Food economics and convienience

Convienience foods are used to shorten the time of meal preparation at home.Some foods can be eaten immediately or after adding water,heating or thawing;canned soup and frozen dinners are two examples.Food technology has made conveinience foods possible , they are so much a party of our lives that we dont stop think about the time when they were not available. Why do people use convienence foods -busy schedules -quick meal -easy to fix -lifestyle -time saved Changes in food consuption There are numerous reasons why one may change their food consumption and the following are some of the reasons; -diet and health concerns -disposable income income plethora of new products on the market -advertising campaings Availability and use of convienience food Convienience foods may defined as fully or partially prepared foods for which prepared time, culinaryskills or energy use have been transfered from the consumer kitchen to the food processor and distributor.Other names for these types of foods are service ready, ready prepared or efficiency foods.Plate waste food left on the plate by individual dinners, accounts for a significant portion of total food loss.Storage loss-this may occur in different stages of handling and preparation.Prepation loss additional waste may occur during preparations as a result of discarding edible portions of the food before cooking.