End-Users

Potential End - Users:

**Teens/ Students** · A study carried out at the University of Leicester discovered college student food choices may set them up for future health problems later. After doing an extensive survey of college student eating habits, researchers found that what’s for dinner on most college campuses is fast food. (Zikkir, 2010) Why is this a problem? Leicester answers poor diet during the teen and childhood years can set a teen up for health problems later – including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Fast food may taste good now, but could be more costly later on ([]) With solution (kiosk) : Students can interact with the touch screen kiosk and find a healthy meal for themselves.

**Families** · Families are become more and more busy and providers at home are finding there isn’t enough time to prepare home made meals · Kerri Boutelle, Ph.D., agrees and states “Fast food can be a convenient alternative to cooking for busy families,"  · Medical News reports Fifty-one percent of families surveyed reported eating fast food as a family meal one to two times a week. Seven percent said they had fast food for dinner three to four times a week. (Fast Food As Family Meals Limits Healthy Food Intake, Increases Obesity Risk [])  With solution (kiosk) : families can take advantage of coupons and enjoy an interactive adventure with the family to choose the best meal for the family.

For every food available in the world, there is someone out there who is unable to eat it. Anyone who is diabetic, lactose-intolerant, allergic to gluten/ peanuts/ shellfish/ anything; who is religious and must avoid certain meats or vegetarian. All of these people need to know exactly what is in their food. In order to get this information you ask the server, at which point you come to the realization that the only people who know what is in the food or those who run the business. Any relevant answers are often hard to come by.
 * People with Food Intolerances/ Special Requirements**
 * With solution:** Database will store all nutritional information and make it easy for people to view their available meal options whether they require vegetarian dishes, kosher, gluten-free, or dairy-free dishes... or whether they wish to view their meal options according to their sugar/ cholesterol/ calorie content.

This technology is meant to inform not only those //seeking// nutritional information, but also //anyone// who is about to make a meal decision. Many people are indecisive about what they want to eat. Some will buy the first thing they see, others will walk up to each vendor, read each menu and buy a meal 45 minutes later.
 * Indecisive Shoppers**
 * With solution:** The consumers can walk up to the touch screen, browse the available products offered by the vendors based on a range of search categories.

Gender? Technology skills?﻿   Although everyone should be more health conscious with the decisions they make regarding the food they consume. The ultimate end-users, who experience the dilemma of selecting healthy foods to eat, are the people who eat out most often. This includes both genders from all age categories. Among this group, the people who are more at risk are the lower income individuals, people with limited food sources, and people making decisions under time constraints. It was this group that was being represented in the problem scenario. Because the extent of the group is all encompassing, it becomes harder to define their characteristics, other than those set out above. For almost everyone, at some point, will need to select a food source while under one of these constraints. Therefore, the issue of selecting the appropriate nourishment in the marketplace applies to everyone.