Food Habits of Tanzania

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Animal foods

Amimal foods and livestock in the Kidugalo village 1965-1967

PDF: Nutrition status survey in the Kidugalo village 1965-1967

Animal protein in East Africa 1953

PDF: Report on dietary survey and nutritional assessment in East Africa 1953

Analysis of some important foodstuffs of Usambara 1966-1967

Chemical analysis on:

• Smoked fish
  
• Comparison of fresh water fish with smoked fish
  
• Nutrient content of some foods commonly used in Northeastern Tanzania

  PDF: Nutrition and health in Usambara 1966

Dietary survey on Ukara Island, (Lake Viktoria) 1951

A short report on the diet of Bakara, the article provides information and data on:

• Individual stock holding in Ukara
  
• Source of animal protein on Ukara
  
• Source of meat for Wakara diets
  
• Food of animal origin
  
• Names and short descriptions of lake fish eaten on Uakra island

INSECTS

• Lake flies (Sami)
  
• White ants or termites (Mbabaga)
  
• Loctus and crickets
  
• Grasshoppers (Shenene or Synene)
  

  Read more about the meal preparation and use of the following insects:
  

PDF: Dietary survey on Ukara island_1951

The influencing factors of food supply in Ulanga

This study carried out in the 1930s provides information on:

• Local differences in the diet ( animal foods, meals, food preferences)
• Seasonaltity of food supply
  
• Taboos
  
• Problems of food supply

  PDF: A study of factors governing the food supply in Ulanga, Tanganyika Territory 1939
  

The Sukuma diet, in the lake province 1956

Material for this study was collected in Mwanza district in the following three districts:

• Rumara, a lakeside parish of Ilemera chiefdom
  
• Bunyamhanda, parish of Bunegeji
  
• Four parishes of Nassa chiefdom

  Data an information on:
  

• Main food items, its use, preparation, storage and cooking methods
  
• Seasonal variations
  
• Locality variations
  
• Variations within the family
  
• Taboos and food avoidances

  PDF: A preliminary enquiry into Sukama diet in the Lake Province, Tanganyika Territory 1956
  

Nutition survey in Bukoba district 1953 and 1954

This survey provides you with data on:

• Average Bukoba diets (locally obtained animal products, their local names, prices on the Bukoba markets, usage)
  
• Information on: Beef, mutton, goatflesh, fowls, eggs, milk;
• Livestock
  
• Description on types of fish which were consumed in the past
• Insects
  
• Veterninary survey data

  PDF: East African medical survey, Monograph No. 2 1954

No eggs were consumed in Tabora in 1967but which other animal foods were consumed?

Read more about the food habits of the Tabora region in the following article and obtain information and data on:

• Food consumed during:
  
1. Work
2. School
3. Travelling
   
4. Illness
   
5. Pregnancy and lactation
• Food taboos
  
• Child feeding practices
  
• Food storage and processing
  
• Agriculture
  
• Facilities in the house
  
• Staple foods and their use
  
• Food groups and their contribution to nutrient intake
  
• Calorie and nutrient requirments, intakes and sources

  PDF: Report of a dietary survey in Tabora region_1967

Livestock production among the Nykia group

PDF: Socio-cultural factors affecting the diet of the notheast coastal Bantu 1964

The nutrition situation in the Pangani Basin 1966-1967

This article provides you with information and data on:

Food patterns
1. Prevalence of meal per area
2. Analysis of breakfasts, suppers and main dishes
3. Glossary of common foods and dishes

PDF: The nutrition situation in the Pangani Basin. Investigations into health and nutrition in East Africa 1967

 

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