What is Convenience food?
[[File:SnackfoodRackDF.JPG|thumb|A wide variety of convenience food, including chips and pretzels. Most of these items could also be called [[junk food]]]] '''Convenience food''' is a type of [[food]]. This kind of food has been made to save [[consumer]]s time to prepare it. Usually such foods just need to be heated, or can just be eaten from the package. They are made for a long [[shelf life]], so that they can stay in the store for a long time. One thing to remember is that you may have to pay for the convenience, as this food is often expensive. Many people criticise these products, because: * They are made from products that would probably not be eaten in their raw form * They are high in bad [[fat]], [[sugar]], and [[calories]] * They are low in nutrients and [[Fibre|fiber]], but fast to prepare. Therefore, they are also blamed for [[obesity]] * Their ingredients may come from [[genetic engineering|genetically modified organisms]] * [[Food preservation|Preservative]]s are almost always used{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} * Most of the foods end up wasted<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-09-15|title=Waste Watch : Talking about waste prevention|url=http://www.wastewatch.org.uk/page/4819/About-Us/Our-views/Talking-about-waste-prevention|access-date=2021-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915182340/http://www.wastewatch.org.uk/page/4819/About-Us/Our-views/Talking-about-waste-prevention |archive-date=2009-09-15 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-03-01|title=Food Packaging Waste A Concern - Packaging - an eFood Article at Scientist Live|url=http://www.scientistlive.com/European-Food-Scientist/Packaging/Food_packaging_waste_a_concern/19764|access-date=2021-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301152707/http://www.scientistlive.com/European-Food-Scientist/Packaging/Food_packaging_waste_a_concern/19764 |archive-date=2009-03-01 }}</ref> == History == Before modern times most men worked in the open, often in [[field]]s. [[Agriculture]] was, before the [[industrial revolution]], the bigges