CONVENIENCE FOODS

Convenience foods or Tertiary processed foods are foods which are designed to save consumers time in the kitchen, reduce costs due to spoilage, and reduce costs using economies of scale. These foods require minimum preparation, typically just heating, and are packaged for a long shelf life with little loss of flavor and nutrients over time. They were developed specifically to preserve the oversupply of agricultural products available at the time of harvest in order to stabilize the food markets in developed countries.

These products tend to be criticized because:

Typically they are manufactured from almost inedible agricultural products
They typically are high in fat and calorie contents
The reduced time cost and nutritional content associated with these foods is specifically blamed for obesity
Sometimes Genetically Modified (GMO) Foods are used
Sometimes an irradiation process is used
Preservatives are almost always used

These products tend to be used because:

Cost. TV dinners still only cost about $1, the original price of the TV Dinner, in the US.
Time Costs. Convenience foods reduce the time it takes to prepare dinners significantly.
Varity. Due to packaging techniques such as canning and freezing, foods are available at all times of the year.
Food Safety. Packaging and processing techniques, such as canning, freezing, and irradiation, reduce spoilage and the presence of bacteria in the consumed products.

Although many point to the Feminist movement, unchaining women from the kitchen, as the motivation for the development of these products, it is more likely that urbanization, industrialization, and a reaction to feed the post war population explosion after World War II was the true cause.

Studies show that by 1965, 27 to 30 percent of US households had significantly incorporated convenience foods into their diets. By the 1990s, convenience foods in the US and UK compromised a large portion of the average diet. In the US, several studies indicate that many families diets consist entirely of convenience foods and fast food. By the 21st century, nearly every US household uses convenience foods in one form or another.

These food items take many forms, from Mac and Cheese (Kraft Dinner), to whole turkey breasts. The TV dinner is a good example of a convenience food.

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Domain	Title
Books	Cooking Out of the Box: The Easy Way to Turn Prepared Convenience Foods into Delicious Family Meals (reference) Diabetes Meals on the Run : Fast, Healthy Menus Using Convenience Foods (reference) So, Now What Do I Eat?: The Complete Guide to Vegetarian Convenience Foods (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: CONVENIENCE FOODS

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Korea	Superior quality and a rapidly increasing demand for convenience foods make the outlook especially bright for exporters of these U.S. products. (references)
	Hong Kong	The local Chinese population, especially the under-30 age group, is increasingly opting for a more western lifestyle and eating habits, and are moving toward higher consumption of convenience foods. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Modern Translation: CONVENIENCE FOODS

Language		Translations for "CONVENIENCE FOODS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Czech		polotovary (oven-ready goods). (various references)

French		plats cuisinés. (various references)

German		fertiggerichte (precooked dish, prepared food). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		コンパクト銀河 (combination, combination play, combinator, compact galaxy, companion, Compaq, comparator, compass, compatibility, compatible, compulsory, compulsory figure, computer, computer allergy, computer animation, computer art, computer geographics, computer graphics, computer mind, computer tomography, computer utility, computer virus, computer-vision, control panel, convenience, convenience store, corned beef, industrial campaign, industrial complex, industrial system, paid companion of a wealthy woman, plywood panel, to compare, women presenting products at consumer electronic or car shows). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		コン�"ニエンスフーズ . (various references)

Pig Latin		onveniencecay oodsfay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: CONVENIENCE FOODS

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	Words within the letters "c-c-d-e-e-e-f-i-n-n-n-o-o-o-s-v"
	-4 letters: conveniences, nonevidences.
	-5 letters: confidences, convenience, nonevidence.
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CONVENIENCE FOODS

Specialty Definition: Convenience foods

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