The social context of eating has a profound effect on consumption choices. Social modeling, that involves using others’ behavior as guide for appropriate consumption, been well documented food intake, but less is known about modeling Moreover, mainly studied in laboratory settings. We conducted an observational study self-service canteen to examine whether the choices individual were influenced...

packaging is one of the most important parts of the food industry that is related to food security and it acts as a preserver that maintains the health of its content. product's packaging is the only mean of communication that absorb the attention of consumers in the store among other choices. the packaging is referred to as the silent salesman which means that it sells the product on retail sh...

Benefits of a healthy diet are well known; hence many have the intention to eat healthier. However, the intention to change behavior may not always lead to action. As a support to people to reduce this often seen gap between intentions and behavior regarding healthy food choices we created an intelligent, easy-to-use nutritional support system that provides guidance on personal food choices and...

Based on the self-licensing literature and goal theory, we expected and found that completed (im)moral actions lead to markedly different food choices (Studies 1 & 2) than intended (im)moral actions (Study 2). In Study 1, people more often chose healthy over unhealthy food options when they recalled a completed egoistic action than when they recalled a completed altruistic action. Study 2 confi...

The food choices in childhood have high a probability of being carried through into their adulthood life, which then contributes to the risk of many non-communicable diseases. Therefore, there is a need to gather some information about children's views on foods which may influence their food choices for planning a related dietary intervention or programme. This paper aimed to explore the views ...