Food Philosophy Assessment task

Leah Salinas
14/03/17

A food philosophy is an attitude that acts as a guiding

principle regarding our consumption and preparation of
food, even our perspective of it.

Reasons for diets

Medical, weight loss, weight gain and religion are all

reasons as to why one may go on a diet.

Coeliac diet
The reason for the coeliac diet is often an intolerance or
allergy to gluten.
Coeliac disease is an is an immune reaction to eating
gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye.

If one has coeliac disease, eating gluten triggers an

immune response in your small intestine. Over time, this
reaction damages your small intestine's lining and
prevents absorption of some nutrients (malabsorption).
The intestinal damage often causes diarrhea, fatigue,
weight loss, bloating and anemia, and can lead to serious
complications.

A strict gluten-free diet is the only medical treatment for

coeliac disease. Removing gluten from the diet enables
the gut to heal and for the symptoms to improve.
Foods that the coeliac diet includes comprise of:

Foods made from grains (and grain-like plants)

that do not contain harmful gluten, including:

Corn in all forms, plain rice in all forms, amaranth,

arrowroot, buckwheat, cassava, flax, millet, quinoa,
sorghum, soy, tapioca and teff, flour made from gluten-
free grain, nuts, beans and coconut.

Gluten-free ingredients:

Annatto, glucose syrup, lecithin, maltodextrin, oat gum,

plain spices, silicon dioxide, starch, food starch and
vinegar (only malt vinegar might contain gluten).

The following foods:

Milk, butter, margarine, real cheese, plain yoghurt,

vegetable oils, including canola.

Plain fruits, vegetables, meat, seafood, potatoes, eggs,

nuts, nut butters, beans and legumes.

Distilled alcoholic beverages are also gluten free because

distillation effectively removes gluten.

Because vegetables and fruits are often most consumed

in coeliac diets, vitamins A and C are high.
Mediterranean diet

The Mediterranean diet exists to help with weight loss

and improve heart health.

The diet is based on the traditional foods that people

used to eat in countries like Italy and Greece around the
year of 1960.

This diet involves and focuses on the basics of healthy

eating as well as little bit of oil and a glass of red wine
every once in a while. These and many other components
illustrate the kinds of foods that the traditional cooking
style of countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
have introduced to the world.

The Mediterranean diet highlights the importance of:

 Eating mostly plant-based foods (such as fruits and
vegetables, whole grains, legumes and nuts)

Doing away with butter and substituting in healthy

fats such as olive and canola oils

Using herbs and spices over salt to flavor foods

Limiting red meat

Eating fish and poultry often

Enjoying meals with family and friends

Drinking red wine in moderation (optional)

The Mediterranean diet includes fruits, vegetables,

pasta and rice.

The grains are often whole grain and usually contain

very few trans fats. Bread is also an important part of
the diet. However, bread is eaten plain or dipped in
olive oil not eaten with butter or margarines as we are
used to, which contain saturated or trans fats. Nuts too
are another part of a healthy Mediterranean diet.
This food pyramid clearly demonstrates the types of
foods that should be consumed when following the
Mediterranean diet and how often.

This diet is rich in nutrients such as Vitamin A, Iron and

fats.

Blood type diet

The Blood Type diet is used to increase overall wellbeing.

It is said that the foods we eat react chemically with our
blood types and that if we follow a diet in consideration of
our blood types, the body will digest the food more
proficiently. It aids in losing weight, the boost of energy
and the prevention of disease.
The foods consumed are dependent on the blood type that
you have.

For type O blood:

The type O blood requires a high-protein diet that focuses
on lean meat, poultry, fish and vegetables.
It includes less grains, beans and dairy. Various
supplements too, can help with the digestive issues that
type O blood type tends to have. They tend towards
higher levels of stomach acid and a well-developed ability
to digest foods of high protein and fat content.
This is because two chemicals utilised by the digestive
tract, (an intestinal alkaline phosphatase, and a
lipoprotein) are excreted into the digestive tract in much
higher amounts by those with an O blood type. These
digestive features support type O in the break down of
the cholesterol in animal products far better, but these
features also increase their ability to heal their digestive
tract and better absorb calcium.
However, these very same strengths can be weaknesses.
This is because in Type O, simple carbohydrates
especially from grains, are more easily converted into fats
and triglycerides.
The nutrient that O blood type diet is high in is protein.
For type A blood:
In contrast to the O blood type diet, type As flourish on a
relatively meat-free diet based upon fruits and vegetables,
beans and legumes and whole grains ideally organic and
fresh as these include richer nutrients and people type A
blood have a more sensitive immune system.
Type A blood diet is high in Vitamin A, Iron and Calcium.

For type B blood:

Type B blood types should orbit around green vegetables,
eggs, certain meats (lamb, goat, mutton, rabbit and
venison) and low-fat dairy.
Corn, wheat, buckwheat, lentils, tomatoes, peanuts and
sesame seeds should be avoided.
Type Bs carry the genetic ability to thrive in changeable
conditions. Their position is one of flexibility and thus, it is
all about balance. Those that have the B blood type tend
to be sensitive to slipping out of balance.
The biggest factors in weight gain are corn, wheat,
buckwheat, lentils, tomatoes, peanuts and sesame seeds.
These foods have a negative impact on the efficiency of
the metabolic process, leading to fatigue, fluid retention
and hypoglycemia.
Chicken too should be avoided as chicken contains a blood
type B clumping lectin in its muscle tissue. In B blood
types, this and lead to strikes and immune disorders.
In contrast, green vegetables, eggs, certain meats (lamb,
goat, mutton, rabbit and venison) and low-fat dairy
encourage weight loss.
The blood type B diet is high in Vitamin A, Vitamin K and
Vitamin B12.

For type AB blood:

The AB blood type diet morrows the mixed inheritance of
their A and B genes. People with type AB blood often have
low levels of stomach acid (like the As) and should avoid
caffeine, alcohol and smoked and cured meats. However,
they also have Bs adaptation to different meats.
This means that AB blood types lack the stomach acid to
be able to efficiently digest the meat, and it frequently
gets stored as fat.
AB blood type must focus on foods such as tofu, seafood,
dairy and green vegetables as this aid sin both weight loss
and overall wellbeing.
It is also recommended that meals remain smaller and
more frequent as they will counteract the digestive
problems caused by inadequate stomach acid and peptic
enzymes.
.

Type AB blood type is high in omega 3, Vitamin A, calcium

and fats.

Vegetarian diet
Many people become vegetarians, some by choice, some
as a result their religion such as in Hinduism.
A vegetarian is someone who doesnt eat meat, and can
choose to eat other animal products such as eggs, dairy,
gelatin, or honey.
Devout Hindus believe that all of Gods creations are
worthy of respect and compassion, regardless of whether
they are humans or animals. Thus, Hinduism encourages
being vegetarian and avoiding the consumption of any
animal meat, though not all Hindus are vegetarian.
There are different types of vegetarians:
Flexitarian: Flexitarians are also known as semi
vegetarians as they are flexible vegetarians. They avoid
animal products majority of the time, but will occasionally
eat fish or meat.
Pescivegetarian: Pescivegetarians eat fish, dairy, and
eggs but dont eat meat or poultry.
Lactoovo vegetarian: Lactoovo vegetarians do not eat
meat, fish or poultry, but do consume eggs and dairy
products (ovo refers to eggs and lacto to dairy). This is
the most common type of vegetarian diet.
Lacto vegetarian: Lacto vegetarians do not eat meat, fish,
poultry or eggs, but do eat dairy products.
Ovo vegetarian: Ovo vegetarians do not eat meat, fish,
poultry or dairy, but do eat eggs.
Vegan: Vegans avoid the consumption of any animal
products. They do not eat any meat products, dairy, eggs,
honey, or gelatin.
The vegetarian diet is high in zinc, Vitamin A and D and
Iron.
Example of Food Philosophy (include
Plus Interesting Minus
the link)

Jamie mentions
seasonal food and Expecting a bit
cheaper as well as more detail
Most people find a
buying fresh
produce. sensible balance
http://www.jamieoliver.com/philosophy/ Can be too
Use healthy food broad (some
He believes in people require
treating yourself as a snack such
as nuts or fruit strict limits to
occasionally be able to follow
a way of eating)
 Has a different
approach on food Nature based
(focuses on dishes and food
http://www.quay.com.au/food- nature) preparation Could talk more
philosophy about the food
Provides different Thinks more about
views and many the texture
food alternatives

Has a more Talks about her

relaxed approach experience
to food
consumption Makes sure to tell Could be slightly
that its okay to clich
http://wholefully.com/food-philosophy/
Highlights the stumble
importance of sometimes. Needs more clarity
balance
Speaks of
overeating

Examples in your
How does this relate How do you relate to
What this means daily food
to others this
consumption

3 vegetable minimum
Fitness, weight loss, 1.5 litre water
With mental health,
Food as nutrition Replenishing the detox, overall minimum
detoxing, supporting
body with foods wellbeing, mental Fruits and nuts over
body functions
health processed foods

Organic foods that

Foods free of Home growing, have not been
The fruits that I eat for
Food as nature chemicals, organic foods, grown sprayed with
recess are organic
preservatives and free of chemicals, wild pesticides are
other additions. crops etc something that I try to
cook with
Food as culture The practices, Types of foods, Eating traditional I cook food the way
attitudes, and beliefs recipes passed down Greek foods (I have a that I was taught to
as well as the through generations, greek background), cook it and use many
networks and certain peoples roles cooking in the way traditional herbs and
institutions guiding in the kitchen that that has been shown spices in my cooking.
the production, may differ from their to me by my It is very
distribution, and family, eating with the grandma, aunty and Mediterranean based.

Food as social connectedness
Food as spirituality
Food as an experience
Food as aesthetic object
company of others, mother, cooking foods
eating for a cultural whose recipes have
consumption of food.
purpose (Chinese been passed down for
New Year dinners) centuries.
Food being the centre Food brings my family
Family gatherings, I eat with my family
of a social gathering, together especially
birthdays, annual for dinner and
bringing people close for annual events or
events, celebrations breakfast
together. celebrations
I believe that it is
Eating naturally, important to be
Food being the I remain thankful
ethics, religious grateful for the food
doorway to happier every day for the food
symbols (bread and that we have every
inner being on my plate.
wine) etc. day and to treasure
your body with it.
The attitudes, The food experience
behaviours, rituals is not just the taste of Eating with family and
Going out for coffee
and surroundings as the food but friends in a
with friends, gourmet
well as the food itself everything comfortable
food
that form an surrounding my environment.
experience. eating it at that time.
The appearance of
Creatively presented Keeping different
the food that
foods or foods that types of food on my
enhances its Gourmet food, coffee
give off the intended plate in such a way
desirability and the art etc.
or appropriate vibe that eating it is most
experience
when served. enjoyable.
associated with it

Bibliography:
Coeliac Australia, The Gluten Free Diet,
http://www.coeliac.org.au/gluten-free/
Mayo Clinic Staff, 17 August 2016, Celiac Disease Overview
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/celiac-
disease/home/ovc-20214625
Gluten Free Living, June 21 2013, The Basic Gluten Free Diet
https://www.glutenfreeliving.com/gluten-free-
foods/diet/basic-diet/
Stephanie Watson, March 09 2016, The Blood Type Diet
http://www.webmd.com/diet/a-z/blood-type-diet
Peter J. DAdmao, March 03 2016, Blood Type
O,http://www.dadamo.com/txt/index.pl?1004

Ask Dr. Sears, Ranking Seafood: Which Fish are Most

Nutritious? http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/feeding-
eating/family-nutrition/fish/ranking-seafood-which-fish-
are-most-nutritious
Mayo Clinic Staff, Mediterranean Diet: A Heart Healthy
Eating Plan http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-
lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-
depth/mediterranean-diet/art-20047801
Kris Gunnars, Mediterranean Diet 101: A Meal Plan and
Beginners
Guidehttps://authoritynutrition.com/mediterranean-diet-
meal-plan/
Minority Nurse Staff, March 03 2013, Hindu Dietary
Practices: Feeding the Mind, Body and
Soulhttp://minoritynurse.com/hindu-dietary-practices-
feeding-the-body-mind-and-soul/