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http://dx.doi.org/10.7318/KJFC/2014.29.2.163

A Qualitative Study on Needs of Convenience Meal from the Low-income Female Elderly  

Jang, Ji-Eun (Department of food & Nutrition, Hanyang university)
Kim, Ji-Na (Department of food & Nutrition, Hanyang university)
Park, Soojin (Department of Oriental Medical Food and Nutrition, Semyung University)
Shin, Weon-Sun (Department of food & Nutrition, Hanyang university)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture / v.29, no.2, 2014 , pp. 163-177 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the perception, consumption, and acceptability of convenience mealsin low-income female elderly attending a lunch program at a community well fare center. Using in-depth interviews, qualitative data were collected 11 elderly females ($62.5{\pm}11.2y$) living in Seoul. Participants tried to eat various foods in small-portionsat home, although they ate out what they were offered. Elderly females preferred lunch box-type meals containing a bowl of rice served with toppings, gruel, or Bibimbop due to the growing unavailability of cooking or preparing a meal. Side-dish type convenience mealswere also preferred among elderly females since boiled rice can be easily prepared according to individual preferences. In addition, participants preferred healthy foods. Convenience meal planning and production, appropriate kinds of foods, cooking methods, menus, and packaging should be selected based on the elderly's functional atrophy in chewing, swallowing, digestion, and metabolic diseases. Furthermore, food preferences and comfort foods among the elderlyneed to be identified and characterized. Therefore, more information, including bite size, cutting size, and food texture, should be provided to understand and develop convenience meals for the elderly.
Keywords
Female elderly; food behavior; food selection; convenience foods;
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