Young people share their eating habits, the foods they like and dislike.
Teenagers in Limerick discuss what they like to eat. From fast food to stews and curries, everything is on the menu when it comes to these young people's eating habits. Some are not too keen on vegetables.
Chips and pizza every day.
The findings of a survey on the eating habits of 400 senior students in the Dublin area found that 75 per cent of boys eat three meals a day, as opposed to 50 per cent of girls. Dinner is the most eaten meal with 89 per cent of boys and 82 per cent of girls saying that they eat dinner every day. Sitting down to eat dinner with their families was regular for 55 per cent of respondents while 40 per cent eat dinner in front of the television.
Both boys and girls indicated that they often eat their favourite foods in between or instead of meals. Boys indicated a preference for meat followed by chocolate and cereal. Girls like chocolate the most followed by cake and fruit. 99 per cent of girls and 75 per cent of boys eat three to four snacks per day. The remaining boys eat even more, between five and 10 snacks per day.
81 per cent of girls and 48 per cent of boys indicated that they are concerned about their weight. 45 per cent of girls and 30 per cent of boys said that they eat low fat foods. Their reasons for eating low fat foods differ. For the boys, it was for health reasons while the girls say it was to lose weight.
This episode of 'Family Matters' was broadcast on 26 January 1994. The presenters are Sean O'Rourke and Caroline Murphy.
'Family Matters' looked at the changing face of Irish family life. It was presented by husband and wife team Sean O’Rourke and Caroline Murphy. The first episode of ‘Family Matters’ was broadcast on 7 October 1992. It ran for three series on RTÉ Television until 12 April 1995.
