Hospitality - Ch.7

Menu Planning

Hinduism

• Orthodox Hindus: Strict Vegetarian diet

  -Avoid meat, fish, eggs, and mushrooms

• Others: No beef, pork, sour milk, alcohol/alcohol product

Muslims

Followers of Islam who follow dietary laws from the Quran, including halal guidelines.

Halaal vs Haraam

Halaal refers to what is permissible according to Islamic law.

Haraam refers to what is prohibited.

Food that is Haraam in Islam

• Pork and pork products

• bread and bread products with yeast

• caffeine drinks

• alcohol/alcoholic drinks

• alcohol-based vanilla

• gelatin and gelatin products

Judaism (KOSHER)

• Kosher - ‘clean’ or ‘pure’ and followers of Jewish faith can eat the food.

  -anything unclean=forbidden

Forbidden food in Judaism

• Hindquarters of an animal

• milk &milk products can’t be mixed with meat or had after eating meat unless 6 hours have passed.

• Shellfish & snails

• pork and pork products

Diabetes Mellitus

Type 1: caused by body’s inability to produce insulin.

Type 2: body can’t use insulin and glucose properly

Digestion

• sugar and starches break down into glucose

• Without insulin, glucose can’t enter body cells and sugar levels rise.

Type 1 Diabetes

• genetic; treated with daily insulin injections

Type 2 Diabetes

• caused by a person being unfit & overweight; treated with healthy diet, exercise & medication.

Diabetes Mellitus (Diet Guidelines)

• avoid or restrict refined starch

• limit sugar intake

• decrease saturated fat and cholesterol

• avoid processed meats

• control portion size

Low Cholesterol diet goal

decrease kilojoule intake to achieve ideal bodyweight.

Cholesterol diet guidelines

• eat less fat/saturated fat and food high in cholesterol

• Avoid processed meat

• moderate sugar intake

• avoid refined starch

• limit alcohol intake.

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