Eating Patterns
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- Created on: 11-01-18 12:04
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- Eating Patterns
- Demographis
- Family and households have changed significantly over the past 50 years and this looks set to continue
- Higher proportions of men than women never marrying
- Men marrying at older ages than women
- Partnership dissolution
- The growth of single households
- Partnership dissolution
- Student s make up a large proportion of the figures for individuals living on their own
- Men marrying at older ages than women
- Today, more preparation is being performed by food manufacturers and less at home
- This development has been facilitated by the use of technological innovations
- The demand for convienience has lowered the cost of time
- associated with food consumption and increased the quantity and variety of foods consumed
- The demand for convienience has lowered the cost of time
- This development has been facilitated by the use of technological innovations
- Fewer eating occassions
- Increasing disposable incomes
- Redefinition of gender roles in household
- Younger consumers with disposable incomes are more likely to try new products
- Time Scarcity
- Younger consumers with disposable incomes are more likely to try new products
- Redefinition of gender roles in household
- Increasing disposable incomes
- Social Change
- Nearly a quarter of people do not eat breakfast every day
- 65% settle down at a kitchen or dining table to eat their breakfast
- Nearly 19% admit to rushing through breakfast
- Others are eating breakfast as they drive to work or even in public transport
- Snack Attack
- For years nutritionists have been telling us to GRAZE
- People ignore the bit about only eating a little, hearing the message, 'eat often'
- For many, snacking is the cause of weight gain
- Often done out of habit, boredom or stress
- Eating frequently increases risk of tooth decay
- Television
- Cooking simply offers another opportunity to sit in front of TV and think about delicious, high-caloric food
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