CONSUMPTION AND FOOD HABITS IN A REPUBLIC OF STUDENTS IN AN UPPER NEIGHBORDHOOD OF THE CITY OF NITERÓI - RJ

Abstract

The food change in Brazil reached its peak of transformation in the 1990s with the arrival of ultra-processed products on the markets. In recent years, the number of people seeking to eat more healthily has grown, not only because of the necessary daily caloric intake indicated by the FAO and other organizations, but also because of the quality of the food that reaches the tables, thus increasing the consumption of organic products and similar. Privileged families such as those in the neighborhood of Icaraí/Niterói, in the metropolitan region of RJ, have easy access to this quality food. The work investigates the food security of young students who share rent on one of the main avenues in the neighborhood. For this, issues of the way of life in this group are investigated based on the organization of time, class, consumption, tastes and culinary skills. Also, from the age and generation markers of the students, the relationship with the 'hunger' category and going through what is considered 'good food'.