Convenience Foods

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Created on: 13-04-17 14:27


	Convenience Foods
	AdvantagesGetting Started Quick and easy to prepare Save time and fuel Easy to store Useful for taking on holiday Can be kept for emergencies Wide variety available Little waste Extra nutrients are sometimes added	Disadvantages More expensive than fresh foods Too many processed foods in the diet limit the intake of NSP Servings may not be adequate Nutrients may be lost during processing and not replaced May have high levels of fat and sugar
	Evaluation It is possible to live entirely on convenience foods without suffering from any nutritional deficiencies. However such a diet would be monotonous.A sensible approach is to use both fresh and convenience foods in proportions that suit the individual in terms of money, time, likes and dislikes.Convenience foods have gained in popularity in recent years due to less leisure time to prepare food.More women go out to work and have less time to prepare food.Food technology is more advanced.Most people have a freezer in their home.Advertising has a greater influence on peoples eating habits.

Convenience Foods

AdvantagesGetting Started

Quick and easy to prepare
Save time and fuel
Easy to store
Useful for taking on holiday
Can be kept for emergencies
Wide variety available
Little waste
Extra nutrients are sometimes added

Disadvantages

More expensive than fresh foods
Too many processed foods in the diet limit the intake of NSP
Servings may not be adequate
Nutrients may be lost during processing and not replaced
May have high levels of fat and sugar

Evaluation

It is possible to live entirely on convenience foods without suffering from any nutritional deficiencies. However such a diet would be monotonous.A sensible approach is to use both fresh and convenience foods in proportions that suit the individual in terms of money, time, likes and dislikes.Convenience foods have gained in popularity in recent years due to less leisure time to prepare food.More women go out to work and have less time to prepare food.Food technology is more advanced.Most people have a freezer in their home.Advertising has a greater influence on peoples eating habits.

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Convenience Foods