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Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2012, 3, 790-795 /10.4236/fns.2012.36106 Published Online June 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/fns) Cultural Eating Practices among Jordanians 1* 2 2 3 1 1 Hiba Bawadi , Zaid Al-Hamdan , Hala Bawadi , Omar Ershidat , Fwzieh Hammad , Lana Agraib 1Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; 2Faculty of Nursing, Applied Science University, Amman, Jordan; 3Al-Balqa Applied University, Amman, Jordan. * Email: hbawadi@.jo st rd th Received January 21 , 2012; revised April 23 , 2012; accepted April 30 , 2012 ABSTRACT Culture has an enormous impact on individuals’ food choices and practices. This research aimed to screen cultural eat- ing practices among Jordanians. Jordanian adults (N = 4750) completed a survey with regard to common eating prac- tices in Jordan. Practices were classified into 4 themes, namely regular eating practices (7 practices), seasonal eating practices (4 practices), eating practices in social occasions (6 practices), and eating practices in religious occasions (10 practices). Interestingly, most nutritional practices during Ramadan and Eids (religious occasions) were agreed upon from 100% of the participating sample. In conclusion, culture in Jordan has a huge influences eating practices and food choice. Negative culture’s influence over eating practices may exist, thus increasing awareness about unhealthy eating practices related to culture is necessary. Keywords: Jordan; Culture; Eating Practices 1. Introduction Jordan was reviewed and prepared by three nutrition PhD de