CONVENIENCE FOODS AND FAST FOODS
Modern foods can be grouped into two categories: 1. Convenience foods 2. Fast foods Convenience Foods These foods are the result of modern technological advances in the field of food processing, preservation techniques and invention of various newer food additives. The list comprises: 1. Instant dry mixes such as those of gulab jamun, pulao, biryani, idli, noodles, soup and so on. 2. Canned products, which need only to be warmed for a few seconds in microwave oven before being served piping hot. 3. Frozen foods are available in the market in a wide variety such as all types of vegetables, chicken, meat, fish and their products. 4. Pre-prepared or fabricated foods such as laddos, chiwda, vadis are age-old preparations. Soybean is today used to make texturized products, which are similar to meat products and are popularly known as meat analogous e.g. nutrela, soya chunks, nutrinuggets. Fast Foods Nutritionally, fast foods contributes to several nutrients, mainly calories, ...