Food Availability and Selection in the Past and in Todays Society

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Food Availability and Food Selection Assessment Task When the early Settlers arrived in Australia in 1788 they brought food with them such as flour, potato, mutton, goat and rice. As you can see in the image above it took a lot of time for the settlers to adapt to the environment, climate and the new food. BY NAWAL SALEH Food Availability and Selection Influences on Food Selection in the Past and Present Part 1 For most of us, food availability is fairly simple; you just go to a shop and buy it. However, it is not always that simple, in this assessment task I will discuss and look at the social, economic and political influences on food availability and advances in technology that make many foods available. I will also look back to a time when food wasn’t always readily available. For example, the early settlers would only eat what they could get their hands on. The settlers struggled when they came to Australia as they struggled to cultivate a healthy lifestyle as many of the foods, crops and animals brought with them either did not survive the journey or suit the conditions and climate of the new land. To complete this assessment task and to find answers to the topic I have decided to conduct a survey relating to food availability and selection of 53-year-old persons teenage years. I have surveyed many people to compare the results. Also I have decided to survey a younger person to compare food availability in the past and present. Below are the questions that I asked in my survey and the answers to two of the surveys. Survey of a 53-Year-old Man 1. What is your name? Mr. Weber 2. How old are you? 53 3. When did you arrive in Australia? Born in Australia 4. Where were you born? Newcastle, NSW, Australia 5. Did you have TV, radio, fridge or stove in your home? All of the above 6. What foods were available for you? Hot

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