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    Korean J Community Nutr. 2011 Oct;16(5):559-568. Korean.
    Published online Oct 31, 2011.
    https://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2011.16.5.559
    Copyright © 2011 The Korean Society of Community Nutrition
    Original Article

    A Study on the Intakes and Perceptions of Convenient Breakfast

    Yeon-Seo Mun, Eun-Kyung Jung,1 Nami Joo,1 and Ji-Young Yoon2
      • Nutrition Education Graduate School, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea.
      • 1Department of Food & Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea.
      • 2Department of Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality Management, Division of Culture and Tourism, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea.
    • Corresponding author: Ji-Young Yoon, Department of Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality Management, Division of Culture and Tourism, Sookmyung Women's University, Hyochangwon-gil 52, Youngsan-gu, Seoul 140-742, Korea. Tel: (02) 2077-7372, Fax: (02) 2077-7319, Email: yjy0823@sm.ac.kr
    Received July 17, 2011; Revised September 28, 2011; Accepted September 28, 2011.

    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.

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

    Tables

    Table 1
    Demographic characteristics of the respondents

    Table 2
    Frequency of breakfast per week according to age

    Table 3
    Frequency of breakfast per week according to family type

    Table 4
    Breakfast type and determinants of having breakfast according to ages

    Table 5
    Breakfast type and determinants of having breakfast according to family type

    Table 6
    Satisfaction of breakfast type and unsatisfaction reason according to age and family type

    Table 7
    Preference of convenient breakfast according to age and family type

    Table 8
    Perception of bread and cereal according to age

    Table 9
    Perception of rice cake and sunsik according to age

    Table 10
    Perception of rice gruel and noodle according to age

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    MeSH Terms
    Adolescent
    Bread
    Breakfast
    Edible Grain
    Female
    Humans
    Male
    Nuclear Family
    Single Person
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