Vending machines are becoming more and more popular in the market. One of the machine models that play the most important role that we often see is the vending machine for food such as fast food, drinks, confectionery,...... So how are vending machines affecting eating habits? Let's find out through the article below!
Vending machines affect eating habits
Vending machines affect eating habits
Vending machines are located in places where many people pass by such as schools, apartments, offices, hospitals, ... with the mission of providing consumers a convenient form of purchasing.
Vending machines will help meet the eating needs of consumers anytime, anywhere. You can buy soft drinks or fast food quickly and conveniently in public places without having to spend time searching for grocery stores or restaurants. Therefore, buying goods at vending machines has gradually become a habit of consumers.
However, there are some opinions that vending machines are creating bad habits. Because they often provide canned foods, confectionery, snacks, potatoes, hot dogs, bottled drinks, ... contain a lot of calories, fat that is not good for health.
Along with that, people are more and more health conscious and always want to be provided with healthy food on vending machines. Therefore, the trend of vending machines selling healthy foods is growing - changing the food for sale in order to aim at building healthy eating habits.
Vending machines will get smarter and serve consumers comprehensively. The vending machine is like a miniature supermarket, where you can choose to buy fresh, nutritious foods. They will create healthy eating habits for consumers, with the aim of improving public health.
Vending machines create healthy eating habits
For beverages, vending machines will increase the supply of filtered water, low-sugar soft drinks, low-carbon soft drinks, unsweetened coffee, green tea, milk, low-sugar milk, fruit juices, smoothies, and diet drinks. These drinks will be better for human health.
Fast food or junk food are indispensable items to serve customers. To create healthy eating habits, vending machines should offer snacks that are low in calories, low in sodium and fat. The machine can provide healthy foods such as vegetables, fruits,.... to help meet the eating needs of consumers while still ensuring good health.
Some other vending machines may sell standard packaged snack foods such as fruit cups, green vegetables, yogurt, cheeses, nuts, popcorn, low-sugar pastries, cereals. ...
Eating habits will be changed by eating light food instead of foods high in sugar and calories. For example, vending machines placed at schools and offices provide a lot of green vegetables, fruits, yogurt,... helping students, staff maintain energy to study, work, and create good eating habits.
Businesses can choose healthy foods to distribute to the market with fewer food criteria: 200 calories, 200mg sodium, 10% calories in saturated fat, 35% calories in total sugar.
Vending machines that sell healthy food both meet the needs of the market and help bring consumers healthy food, contributing to creating healthy eating habits. In schools, where there are vending machines for fruits, vegetables, and healthy foods attract more customers. This helps to change children's eating habits - which is also what parents want.
Vending machines are gradually becoming smarter, more modern, able to store fresh, perishable foods. Thanks to that, busy people can rely on the convenience of the machine, they can buy vegetables and fruits instead of eating canned and packaged foods without having to search for markets or supermarkets.
Vending machines not only provide consumers with a convenient form of purchase but also aim to build healthy eating habits, contributing to promoting public health. The vending machine model will gradually play an important role in consumers' lives.