A Study on Lunch Meal Practice of the College Students in Seoul Area

서울지역 대학생의 점심식사 실태에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Hee-Bun (Department of Home Economics, graduate school of Dongguk University) ;
  • Yoo, Young-Sang (Department of Home Economics, Dongguk University)
  • 이희분 (동국대학교 교육대학원 가정학과) ;
  • 유영상 (동국대학교 가정교육학과)
  • Published : 1995.07.30

Abstract

This study was conducted for the purpose of practice of nutrition education and dietary intake for college students. This survey was carried out through a variety of questionnaires by the subjects which consist of 249 male and 208 female college students in Seoul area. The results obtained were summarized as follows; 1. 75% of the subjects lived in their own houses; the monthly personal expenses were $110{\sim}200$ thousand wons. The appetite of the students who answered was normal in general. The pattern of dietary life shows that they take richer food at dinner than lunch and breakfast. 2. At school, 75% of students ate at the school cafeteria. Among several main dishes, rice was the most favorite food. Most of the subjects ate their lunch between 12 and 1 o'clock, and they spend approximately 11 to 15 minutes. Most of the students did not have lunch on time. The students ate lunch irregularly, because of the class schedule and poor appetite. 3. On weekends and vacations, 56% of the students ate lunch prepared by their mother at home. The two main reasons for skipping lunch during weekends and vacations were late breakfast and poor appetite. The frequency of eating out were $3{\sim}4$ times per week, because of social life and convenience of meal. 4. The majority of college students asked for the improvement of meal quality and the choice of menu in school cafeteria.

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