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9780170400572 (paperback) Includes index. For secondary school age. Subjects: Food industry and trade–New South Wales–Textbooks. Food–Study and teaching (Secondary)–New South Wales. Cooking–Study and teaching (Secondary)–New South Wales. Home economics–New South Wales–Outlines, syllabi, etc. Gualtieri, Rosalie, author. Malone, Pamela, author. Mayo, Fiona, author. Cengage Learning Australia Level 7, 80 Dorcas Street South Melbourne, Victoria Australia 3205 Cengage Learning New Zealand Unit 4B Rosedale Office Park 331 Rosedale Road, Albany, North Shore 0632, NZ For learning solutions, visit cengage.com.au OceanofPDF.com 9780170400572 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………<\/p>\n

vii Glossary …………………………………………………………………………………………. ix PART 1: PRELIMINARY COURSE 1 Core strand: Food availability and selection Chapter 1: Influences on food availability ………………………………………………. 2 Food security ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Historical changes to the availability of food …………………………………………………………. 4 Technology\u2019s impact on food availability ……………………………………………………………… 10 Economic, political and social factors affecting food availability ……………………………. 20 Chapter review ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27 Chapter 2: Factors affecting food selection …………………………………………… 28 Physiological factors that affect food selection ……………………………………………………… 29 Psychological factors that affect food selection ………………………………………………….. 35 Social factors that affect food selection ………………………………………………………………<\/p>\n

40 Economic factors that affect food selection ……………………………………………………….. 47 Chapter review …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 51 Core strand review ………………………………………………………………………………………. 52 Core strand: Food quality Chapter 3: Safe storage of food ……………………………………………………………. 54 Methods of storing food …………………………………………………………………<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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