Are we indeed what we eat? Street food consumption in the Market Circle area of Takoradi, Ghana.
The paper examines street foods consumption in the Market Circle of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. The data used for the study were obtained from individuals who were either purchasing or consuming street foods in the Market Circle in August of 2011. The results revealed that the average consumer makes use of street foods six times in a week and there was a penchant for carbohydrate based foods over other types of street foods. Reasons including cost saving, convenience and eating on credit were noted to underlie the consumption of street foods in the area. Based on the findings, it was concluded that the high consumption of street foods in the Market Circle was for reasons other than nutrition and health.
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana sehiamey@gmail.com.
Stephen Edem
SE
Hiamey
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Francis Eric
FE
Amuquandoh
Raybow International Hotel Takoradi, Ghana.
Grace Aba
GA
Boison
D000328:Adult; D057140:Fast Foods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005502:Food / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005869:Ghana; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Consumption; Ghana; market; public health; street foods