Eating Habits Matrix

Does income and education affect our health?

What are your eating habits?

Where are you on the matrix below?

 

Eating habits	Undereducated	Educated
Low Income	junk food dependent cheapfood	likely vegetarian
High Income	mucha carne habitual diner out	quality whole foods connoisseur

 

According to the matrix, it is less the level of income which influences healthy eating, but more the level of education. This means the less educated are more vulnerable to common ailments associated with poor diets. These include obesity, diabetes, and very high cholesterol which can lead to heart disease. Forget about the ultra rich. They don't fit any model.

 

Do you know the ingredients of what you are eating?

Knowledge Matrix

 

Levels of knowing	Competent	Incompetent
Conscious	You know that you know Can I have some?	You know that you don't know What are you eating?
Unconscious	You don't know that you know Why are you eating that?	You don't know that you don't know Don't eat that stuff!

 

Simple rule, the more ingredients, the more suspect the product, especially when you don't know what most of the ingredients are.

 

Do you really need what you are getting?

Needs/Wants Matrix

 

Needs vs. Wants	Rational	Emotional
Needs	Milk and bread Just get it.	Gourmet French cheese Get it if you must.
Wants	Organic everything Use moderation	Imported extra dark chocolate Do you really have to have this?

 

Of course the above matrix can be applied to any kind of consumption. Most of us purchase stuff in the Rational Wants quadrant with leanings towards Emotional Wants. This behavior is largely influenced by advertising and promotion, the drivers of capitalism. Perhaps it would make more sense for most of us to stay in the Needs quadrants with emphasis on the Rational.