Common Cultural Food Preferences

	Common Cultural Food Preferences
Purnell's Model Overview/Heritage: Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Communication Page 2 Family roles & organization Page 2 Page 3 Workforce issues Biocultural ecology High-risk behaviors Nutrition Page 2 Pregnancy Death rituals Spirituality Page 2 Page 3 Health care practices Page 2 Page 3 Health care practitioners References HOME	Fruits and Nuts Rice Avocados Cashews Coconuts Granadilla flesh Mangos Pineapples Soursop (guanabana) fruit Star apples (Chrysophllum) Cassava bread (manioc, tapioca) Bananas Limes Grapefruit Oranges Tomatoes Watermelons	Meat Vegetables and other foods Beef Beets Okra Biscuits Cabbage Carrots Imported cheese Chicken Milled corn Eggplant Fish Goat meat Kidney beans Lima beans Peas Pork Sweet potatoes Pumpkin Sugar Cane
	Food Preferences of Childbearing Women
	Foods eaten by pregnant women: Cornmeal porridge with bean sauce Rice and beans Plantains Vegetables Red Fruits	Foods avoided by pregnant women: Lima beans Tomatoes Black Mushrooms White beans Okra Lobster Fish Eggplant Black Peppers Milk Bananas Chart adapted from Cosgray, 1999.
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