omnivore's Paradox

2 Self-Identity

3 Culture Use of Food

4 Cultural Identity

6 What is Culture ?

6 The Acculturation of Food Habits

7 Cultural Food Habits

7 Core and Complementary Foods Model

8 Flavor Principles

10 Meal Patterns and Meal Cycles

11 Developmental Perspective of food Culture

12 Individual Food Habits

12 Food Availability

13 Edible or Inedible

13 Consumer Food Choice Model

18 Nutrition and Food Habits

18 The Need For Cultural Competency

22 Intercultural Nutrition Care

23 The American Paradox

34 Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices

34 Worldview

34 Cultural Outlook

37 Biomedical Worldview

39 What is Health?

39 Cultural Definitions of Health

40 Health Maintainance

42 Disease, Illness, and Sickness

42 Cultural Definitions of Disease Illness and Sickness

46 Healing Practices

50 Pluralistic Health Care Systems

50 Medical Pluralism

50 Biomedical Healing

56 Intercultural Communication

56 The Intercultural Challenge

57 Intercultural Communication Concepts

58 Verbal Communication

62 Nonverbal Communication

64 Role of Communication in Health Care

64 Interaction Between Provider and Client

66 Responsibilities of the Health Care Provider

66 Successful Intercultural

66 Intercultural Communication Skills

69 Intercultural Counseling

71 Intercultural Nutrition Assessment

73 Intercultural Nutrition Education

74 Culturally Relevant Program Preparation

76 Implementation Strategies

80 Food and Religion

83 Western Religions

83 Judaism

89 Christianity

94 Islam

98 Eastern Religions

98 Hinduism

103 Buddhism

107 Native Americans

107 Cultural Perspective

107 History of Native Americans

110 Worldview

112 Traditional Food Habit

112 Ingredients and Common Foods

120 Meal Composition and Cycle

120 Daily Pattern

121 Role of Food In Native American Culture and Etiquette

122 Therapeutic Uses of Food

123 Contemporary Food Habits

126 Nutritional Status

139 Northern and Southern Europeans

139 Northern Europeans

140 Cultural Perspectives

144 Traditional Food Habits

153 Contemporary Food Habits in the United States

157 Southern Europeans

157 Cultural Perspectives

160 Traditional Food habits

169 Contemporary Food Habits in the United States

174 Central Europeans, People of the Former Soviet Union and Scandinavians

174 Central Europeans and the people of the FSU

175 Cultural Perspectives

183 Traditional Food Habits

192 Contemporary Food Habits in the United States

196 Scandinavians

196 Cultural Perspectives

199 Traditional Food Habits

203 Contemporary Food habits in the United States

208 Africans

208 Cultural Perspectives

210 History of Africans in the United States

212 Worldview

212 Religion

214 Traditional Food Habits

214 Ingredients and Common Foods

214 Historical Influences

221 Meals Composition and Cycle

221 Daily Patterns

223 Therapeutic Uses of Food

224 Contemporary Food Habits in the United States

224 Adaptations of Food Habits

224 Ingredients and Common Foods

225 Nutritional Status

237 Mexicans and Central American

237 Mexicans

238 Cultural Perspectıve

242 Tradıtıonal Food Habıts

252 Contemporary Food Habıts ın the Unıted States

261 Central Amerıcans

261 Cultural Perspectıve

264 Traditional Food Habits

268 Contemporary Food Habits in the United States

278 Caribbean Islanders and South Americans

278 Caribbean Islanders

278 Cultural Perspectives

285 Traditional Food Habits

295 Contemporary Food Habits in the United States

301 South Americans

301 Cultural Perspective

304 Traditional Food Habits

312 Contemporary Food Habits in the United States

319 East Asians

319 Chinese

320 Cultural Perspectives

325 Traditional Food Habits

335 Contemporary Food Habits in the United States

340 Japanese

340 Cultural Perspective

343 Traditional Food Habits

348 Contemporary Food Habits In the United States

351 Koreans

352 Cultural Perspective

354 Traditional Food Habits

359 Contemporary Food Habits in the United States

370 Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders

370 Southeast Asians

370 Cultural Perspectives

380 Traditional Food Habits

393 Contemporary Food Habits in the United States

399 Natives Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

399 Cultural Perspectives

402 Traditional Food Habits

406 Contemporary Food Habits in the United States

416 People of the Balkans and the Middle East

416 Cultural Perspectives

416 History of the People of the Balkans and the Middle East in the United States

419 Current Demographics an socioeconomic Status

420 Worldview

425 Traditional Food Habits

426 Ingredients and Common Foods

434 Meal Composition and Cycle

441 Contemporary Food Habits in the United States

441 Adaptation of Food Habits

442 Nutritional Status

450 South Asians

450 Cultural Perspectives

450 History of Asian Indians and Pakistanis in the United States

453 Worldview

456 Traditional Food Habits

457 Ingredients and Common Foods

454 Meal Composition and Cycles

467 Role of Food in Indian and Society and Etiquette

468 Therapeutic Uses of Food

470 Contemporary Food Habits in the United States

470 Adaptations of Food Habits

472 Nutritional Status

483 Regional Americans

483 American Regional Food Habits

483 What is Regional Fare?

485 Regional Divisions

485 The Northeast

485 Regional Profile

487 Traditional Fare

494 Health Concerns

495 The Midwest

495 Regional Profile

496 Traditional Fare

503 Health Concerns

503 The South

503 Regional Profile

505 Traditional Fare

517 Health Concerns

517 The West

517 Regional Profile

518 Traditional Fare

530 Health Concern

533 Glossary of Ethnic Ingredients

454 Resources

549 Index