Definition of Food Habits
In the daily diet of a family or an individual Special foods
that are included, that is, the type of food that a person is accustomed to
eating every day is called food habits. Nutrition education is needed to
develop proper eating habits. Proper eating habits are essential for
maintaining a healthy nutrition.
Principles of Healthy Eating
1. You have to eat at a certain time every day.
2. Adults should take food three to four times a day and
children four to five times a day.
3. Do not eat anything for four to five hours after each
meal.
4. It is always easy to digest and take the right amount of
food according to the energy needs of the body.
5. Food should be chewed well.
6. Stale, rotten food cannot be taken.
7. Hands and face should be washed thoroughly before taking
food.
8. Always sit in a clean place and take food.
9. Never take food while lying down.
Importance of forming eating habits
1. Good habits are helpful in choosing the right nutrients.
Plays an important role in maintaining the health of a person.
2. Eating habits are especially helpful in developing
physical and mental health.
3. Eating habits control high blood pressure, low blood
pressure, heart disease, diabetes, etc.
4. Eating habits help a person to get a good night's sleep.
5. Eating habits are especially helpful in a person's
digestion.
Reasons for forming certain eating habits:
There are various reasons behind the formation of certain
eating habits of people living in an area. Below are some of the reasons-
1. Social factors:
Society plays an important role in the formation of eating
habits. In the society in which people live, they adopt the long-established
food habits.
2. Regional reasons:
In a region where food is plentiful, the people of that
region take that food for granted. For example, rice is the staple food of the
people of the region where rice is grown most.
3. Purchasing power:
Purchasing power also plays a special role in shaping human
diet. Due to poverty, many people take pulses as their main protein food instead
of fish, meat and eggs. Pulses are cheaper than fish, meat and eggs, So many
people developed the habit of eating pulses instead of the usual non-vegetarian
food.
4. Personal reasons:
The wife develops eating habits according to her personal
taste.
5. Geographical reasons:
The geographical location of a region plays an important role
in shaping the eating habits of the people of that region.