School questionnaire

[iajukesy]

Hi, I’m an AS-level student from England studying food-tech and I’m carrying out research into snack products for diabetics. It would be much appreciated if you could answer a few questions. Thanks, Ian
1. Do you prefer sweet or savoury snack products?
2. What would you look for in a snack product?
3. And a sweet one specifically?
4. And a savoury one specifically?
5. What dishes would you like to eat but cannot?
6. How does being diabetic affect you and your family (i.e. what positive or negative impacts does it have)?
7. What is your favourite: meat
8. fruit
9. veg
10. snack product
11. topping
12. sauce?

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[poper77]

1. Do you prefer sweet or savoury snack products? - depends on my mood
2. What would you look for in a snack product?- low fat, low carbs
3. And a sweet one specifically?
4. And a savoury one specifically?
5. What dishes would you like to eat but cannot? I have type I so I bolus insulin for all food so there is nothing that I can't eat
6. How does being diabetic affect you and your family (i.e. what positive or negative impacts does it have)? We eat more healthy
7. What is your favourite: meat-steak
8. fruit-currently peaches
9. veg-artichokes
10. snack product-popcorn
11. topping
12. sauce

[princesslinda]

1. Do you prefer sweet or savoury snack products? savoury/salty
2. What would you look for in a snack product? Low carb, sugar-free
3. And a sweet one specifically? sugar free, single serving size bags/containers, 100 calories or less, variety of flavor
4. And a savoury one specifically? Lots of crunch
5. What dishes would you like to eat but cannot? As a T2, not on insulin, I avoid rice, potatoes, pastas and breads (previously my favorite foods).
6. How does being diabetic affect you and your family (i.e. what positive or negative impacts does it have)? Positively, it forces me to shift my focus to a more healthier lifestyle, eating better and exercising more. My family also now do the same. Negatively, I feel I can never just eat without factoring in carbs, activity level, etc. No more guilt-free eating is a definite negative for me.
7. What is your favourite: Steak, fish or chicken
8. fruit : Cantaloupe, apples and bananas
9. veg : Pre-D potatoes post-D greenbeans
10. snack product: Nuts, pork rinds, cheese
11. topping Whipped cream and nuts
12. sauce? Sweet: S/F Chocolate or Caramel...non-sweet: Cheese or salsa

[tanyatype1]

1. Do you prefer sweet or savoury snack products? Salty
2. What would you look for in a snack product? Low-fat
3. And a sweet one specifically? Low-fat
4. And a savoury one specifically? Low-fat
5. What dishes would you like to eat but cannot? Thanks to insulin, I eat whatever I want.
6. How does being diabetic affect you and your family (i.e. what positive or negative impacts does it have)? Positive - helps push me to live a healthier lifestyle overall. Negative - needles hurt.
7. What is your favourite: meat Steak
8. fruit - nectarines and mangoes
9. veg - cucumber
10. snack product - unhealthy - chips / healthy - fresh fruit
11. topping - caramel
12. sauce? gravy

[Dawn]

Hi Ian

Snacks are a challenge for me because I am controlling with diet and I do not want the extra carbs. Even though there are many sugar free or reduced sugar snacks on the market many contain sugar alcholol or some other kind of sweetner that adds carbs. So, I essentially stick to peanuts and low carb yogurt mixed with some flavoring of some kind. Not too exciting...oh and pork rinds which are unhealthy in many other ways.

1. Do you prefer sweet or savoury snack products? sweet
2. What would you look for in a snack product? low carbs
3. And a sweet one specifically? low carbs
4. And a savoury one specifically? low carbs
5. What dishes would you like to eat but cannot? I don't really miss anything anymore. Maybe tomoatoes would be nice.
6. How does being diabetic affect you and your family (i.e. what positive or negative impacts does it have)? Initially I was so hyper focused and stressed with this diagnosis but since then my health is actually better than it ever has been. It does effect me socially however - particularly with dating because I need to be more selective in the kinds of restaurants I can go to and tend to eat at the same ones.
7. What is your favourite: meat - beef
8. fruit - I chose not to eat fruit...but when I did it was pineapple
9. veg - asparagus and broccoli
10. snack product - peanuts
11. topping -?
12. sauce? - I only eat cheese sauces now.

Hope this helps and good luck.
Dawn