Abstract
We investigated the dietary habits of the aged by using questionnaires in Hishikari, Kagoshima Prefecture, in December 1996.
The results were as follows:
(1) They eat meals regularly and early and use 15 to 30 minutes.They eat meals with their spouse or eat alone. Purchasing and cooking the food are done by their spouses or themselves.
(2) They are careful about what they eat and the nutrition. They tend to eat a lot of vegetables, seaweed and lighty-seasonded food. They feed on rice as the staple food. They buy already cooked food or instant food once or twice a week, a month, or none. They often exchange food that they make or vegetables with their neighbors.
(3) They are satisfied with their dietary habits, which includes the flavor and the kinds of the food.They have no food preferences, enjoy the meals, have a goof appetite, eat in a good atmosphere, and they don't eat out.
