<Fast food and eating out.
According to Bis Shrapnel?s study, Fast food and eating out in
Australia 2003 - 2005:
The five most popular food products 2002 are
Sandwiches
Hot potato chips
Hamburgers
Cake/pastries
Pizza
The five most popular beverages
Coffee (excluding cappuccino)
Carbonated drinks
Bottled water (still)
Cappuccino
Milk
http://www.c-store.com.au/articles/bis-eatingoutrends.html
According to Subways a major sandwich restaurant chain in Australia,
Tuna, Turkey Breast and Cold Cut Trio and the favourite sandwiches.
http://www.subway.com/StudentGuide/faq.htm
Favourite pizza.
Hawaiian is the most popular pizza, accounting for 15% of pizza sales.
Chicken is also a popular topping found on 15% of pizzas. The sauce on
pizzas tends to be blander than on U.S. pizzas. In New Zealand half of
all pizzas sold are with fries.
http://www.pmq.com/win99_pmq_goes_australia.shtml
Hotels.
A survey by Novotel hotels found the most popular room service demands
were club sandwich for men and Caesar salad for women. Pizza was also
popular. Women made ?healthy choices on the restaurant and in-room
menus. Beer was the favoured alcoholic drink for men. Women preferred
mineral water, wine and G&T.
Summary:
Men ? burgers, steak, pizza and club sandwiches.
Women ? salads and pizza.
Vegetables.
According to the Coles Fruit and Vegetable index potatoes are the most
popular fresh vegetable followed by carrots and broccoli; followed by
beans, pumpkin, tomato, peas and lettuce.
http://www.coles.com.au/cmi/recipe.asp?rid=52&criteria=snacks
Coles Fruit and Vegetable Index ? background information.
http://www.coles.com.au/about/info/media_releases/pr_seven_a_day_background.asp
Eating at home
A study by AMR Interactive of Sydney?s eating habits found roast is
more popular followed by meat and vegetables, pasta, curry, stir fry.
This study also include eating out habits.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/06/1065292527442.html
According to Meat and Livestock Australia Ltd, Australians eat about
one sheepmeat meal a week. Lamb is preferred with the most popular
cuts being lamb roast (leg, shoulder, easy carve) and loin chops.
http://66.102.11.104/search?q=cache:vpzHYMRE11EJ:www.mla.com.au/uploads/templates/otherpdf/MLA_Sheep_Sheet_5.pdf+%22lamb+roast%22+australia+%22most+popular%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Lamb roast is the most popular roast.
http://www.abc.net.au/tropic/stories/s921663.htm
Beef mince has the highest sales at retail. The main meals cooked with
mince are spaghetti bolognaise, lasagne, meat balls/rissoles, pies and
hamburgers.
http://www.oac.usyd.edu.au/staff_members/rcox/Beef_Industry.pdf
Pre-prepared meals.
Bases for pre-prepared meals that are most commonly used in order of
preference are pasta sauces, curry pastes, stir fry sauces, simmer
sauces and marinades. 40% of meals are Mediterranean or Asian style in
order of preference they are as follows: spaghetti bolognaise, grilled
steak, lasagne, chicken stir-fry. The most popular ethnic style meals
are Italian, Chinese, Mexican, Indian and Thai. (Source: Australians
in Focus).
http://bandt.com.au/news/78/0c005278.asp
Eating patterns of Australian children.
A survey of Australian children found that the most popular vegetable
was potatoes mostly eaten as fried as potato chips or wedges. For 16%
of boys and 11% of girls fried potato was the only vegetable eaten.
The report also gives details about the consumption of fruit and
vegetables.
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/phs/Documents/shpu/19520.pdf>
<Additional links:>
<Apparent consumption of foodstuffs.>
<http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/ABS@.nsf/0/123fcdbf086c4daaca2568a90013939a?OpenDocument>
<What do Australian?s eat?>
<http://www.spinneypress.com.au/167_book_desc.html>
<Food and multiculturism>
<http://www.australia2030.gov.au/community_pg/case_studies/cs_06/cs_06.html>
<Food marketing in the 21st century.>
<http://www.natsoc.org.au/html/papers/reid.pdf>
<Australia ? food service sector report.>
<http://www.fas.usda.gov/GainFiles/200004/25647304.pdf>
<Speed feeds: Our hunger for packaged foods.>
<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/21/1029114134832.html>
<Search strategy:>
<I searched using short phrases, some of examples of which are listed
below. I also substituted Australia for Australians, aussie,
australia?s.>
<"australia" "most popular meal">
<://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22australia%22+%22most+popular+meal%22>
<australia "fast food survey">
<://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=australia+%22fast+food+survey%22>
<australia "favourite meal" survey>
<://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=australia+%22favourite+meal%22+survey>
<australia "most popular sandwiches">
<://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=australia+%22most+popular+sandwiches%22>
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