Abstract
On this essay, we seek to discuss how the category food habit has been used in the Food and Nutrition field when it comes to propose solutions to health grievances associated with food practices. The effort to examine the idea of food habit is related to the intention of indicating its (re)connections to other science fields. In the Food and Nutrition field, eating habits mostly relates to what one eats regularly. As an empirical category, devoid of concepting or questioning epistemological issues, it is used as common knowledge phrase in academia, naturalized, studied through characteristic methods of Simple Thought, explained by Edgar Morin, and for which there are no substantial questioning concerning its meanings in cultural, social and psychical context. Among many possibilities yet to be explored, it is indicated to follow on with Pierre Bourdieu through the concept habitus, as suggested by some authors and done also by others as one of the paths that can enrich analyzes. It is considered that when operating with concepts that allow taking into account the complexity (as conceived by Morin) that embodies eating habits, the Food and Nutrition field itself can keep on more energized and more autonomy in its scientific read.
Keywords:
food; eating habits; habitus; complexity.