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Survey on the Eating Habit and Food Preference of Lower and Higher Grade Elementary School Students - Based on Daejeon Area -

초등학교 저학년과 고학년 학생의 식습관 및 기호도 조사 - 대전지역을 중심으로 -

  • Kim, Myung Hee (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Kongju National University) ;
  • Yoon, Sun Young (Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Kongju National University) ;
  • Kim, Mi Won (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Kongju National University)
  • 김명희 (공주대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 윤선영 (공주대학교 교육대학원 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김미원 (공주대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2013.10.21
  • Accepted : 2013.12.23
  • Published : 2013.12.31

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the differences of food habits and food preferences between lower and higher grade students through the survey of elementary school students in Daejeon four elementary schools located in Jung-Gu and Seo-Gu in Daejeon are selected for this survey randomly and the completion of the questionnaires are according to grade. 1. Practical Analysis of Food Habits: For regular meals, the highest number of subjects skipped breakfast. It is being found that the girl students (81.61%) consumed more cooked rice than the boys (78.85%) and more boys (13.10%) ate bread or milk more than the girls (9.20%). The most important thing for the lower grades students (34.20%) when consuming is the nutritious foods, while the higher grades students (49.67%) consumed the set meals. During consumption, the highest number of the subjects watched TV or read books from time to time. More higher grades students (38.98%) preferred spicy and salty foods than the lower grades (22.09%). 2. Food Preferences: Between rice and noodles, most subjects preferred cooked rice (81.38%), Jajangmyeon (80.80%), Ramyeon (79.43%), and disliked bean-mixed rice (28.39%). For soups, Most students enjoy the Deokkguk. Majority of the subjects prefer meat and fried or steamed foods, and also grilled and pan-fried dishes. For the pan-roasted and fried dishes, most subjects did not enjoy the rhizome fry and sweet-pumpkin fry methods, and for vegetables, they did not like wild vegetable and seasoned cucumber (40.57%) The higher grades students enjoy the vegetables and salads more than the lower grades students. For Kimchi varieties, it is found that subjects like the cabbage Kimchi (69.66%) the most. There is little difference in food preference between the lower and higher grade students, but the rankings of food preferences are different according to various grades.

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