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Planning Meal for the Family Meal Planning for Infants
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Jaspreet kaur, a nurse lives with her parents in Punjab. Briefly explain any four factors which would influence her selection of foods. Tell her four reasons why she should plan meals for her family.

Answer

Factors which influence her selection of foods:

  1. Biological determinants such as hunger, appetite and taste.
  2. Economic determinants such as cost, income, availability, etc.
  3. social and cultural determinants such as culture, family, peer and meal patterns.
  4. Psychological determinants such as mood, stress, etc.
Reasons she should plan meals for her family:
  1. Control of the food budget.
  2. Variety is added in different meals which add colour, taste and flavour of food.
  3. Helps to save time, money and energy.
  4. It helps to consider likes and dislikes of all family members.
  5. Meet nutritional requirements of family members.

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