Korean J Community Nutr.  2011 Oct;16(5):559-568. 10.5720/kjcn.2011.16.5.559.

A Study on the Intakes and Perceptions of Convenient Breakfast

• Mun YS
• Jung EK
• Joo N
• Yoon JY

• KMID: 2267318
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2011.16.5.559

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the intakes and perceptions of convenient breakfast related to age and family type. The survey included 545 men and women living in Seoul from June to July. Questionnaire items covered their age, gender, family types, breakfast intakes and preference for convenient breakfast menu. As a result, there were significant differences in the number of breakfast intakes per week according to family types; large families recorded the highest frequency in "I have breakfast everyday" and the couple-only families and nuclear families scored relatively high numbers. In terms of the type of breakfast, the first choice was "rice and side dishes" across all the age groups (69.3%). There were differences in the preference of convenient breakfast in "bread", "cereal", "rice cake", "sunsik", and "rice gruel" by different age. The teens exhibited the highest preference of bread (5.63), and cereal (5.53) for breakfast; those who were in their fifties for rice cake (5.42). Both forties and fifties showed the higher preference of sunsik (4.58, 4.76) and rice gruel (5.89, 5.77) than other age groups. As for the preference for convenient breakfast according to family types, single person families displayed the highest preference of bread (5.42) and cereal (5.75). Couple families showed higher preference of rice gruel (5.82) than other family groups. The preference level for "rice cake" was similar among all the family types. As a result, it is suggested that the development of various breakfast menus considering age groups and family types is needed so that modern people can enjoy breakfast in terms of quality and quantity in their busy daily life.

Keyword

convenient breakfast; perception; rice cake; sunsik; rice gruel

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Bread
Breakfast
Edible Grain
Female
Humans
Male
Nuclear Family
Surveys and Questionnaires
Single Person

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