Browsing by Subject "ravintosuositukset"

Objectives. Young people's eating related facts have been studied earlier, e.g. a study of young people's food choices influencing their lives by Vanhala. The aim of this study is to evaluate young people's food choices at home, at school and with peers, and to study the influencing factors. The purpose of the study is to determine the influencing factors behind young people's food choices and find out how these affect their alertness and general well-being at school and at home. Another aim is to find out how well young people recognize the significance of healthy eating on their well-being. Methods. The data were collected from 12 first year baker-confectioner students in a vocational school in Helsinki Metropolitan Area. There were 12 students altogether, nine of whom were girls and three boys. They were interviewed individually with 28 interview questions. Pictures of their food diary were also used in the data. The pictures were taken in a 24 h period by the students using Whatsapp program. The interviews took 1-2 hours per student. The aim of the interviews was to assess young vocational school students' food choices at home and at school. The study was qualitative and the data were analysed using content analysis. Results and conclusions. The data showed that young people's eating habits at home and at school were influenced by behaviours and habits learned at home. Another factor was whether the parents were at home or working when the young people were eating. The environment at the time of snacking affected how healthy snack choices the young people made. In a bakery, various delicacies were alluring and the majority chose to snack on a Shrove bun. Young people's evening meals and snacks were also influenced by their families' long-term habits and by what their parents permitted them to eat on their own after coming home from school. The data show that the key factor influencing young people's food habits was behaviours learned at home, and the second biggest influencing factor was peers. School was a factor only for snacking and lunch, and according to the results, only two students skipped school lunch.