The Land Down Under Cultural Nutrition Project By Anita Muniz & Francisco Quinones

Cultural Abundance

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Aborigines ~ Religion: Dream Time 257 nations (11) 50,000 years ago (11)

History of AustraliaImmigration Impacts Culture

Racial Exclusion – White Australia Policy (4)

Policy of Protection 1880’s – Reservations (11)

Now beginning to assimilate

The British settled in 1877 (11)

1830-1850 Convicts & settlers

Pride in convict ancestry

1945-1965 over 2 million migrants (8, 11)

1970’s Policy welcomed people from other countries (11)

1970’s Food & Culture Shift

Singaporean Australian

Australian Religions:

Australia

Prime Minister – Anglican (4)

64% say they are Christian, only 8% attend church (1,4)

Roman Catholic (diversity)

Non Christian- Buddhist, Muslim and Hindu (1)

New trend more claim no religion

Religion 2006 Census

Christian

Non Christian

No re-ligion

Daily bread (1,8)(And

Potatoes) Beef (36kg)

Potatoes (68kg) Staple food * Bread

(51kg) Oranges (36kg of

oranges) Sugar (48kg)

-vegemite-

Typical Daily Diet Breakfast * Cereal & milk. Fruit juice & a slice of

bread with butter and jam. Weak coffee. (1)

Kids lunch * Sandwich bread with butter & vegemite. Fruit & a treat. (1)

Adult lunch * Sandwich, hamburger or meat pie.(1,8)

Dinner or Afternoon tea * English style meat & veggies (always has potatoes). (1)

Popular foods * Fish & Chips, Barbie (BBQ), Pizza (1)

Anzac Day April 25th : national day of remembrance in New Zealand & Australia

WWI – 8,000 killed on shores of Gallipoli in effort to capture Constantinople

The Dawn Service

ANZAC – Australian & New Zealand Army Corps.

ANZAC biscuits : Tradition is to send them to soldiers

Lest we forget

Flower~ Red poppies (1,8)

1 recipe pastry for 9 in single crust pie

3 tbs margarine ½ c. chopped onion 1 potato, diced 1/3 c. all purpose flour ½ tsp. dried oregano ½ tsp. garlic powder ¼ black pepper 1 carrot, chopped 1 c. frozen green peas 2 c. cubed or cooked

beef

(5,6)

Meat Pie

Modified Meat Pie • 1 pie pastry

• 1 potato diced

• ½ c. Onions

• 3 tbs Gluten free (oat) flour

• ½ tsp. dried oregano

• ½ tsp. of garlic powder

• ¼ tsp. black pepper

• 1 ½ c. Low Sodium Broth

• 1 carrot chopped

• 1 c. frozen green peas

• 2 c. lean beef

(5,6)

Health

Australia

Average Lifespan: 78 (1)

Doctor visits : 11/yr (1)

Causes of Death: Cancer & Heart Disease (1)

Obesity Epidemic• WHO: 25.1%

obese• ranked 24th • U.S ranked 44th

(9)

obesity

• U.S 78.4• Australia 81.8

(9)

Life Expectan

cy

• High Fat & Sugars in processed foods. (1,9)

Diet

Family & Gender Roles• Patriarchal (10, 12)

• Men are breadwinners (10)

• Shift: Domestic load sharing

• Breast feeding

• Employment (12) 91% of fathers and 63% of mothers in 2003 (10)

• Sex discrimination Act (10, 12) 1984

• Pay gap in 2007 (12) women 35% less than men

• 3.4% stay at home fathers (10)

• Having children later Fathers age 45 increased from 19% in 2003 to 25%in 2006 (10)

Counseling Tips

BBQ in the U.S different from BBQ in Australia (7)

Cheaper fast food & more convenience foods (7)

Have a menu planned out

Drinks choices with less calories & less caffeine (1,7)

Cut down on soda, purchase club soda and add that to drinks. Each pop has 1/3 club soda

Lower caffeine Less fresh seafood

Cultural differences

Australia

Driving (7)

Roommates – “Flat mates” (7)

Entrees- “Main Course” (7)

Burger King- Hungry Jacks

Small drink- Large (refills $) (7)

Take out- Take away

U.S

Regular Pasta sauce- Marinara (this usually must contain seafood –marine)

Restaurants: compete to have largest portion sizes, free refills forever!

Bibliography

1. Feizkhah E. Australia by Numbers. (cover story). Time International (South Pacific Edition) [online]. September 28, 1998;(39):60. Accessed August 31, 2013.

2. Bami, Kriti. Gender Equality in Australia. e-International Relations. http://www.e-ir.info/2011/07/28/gender-equality-in-australia/. Published July 28, 2011. Accessed September 9, 2013.

3. Melleuish G. RELIGION AND POLITICS IN AUSTRALIA. Political Theology [online]. December 2010;11(6):909-927. Accessed September 11, 2013.

4. Chan L, Magarey A, Daniels L. Maternal Feeding Practices and Feeding Behaviors of Australian Children Aged 12-36 Months. Maternal & Child Health Journal [online]. November 2011;15(8):1363-1371. Accessed September 20, 2013.

5. Good Old Meat Pie. Allrecipes.com. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/good-old-meat-pie/ Accessed: September 29, 2013.

6. Recipe Nutrition Calculator.www.myfitnesspal.com. MyFitnessPal Inc. 2005-2013. Accessed: November 1, 2013

Bibliography cont. 7. Mathew, Rational. 18 STRANGE OBSERVATIONS OF AMERICA (FROM AN

AUSTRALIAN LIVING IN THE USA). http://www.confiscatedtoothpaste.com/australian-living-in-the-usa/. Published May 13, 2013. Accessed: Oct. 10, 2013.

8. Teo H, White R. Cultural History in Australia [ebook]. Sydney: UNSW Press; 2003. Available from: ebook collection (EBSCO Host), Ipswich, MA. Accessed: October 4, 2013

9. W J Brown, Y D Miller, R miller. Sitting time and work patterns as indicators of overweight and obesity in Australian adults. International Journal of Obesity (2003) 27, 1340–1346. doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802426 Accessed October 20, 2013.

10. Australian Social Trends. Fathers' Work and Family Balance: http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/7d12b0f6763c78caca257061001cc588/acf29854f8c8509eca2571b00010329b!OpenDocument. Accessed October 25, 2013

11. Australian Migration History Timeline. http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibition/objectsthroughtime-history/about-objects-through-time/. NSW Migration Heritage Centre 2010. Accessed October 25, 2013

12. Healey, Justin. Gender Equality Vol. 286 [ebook]. The Spinney Press. Published: 2009. www.spinneypress.com.