Social, Moral and Cultural
Needs Triangle
Social
Moral or Ethical
Cultural or Spiritual
Design and make a “Fusion” food dish
The fusion idea must be a dish that “fuses” together ingredients from different
areas within the world and considers our social, ethical and moral needs.
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Special diets:
• Low fat
• Low sugar
• High Sugar
• High starch carbohydrate • Celiac
• Lactose intolerant
• High iron
• Allergies
• Children
• Elderly
Religions:
• Jewish – do not eat pork • Muslim – only eat hallal meat
• Hindu – do not eat beef • Buddhists – are vegan
Moral standards:
• Vegetarian or vegan
• High fibre
• Eat a healthy, balanced diet
• Low fat
• Organic
• Fair trade
• Red tractor endorsed
• Only eat British grown
Traditions – meals or ingredients for special occasions that have become part of our
culture.
Social Needs
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Special diets:
• Low fat
• Low sugar
• High Sugar
• High starch carbohydrate
• Celiac
• Lactose intolerant
• High Fibre
- medics recommend that as a society we
reduce the amount of fat eaten in our diet to
reduce heart disease
- type 2 diabetics or slimmers need to
reduce the amount of sugar in their diets
- type 1 diabetics need to increase the
amounts of sugar eaten
- sporty people or athletes need to
increase the amount of starch carbohydrate
eaten
- allergic to gluten in foods
- allergic to dairy products
- medics recommend that as a society we
increase the amount of fibre we eat in our diet to
reduce bowel cancer
Social Needs
• High iron
• Allergies
• Children
• Elderly
- due to busy lifestyles many modern day
people are anemic and need to increase
iron intake. Especially those recovering
from illness
- many people are born with allergies
to certain food stuffs – common allergies
are to nuts, eggs etc..
- children’s bodies are still growing and
developing rapidly. They need a high
intake of protein and vitamins and
minerals
- the elderly need a high intake of protein
and vitamins and minerals to ward off
diseases.
Cultural or Spiritual Needs
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Spiritual Needs:
Religions:
• Jewish
• Muslim
• Hindu
• Buddhists
– do not eat pork
– only eat hallal meat
– do not eat beef
– are vegan
• Cultural Needs:
• Traditions – meals or ingredients for special occasions that have become
part of our culture.
• Ingredients in dishes that come from or originate from specific countries in
the world
• Cooking methods that come from or originate from specific countries in the
world
Moral or Ethical Needs
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Moral standards:
• Vegetarian or vegan
- do not believe in causing harm to the
animal. Vegetarians avoid meat and fish.
Vegans avoid eating animal products
• Eat a healthy, balanced diet
- follow the principles of the eat well
diagram
• Organic
- ingredients are grown without the use
of pesticides or chemicals. They are
produced naturally
- for ingredients that are produced abroad,
farmers are paid a fair wage for their crops
as if they were produced in Britain – this
helps to reduce poverty
• Fair trade
Moral or Ethical Needs
• Only eat British grown
- food items have been farmed in Britain
therefore reducing the amount of food
miles used and the carbon footprint
• Red tractor endorsed
- food items have been farmed in Britain to
assured safety standards
• Ecotarian
- only eat foods with the least amount of
food miles and carbon footprint, recyclable
an sustainable produce
Moral or Ethical Needs
• Free range
- eggs or chickens have had a free space
in which to live rather than battery farming
• Non irradiated
- the food has not been treated with
radiation
• Poverty
- 70% of 3rd world countries farmed
produce is exported to different countries
this sustains their economy but keeps them
in poverty – we should be eating seasonal
produce from our own areas.