FNH 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Probiotic, Rugby League Positions, Veganism
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Despite the recent spike in interest of clean-label and free-from foods, the food industry remains driven by convenience, according to food technology magazine contributing editor a. elizabeth. In 2016, 53 percent of shoppers used some partially prepared items versus 35 percent who cooked mostly from scratch (fmi 2016). Nearly half of shoppers buy heat-and-eat meat/poultry at least once a week; 40 percent buy precooked, ready-to-eat products (fmi 2017): lifestyle foods: americans eat alone on 46 percent of all eating occasions. On average, 53 percent of the population eats breakfast alone; 45 percent dine alone at lunch; and 24 percent do so at dinner. In 2015, 4 million babies were born in the united states. Moreover, with growth in the female population concentrated between the ages of 24 39 from. 2015 2020, the number of children aged 1 3 is projected to grow by 6. 7 percent (cdc 2016,