Factors That Influence Your Choice of Food

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Factors that influence your choice of food

Several different factors influence our choice of food. For every person, there
will be a different set of factors that is important. In the next set of questions, we
are interested in finding out what factors influence your choice of food. Listed
below are a series of factors that may be relevant to your choice of foods. Read
each item carefully and decide how important the item is to you. Put a tick in the
box that best reflects your feelings. Remember, there are no right or wrong
answers - we are interested in what is important to you.

Not A little Moderately Very


It is important to me that the food I eat on a typical important important important important
day: at all

1 is easy to prepare

2 contains no additives

3 is low in calories

4 tastes good

5 contains natural ingredients

6 is not expensive

7 is low in fat

8 is familiar to me

9 is high in fibre and roughage

10 is nutritious

11 is easily available in shops and supermarkets

12 is good value for money

13 cheers me up

14 smells nice

15 can be cooked very simply

16 helps me cope with stress

17 helps me control my weight

18 has a pleasant texture

19 is packaged in an environmentally friendly


way

20 comes from countries I approve of politically

21 is like the food I ate when I was a child

22 contains lots of vitamins and minerals

23 contains no artificial ingredients

24 keeps me awake and alert


Not A little Moderately Very
It is important to me that the food I eat on a typical important important important important
day: at all

25 looks nice

26 helps me relax

27 is high in protein

28 takes no time to prepare

29 keeps me healthy

30 is good for my skin/teeth/hair/nails etc

31 makes me feel good

32 has the country of origin clearly marked

33 is what I usually eat

34 helps me to cope with life

35 can be bought in shops close to where I live


or work

36 is cheap

Please make sure you have answered every item

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