General Worldview

Incorporate food from all over the world including Italian, Greek, Thai, Chinese, Indian and more Increasing annoyance with how the rest of the world stereotypes Australians

Foods Available: Core & Secondary

CORE FOODS: SEAFOOD, everyones by the coast MEAT, beef and lamb roasts; meat pie is a traditional food, 260 million meat pies are eaten here every year CHEESE POTATOES, BREADS SECONDARY FOODS: carrots, pumpkin, peas, beans, salad vegetables, fruits Regional foods that are native: King Island cream, Sydney rock oysters, Bowen mangoes, Coffin Bay scallops, Tasmanian salmon, and Illabo milk-fed lamb DISHES: VEGEMITE, traditional food still common, yeast extract with salt, spread on toast with butter for breakfast or put on sandwiches for lunch PAVLOVA, soft meringue that is cake-sized and fill with fruits and cream LAMINGTONS, small cubes of sponge cake covered in chocolate with coconut shavings on top

Nutritional Status
Modern Australian cuisine has been flourishing since the 1990s Undernutrition is rare except for in some aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communitie s Most common deficiency is iron deficiency A substantial portion of the population is predisposed genetically to noninsulindependent diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM)

Health Issues
Increases in anorexia and bulimia nervosa Thiamin deficiency usually associated with chronic alcoholism In 2011-12, 62.8% of Australians 18 or over were overweight or obese 35.3% overweight 27.5% obese 35.5% normal 1.7% underweight In 2011-12, only 5.5% of adult Australians had an adequate usual intake of fruits and vegetables In 2011-12, 19.5% of adults consumed at least two drinks per day on average

Economy
More than half of the adult females work outside the home Aboriginal standard of living lower than the rest of the population Home building and mining exports are supposed to drive economic growth in 2014 Unemployme nt rate is 6% as of March 2014

Political Environment
Liberal democratic tradition Reflect British and North American models, freedom of religion and speech Popularly elected Parliament with two chambers, House of Representatives and Senate Ministers appointed from chambers are the executive government Even though Australia is independent Queen Elizabeth II of England is technically Queen of Australia as well

Family Value
Traditional: the nuclear family Divorce rate is increasing Relaxed and laid back family setting Everyone does chores, although women still do more chores than men

Important Information
23 million people 80% of people live in ten cities by the sea Language= English Majority Religion= Christianity, nonChristian groups are growing Increasing immigration and diversity Bush Tucker is the name for traditional diets