Food Choices Based on Gender and Social Setting

On average, most Americans consume some food everyday. As food is consumed, there is a potential message for what they choose to eat. Their choice of intake is not just the need to survive, they far exceed the need for survival. Americans are allowed to choose their own food to eat, and they have strength and satisfaction. The choice of food is a complicated behavior derived from instinct and it is derived from many essential factors. Since the early nineteenth century men and women have played different roles in society.

The role of gender is a social norm that shows proper behavior of men and women in social situations. As the term "role" explains, these norms determine how individuals think, act, and function according to gender. On the other hand, gender stereotypes are inference about men and women. In other words, each gender is different from other gender. Women are emotionally expressive, men are not that strong. If they do not fulfill this norm, then she is ruthless, and he is a wimp! These tags are not uncommon

According to a recent article by the Washington Post by a nutritionist Christy Brissette, men and women are not based on what they want or what they like, but because of "sexual beliefs" about foods, "diet mode" and subtle "Social news", "post" authors claim that these sexual decisions kill men and feed women like "birds". This is true, but what Brissette looks like to miss is caloric intake and the necessary nutrients, and there are some basic biological differences between men and women. Women need fewer calories than men (women need about 2,000 calories a day, men need around 2,800 calories a day). Menalso also needs some more nutrients and women need more vitamins and minerals. Because women give birth, it is necessary to ingest more calcium to prevent osteoporosis.

Based on the food selection model, the first medium that affects human food selection is development. The choice of food is usually developed and influenced by personal exposure to exposure to developmental lives. From the birth of a child his family will be the primary medium for socialization of food exposure and his consumption. Normally, the food consumed is a culture in which a family of children was born. Children rarely choose their own food. (Field House, 1998)