ABSTRACT
Now more than ever, there is a need to instil a critical mindset capability within young people to make wise food decisions each day, to ensure that adolescents grow into adults who are able to make consistently healthy food choices. It is imperative to investigate the barriers that currently impact food decisions from an early age. This chapter will explore the key influences that are impacting adolescent food choices. The overarching goal of this research is to examine the influences and highlight strategies to empower adolescents to make critical and considered decisions around their food choices. It is in this space that contributes to developing a critical mindset to make well-informed food choices at this stage of life and into adulthood.
