Title of article :
Categorization of foods as “snack” and “meal” by college students
Author/Authors :
Devina Wadhera، نويسنده , , Elizabeth D. Capaldi، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Pages :
7
From page :
882
To page :
888
Abstract :
The cognitive representation of a food as being a “snack” or a “meal” influences eating behavior. We found previously that subjects who considered a particular food to be a ‘snack’ ate significantly more calories when tested later than subjects who considered the same foods as a ‘meal’. We conducted two surveys to determine the categorization of foods as “snacks” or “meals”. Survey 2 included a larger variety of foods with detailed descriptions and a response option of “never tried”. Both surveys found that potato chips, crackers, cookies, and nuts were consistently viewed as snacks, while soups, burritos, pizza, and pancakes were consistently viewed as meals. Useful for future research are foods we found that students varied in considering a snack or meal. Survey 1 found that half the respondents viewed toast, cheese on toast, muffins, and French fries as snacks and the other half as meals. Similarly, in Survey 2 potato salad, toast with jam, English muffin, cinnamon rolls, and nachos were categorized almost equally as snack and meal. These foods can be used in studies looking at the effects of categorizing a food as a meal or snack on other behaviors or categorization, while controlling for the food item.
Keywords :
Snack , Meal , Categorization , Food , classification , Sweet , Salty , Schema
Journal title :
Appetite
Serial Year :
2012
Journal title :
Appetite
Record number :
956689
Link To Document :
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