Junk Food Practice among School Level Students in Chadragiri Municipality, Kathmandu

Abstract

The present thesis entitled 'Junk Food Practice among School Level Students in Chandragiri Municipality'. The major objectives of the study to find out the junk food practices among students from class 4 to 10, to identify the sources of Tiffin of basic level students and to analyze the role of mother on selection of Tiffin for their children. All boys' and girls' respondents and their mothers were the respondents from grade 4 to grade 10 by census method. All together 180 students were studied in this selected school. Total 180 students were sample of this research using census method. Hence, this study was done in the basis of primary data. In addition, several research reports, journals, articles, and thesis and so on will be used as secondary source of data. Parents play a powerful role in children's eating behavior, providing both genes and environment for children. For example, they influence children's developing preferences and eating behaviors by making some foods available rather than others, and by acting as models of eating behavior. Work fruits and vegetables into the daily routine, aiming for the goal of at least five servings a day. Be sure you serve fruit or vegetables at every meal. Socio cultural food practices relate to ideas and materials that give rise to food choices and food patterns of a group. We begin with a discussion of how individuals experience, interpret, negotiate, and symbolize the food world around them. We examine primarily the ideational pathways, such as identity, gender, religion, and cultural prohibitions, and their influence on food practices. We then provide guiding questions, frameworks, and a brief overview of food choice values to support policy planning and design. Lastly, we explore how socio cultural change for sustainable or healthy diets is already happening through food movements, food lifestyles, and traditional diets