Aug 26 Why do we love snacks so much

BBC六分钟英语｜我们为何如此喜爱零食？
Why do we love snacks so much?
6 Minute English｜BBC Learning English

Christine Cochran
A snack is an affordable luxury, so if you've had a bad day or money is tight, this is something that you can turn to, and I think that is why you see it as so popular. Consumers, especially in the United States, are looking for smaller, more convenient portions. They're not always going to be able to sit down and have three meals a day, right? So, they're eating on the go.
零食是一种价格实惠的享受，因此如果你今天过得不顺心或是手头紧张，零食就成了你的慰藉，我认为这就是它如此受欢迎的原因。消费者，尤其是美国消费者，正在寻找更小份、更便捷的食品。他们并不总能坐下来吃三顿正餐，对吧？所以他们是在路上吃东西。

And the other thing that you see is this desire for very specific functional ingredients, right? So, mental clarity, gut health, muscle development, these sorts of things. Again, they're nicely packaged in snack sizes.
另一个趋势是对特定功能性成分的需求，比如头脑清晰、肠道健康、肌肉发育等等。这些功能同样以精美的小包装得以实现。这些成分都被巧妙地包装在零食大小的包装里。

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