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Convenience Foods
What are convenience foods?
• Convenience foods are foods that are
processed.
• They are partly or totally prepared by a
food manufacturer.
• They are either ready to eat or require
little preparation by the consumer.
Advantages of convenience foods
✓ Quick and easy to prepare.
✓ Save you time and fuel.
✓ A wide variety is available.
✓ Can be kept for emergencies.
✓ There is usually little waste.
✓ They often have extra nutrients added.
✓ Easy to store and useful for taking on holiday.
Disadvantages of convenience foods
• May be more expensive than fresh
foods.
• They might have high levels of fat
and sugar.
• Nutrients might be lost during
processing and not replaced.
• A lot of processed and refined foods in diet may limit the intake of fibre.
• Servings in convenience meals may not be adequate, making it necessary to
buy more.
How can convenience foods be used in a sensible way?
• Fresh foods are always the best option as they are more
nutritious.
• A sensible approach is to use both fresh and convenience
foods in proportions that suit the individual in terms of money,
time, likes and dislikes.
Why are such foods becoming popular?
• Many lead busy lives and so have less time to prepare food.
• Less leisure time is being spent in food preparation.
• Advances in food technology.
• Nowadays the majority of people have a freezer where to store food.
• Advertising is influencing people’s eating habits.
Types of convenience foods
1. DEHYDRATED
Examples:
• Mashed potatoes, custard, coffee, porridge, mixtures for cakes,
and soups
Types of convenience foods
2. READY-TO-EAT
Examples:
• Sweet – cakes, biscuits, fruit pies, puddings and sweets.
• Savoury – meat pies, pastries, cold meats, cheese spreads, and salads e.g. coleslaw.
Types of convenience foods
3. CANNED
Examples:
• Require heating - pasta or pulses in sauce e.g. beans;
baby food, stews, sausages, soups and sauces.
• Require no cooking – fish, cold
meats, custard and fruit.
• Require some cooking – pies
and vegetables.
Types of convenience foods
4. FROZEN
Examples:
• Ready-to-eat on thawing – cold sweets e.g. ice cream,
fruit juice.
• Ready to cook – pastry, yeast dough, mince pies,
meat pies.
• Cooked and ready to heat – pies, casseroles,
breaded fish.
Types of convenience foods
5. COOK-CHILL FOODS
Food cooked to destroy food poisoning micro-organisms, then
quickly chilled and kept cold during transportation. They need to
be heated well by customers.
Examples:
• Fresh pasta, seafood pie,
sauces, soups, lasagne.
Types of convenience foods
6. READY-PREPARED MEALS
Food cooked to destroy food poisoning micro-organisms, then
packed in modified atmosphere and stored at room temperature.
Heated by microwave oven or by standing
in boiling water.
Examples:
• Lasagne, pasta Bolognese, rice dishes.
