INTRODCTION
The nutrition and health of a person plays a vital role in the overall
performance of the person in a day to day basis, which is why it is essential that
a person should really look into and be careful of his food intake. According to
college students are raising health problems, which include obesity, diabetes,
and metabolic syndrome. In the Sto. Nino Seminary, priests and parents noticed
that a number of seminarians are putting on weight and some of them had even
gotten ill, mainly because of the overlapping food parents bring to the
seminarians during Wednesdays which is the “Visiting Day.” It is on this day that
the guardians of seminarians from different parts of Aklan come to the Sto. Nino
Aside from the love that parents bring and the dirty laundry they bring
home with them, parents and guardians also bring their beloved seminarians
mouthwatering delicacies which we, seminarians call “Special Food.” In line with
this the researcher would like to conduct a research on the types of food parent
The objective of this study is to assess the types of food parents of grade
VII seminarians bring on visiting days in the Sto. Nino Seminary during the first
semester of the academic year 2018-2019. The results of this study will serve as
a guideline to the parents, teachers, priests, and seminarians about the types of
food the seminarians eat during Wednesdays, and if these foods they eat
1. Fast foods
A. Chicken
B. Spaghetti
C. Burgers
2. Native delicacies
A. Inubaran
B. Adobo
C. Sinigang
3. Junk foods
A. Piatos
B. Nova
C. Soft drinks
Which of the types of food would benefit the health of the
children?
Which of the types of food would not benefit the health of the
Grade VII?
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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Native Delicacies
A. Adobo
B. Inubaran
C. sinigang
Junk foods
A. Piatos
Types of Food Parents of Grade VII B. Nova
Seminarians Bring on Visiting Days
C. Soft drinks
Fast foods
A. Chicken
B. Spaggeti
C. Burgers
Seminary who receive food on visiting days, during the first semester of the
academic year 2018 - 2019. There will be 15 respondents who will serve as
The study is limited to finding out the types of food parents of the grade VII
seminarians bring during visiting days and if these types of food can benefit their
health.
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Since the study is concerned primarily with the seminarians of the Sto.
Nino Seminary, the data gathered will only relate to the seminarians of the Sto.
Nino Seminary.
Priests Formators. The study gives knowledge to the priest formators on what
Parents. The findings of the study will help the parents decide on which types of
food to buy and which type of food will contribute to their children’s health.
Seminarians. The results of the study will make the seminarians aware of the
DEFINITION OF TERMS
carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair,
and vital processes and to furnish energy; also: such food together with
Visiting Day. Operationally, it is a specific day in the Sto. Nino Seminary where
often high in salt, sugar, and fat. It includes convenience foods as well as fast
foods.
popular snack foods that are usually served as desserts. They are usually
anniversary, etc.
Healthy food. Operationally, any food believed to be good for your health
availability and food options at restaurants in less affluent (target area) and more
access to healthy meals prepared and purchased away from home. We also
challenging for residents to eat healthy away from home. Poorer neighborhoods
with a higher proportion of African American residents have fewer healthy options
healthy lifestyle associated with lower risks for disease is difficult in poorer
fast food consumption among college students are raising health problems,
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which include obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. The problem was
descriptive design. A sample size of 120 college students among a 2000 student-
4-point Liker-type scale of strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (4), the
increased fast food consumption”. However, in the habit category, the students
claimed, “I go to fast food restaurants more often, in the evenings, when hanging
out with friends”. The students were aware of the risks associated with fast food
consumption on health; however, their eating habits did not indicate they
practiced what they knew could be harmful to their health, especially when they
were socializing with friends. (Abraham, Martinez, Salas, and Smith 2018)
Still another study states that, the information pertaining to the assessment of
the healthiness of food items is provided, the less healthy the item is portrayed to
be, (1) the better is its inferred taste, (2) the more it is enjoyed during actual
consumption, and (3) the greater is the preference for it in choice tasks when a
hedonic goal is more (versus less) salient. The authors obtain these effects both
among consumers who report that they believe that healthiness and tastiness are
negatively correlated and, to a lesser degree, among those who do not report
such a belief. The authors also provide evidence that the association between
the concepts of “unhealthy” and “tasty” operates at an implicit level. The authors
discuss possibilities for controlling the effect of the unhealthy = tasty intuition
(and its potential for causing negative health consequences), including controlling
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the volume of unhealthy but tasty food eaten, changing unhealthy foods to make
them less unhealthy but still tasty, and providing consumers with better
Farish 2006)
SYNTHESIS
Our food preference affects our life especially our health. Sadly, some
people do not take into consideration the benefits or harm that the food they
consume do to them.
There are different factors that affect the food preference of people and
studies shows that people who cannot afford to buy much food tend to have
fewer healthy options available, both in food selections and in food preparation;
residents.
tend to buy the food that the people around us also buy such as friends, etc.
Taste Inferences affect our food preference because studies show that the
better is its inferred taste, the more it is enjoyed during actual consumption, and
METHODOLOGY
Considering the following method used in this study, the researcher used
descriptive design. This study determined the different types of foods parents of
the grade 7 seminarians bring during visiting days. The researcher followed
RESEARCH DESIGN
enables them to describe the situation more completely than was possible
alternative types of studies relates to the fact that while descriptive research can
they are not limited with observation data collection method, and case studies, as
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well as, surveys can also be specified as popular data collection methods used
research.
The respondents of this study were chosen from the grade 7 seminarians
of the Sto. Nino Seminary. Random Sampling was used to choose the
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
data in this study. The questionnaire focuses on the main research questions
such as:
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• What are the types of food parents of grade VII seminarians bring during
visiting days?
1. Fast foods
A. Chicken
B. Spaghetti
C. Burgers
2. Native foods
A. Inubaran
B. Adobo
C. Sinigang
3. Junk foods
A. Piatos
B. Nova
C. Soft drinks
• Which of the types of food would benefit the health of the children?
• Which of the types of food would not benefit the health of the Grade VII?
which called for pertinent information about the factors that they consider what
administered the questionnaire to the respondents during their free time. The
questionnaires.
STATISTICAL TREATMENT
The data gathered were presented in pie graphs. These are generally
problem.
food parents bring to the respondents of the study during visiting days of the of
communicating. The graphs were properly labeled and shaded to ensure better
Native delicacies,
13% Others, 0%
Junk food, 0%
The pie graph above shows the percentage distribution on the types of
food parents bring during visiting days. The data shows that 87% of the parents
bring Fast food, 13% bring Native foods. Neither brings Junk food nor other
types of food.
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Health benefits
9%
price
10%
Quality
23% taste
58%
The data on the pie graph shows that 67% of the respondents take into
consideration the taste of food, 20%, the price and 13%, health benefits. They
did not take into consideration the quality as well as the other factors in their
choice of food.
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Others
0%
Native delicacies
13%
Junk food
7%
Fast Food
80%
The above pie graph presents the percent distribution of the types of food
the respondents prefer eating. Data show that 80% prefer fast food, 13% prefer
native foods and only 7% prefer junk food. None of them prefers other types of
food.
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1
7%
4 or more
13%
3
13%
2
67%
The data in the pie graph shows that 10 or 67% of the parents bring 2
different kinds of food, 2 or 13% bring 3 kinds of food, and 2 or 13% bring 4 or
Health benefits
27%
taste
46%
price
27%
Quality
0%
The figure shows the percentage results on the factors that the parents of
the respondents consider in buying what food to bring to their sons. Taste got the
highest percentage with 46%, followed by price and health benefits with 27%,
FINDINGS
The purpose of this study was to determine the types of food parents of
the grade 7 seminarians bring during visiting days for the first semester of the
Based on the results of the statistical data the findings are summarized as
follows:
87% of the parents of the respondents bring fast foods during visiting
67% of the respondents consider taste to be the leading factor that they
consider on what food to let their parents bring, while 13% considers health
benefits.
80% of the respondents prefer consuming food from fast food restaurants,
Most of the parents bring 2 different kinds of food during visiting days.
67% of the parents also consider taste to be the leading factor that they
consider on what food to bring during visiting days, while only 7% bring junk food
kind of foods.
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CONCLUSIONS
Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn:
Most parents bring fast foods during visiting days which may explain why
problems.
67% of the respondents consider taste to be the most dominant factor that
they consider in choosing what food to let their parents bring, and because most
of the respondents consider fast food as the type of food they prefer eating, it can
Most of the parents only bring 2 kinds of food which can cancel out the
assumptions that the number of foods is the reason for the weight increase of
some seminarians.
Most of the parents also consider taste to be the most dominant factor that
RECOMMENDATIONS
symposium or a seminar about the dangers of junk and fast food consumption.
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For the Parents, it is recommended that they read articles about food
nutrition and/or also participate in activities about food nutrition for the welfare of
their sons.
APPENDIX A
Respectfully yours;
Approved by:
APPENDIX B
TABLE 2: Factors that the respondents consider in choosing what kind of food to
let their parents bring.
TABLE 4: Number of food parents of the respondents bring during visiting days.
TABLE 5: Factors that the parents of the respondents consider in buying what
food to bring to their sons.
Native Delicacies
A. Adobo
B. Inubaran
C. sinigang
Junk foods
A. Piatos
Types of Food Parents of Grade VII B. Nova
Seminarians Bring on Visiting Days
C. Soft drinks
Fast foods
A. Chicken
B. Spaggeti
C. Burgers
APPENDIX C
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Native
delicacies, 13%
Others, 0%
Junk food, 0%
Figure 2: Factors that the respondents consider in choosing what kind of food to
let their parents bring.
Health benefits
9%
price
10%
Quality
taste
23%
58%
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Native Others
delicacies 0%
13%
Junk food
7%
Fast Food
80%
Figure 4: Number of food parents of the respondents bring during visiting days.
1
4 or more 7%
13%
3
13%
2
67%
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Figure 5: Factors that the parents of the respondents consider in buying what
food to bring to their sons.
Health benefits
27%
taste
46%
price
27%
Quality
0%
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APPENDIX D
Instructions. Read and analyze the following questions. Encircle the letter with
the preferred answer.
1. Which of the following types of food do your parents often bring during
visiting days?
A. Fast Foods
B. Junk Foods
C. Native Delicacies
D. Others specify
2. Which of the following factors do you consider in choosing which kind of
food your parents bring?
A. Taste
B. Quantity
C. Price
D. Health Benefits
E. Others specify
3. Which types of food do you prefer eating?
A. Fast Foods
B. Junk Food
C. Native Delicacies
D. Others specify
4. How many kinds of food do your parents bring you during visiting days?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4 or more
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