• MANJIT
• JYOTI DEVI

ABSTRACT: The food habits of people have been changed according to time and space. Due to globalization, urbanization and economic development food habits have been changed rapidly in India and from the last two decades food habits of the people have been changed in Haryana. The changing life style is one of the major factors of changing food habits. Jind is one of the backward district of Haryana, where food habits are changing rapidly, geographically it is known as Bangar region (An old alluvial plain where flood water is not accessed) and a large section of population is engaged in agricultural activities. In this work, we have evaluated the changing nature of food habits of the concerned study area, for which data has been collected randomly from comprising a sample of 720 respondents selected from 20 villages of Jind district. The alteration has been noted in the daily routine lifestyle of the individuals, due to which a gradual change in the food habits has been observed. Changing tendency of food taste and food related choices results in rapid increase in the consumption of fast-food items. Along with this, increase in income, technological advancements, advertisements and facility of home delivery are also some other factors responsible for increasing the consumption graph of fast-food materials.

KEYWORDS: Food habit, lifestyle, fast-food, urbanization, agrarian society.

"Changing Trend of Food Habit in Rural Haryana: A Case Study Jind District.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no.c665-c671, July-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207284.pdf

"Changing Trend of Food Habit in Rural Haryana: A Case Study Jind District.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no. ppc665-c671, July-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207284.pdf