Empathy Interview Findings by Aashifah Haliyul https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5 en-us 2022-05-23 03:00:15 UTC 2025-11-28 15:48:39 UTC hello@padlet.com janfadzulivillegas https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2195116211 Aisyah

  1. What is your age?
  • 28

  1. Are you working or studying?
  • working

  1. Would you consider yourself knowledgeable in healthy eating?
  • yes

  1. How would you define a “healthy meal”?
  • Balanced amount of veggies, carbs, protein, fat.
  • Keto diet meals
  • Using healthy eating plate

  1. Do you have difficulties finding healthy food in Singapore?
  • No (can find in hawker centres)

  1. How much would you pay for a healthy meal?
  • Less than $10

  1. What is the biggest challenge you face when eating healthily?
  • Cravings for fast foods/unhealthy foods
  • Sometimes healthy meals doesnt taste good

  1. Why is this a challenge for you?
  • I dont like eating foods that doesnt taste good
  • I give in to cravings easily

  1. Tell me the time when you tried to solve this challenge. 
  • Cook my own food so i can improve the taste

  1. How do you stay on a healthy diet with regards to your lifestyle? Is it working? Why / Why not?
[current solution]
  • Constantly thinking about the benefits of eating healthy foods motivate me and it works for me because i have a goal for my health that i want to achieve

  1. What isn’t ideal about your current solution?
[differentiation]
  • No time to cook for myself. Always busy with work

  1. Do you think it's a problem for you not to have access to healthy food? Why / why not?
  • Yes, because it affects my healthy living needs
]]> 2022-05-23 03:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2195116211 janfadzulivillegas https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2195116890 Sean 
  1. What is your age?
  • 20 

  1. Are you working or studying?
  • Studying 

  1. Would you consider yourself knowledgeable in healthy eating?
  • Yes 

  1. How would you define a “healthy meal”?
  • Quarter plate of veggies, half a plate of protein, quarter plate of carbs
  • Avoid fat foods, grilled foods preferable than fried

  1. Do you have difficulties finding healthy food in Singapore?
  • No if cooking for myself, yes coz not much available when eating out

  1. How much would you pay for a healthy meal?
  • Below $15

  1. What is the biggest challenge you face when eating healthily?
  • One is taste, healthy foods are not as tasty as the usual fried foods

  1. Why is this a challenge for you?
  • I want to eat good (healthy) foods that taste good

  1. Tell me the time when you tried to solve this challenge. 
  • I tried to make diff variation to my cooking, cooking my own food

  1. How do you stay on a healthy diet with regards to your lifestyle? Is it working? Why / Why not?
[current solution]
  • Using keto diet ( more on fat foods (healthy fats) and less carbs) and yes its working for me as its making me lose weight slowly. I feel this is more suited for me as i like more protein and i dont like eating carb food. And this is the most effective diet in conjunction with working out, instead of other diets such as mediterranean diet.

  1. What isn’t ideal about your current solution?
[differentiation]
  • I used to rlly like to eat carbs, but now i have to lessen it and sometimes skip it and it gives me less energy resulting in lower intensity workouts in the gym

  1. Do you think it's a problem for you not to have access to healthy food? Why / why not?
  • Yes, because im trying to stay healthy and lose weight, and if i keep eating junk foods, i will not lose weight and stay unhealthy which will lead to problematic situations with my body.
]]> 2022-05-23 03:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2195116890 janfadzulivillegas https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2195117586 Jose 
  1. What is your age?
  • 19 

  1. Are you working or studying?
  • Studying 

  1. Would you consider yourself knowledgeable in healthy eating?
  • No 

  1. How would you define a “healthy meal”?
  • Balanced diet of veggies ,protein ,carb 

  1. Do you have difficulties finding healthy food in Singapore?
  • No (malls such as salad bars)

  1. How much would you pay for a healthy meal?
  • $5 - $7

  1. What is the biggest challenge you face when eating healthily?
  • They are less tastier than other meals with the same price (salad)
  • Most of the times the veggies doesnt taste good (healthy meal)

  1. Why is this a challenge for you?
  • I find myself unable to eat salad because its tasteless

  1. Tell me the time when you tried to solve this challenge. 
  • Asked for salad dressing to give it more taste
  • Eat it at the same time as the meat so it goes down better

  1. How do you stay on a healthy diet with regards to your lifestyle? Is it working? Why / Why not?
[current solution]
  • Cut calories by doing intermittent fasting, partially worked - lost a bit of weight.

  1. What isn’t ideal about your current solution?
[differentiation]
  • Didint include exercises and still ate a lot of unhealthy foods

  1. Do you think it's a problem for you not to have access to healthy food? Why / why not?
  • Yes because it wouldnt let me have a healthy diet as i do not trust myself with cooking.


]]> 2022-05-23 03:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2195117586 Sameen aashifahh https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2196918868 1. What is your age?

19

2. Are you working or studying?

working

3. Would you consider yourself knowledgeable in healthy eating?

I wouldn't consider myself knowledgeable

4. How would you define a “healthy meal”?

Carbohydrates, Protein, Fats

5. Do you have difficulties finding healthy food in Singapore?

Yes! Most of them are expensive or located within city area

6. How much would you pay for a healthy meal?

$7-10 for a proper meal

7. What is the biggest challenge you face about healthy eating?

Consistency. 

8. Why is this a challenge for you? Can you elaborate more about it?

Because of how hard it is to find for the food, plus the fact that it is not as affordable as regular food, I often give up after 1 or 2 tries, so I can't keep up with eating healthy meals on a regular basis.

9. When was the last time you tried to solve this problem?

I tried to make food from home within the last month to bring to work but it is a hassle and I gave up. 

10. How do you stay on a healthy diet with regards to your lifestyle? Is it working? Why / Why not?
[current solution]

Well currently I'm trying my best to adjust my carb/protein: fat ratio. Since fats have about double the calories of carbs or protein, it's important for me to control my fat intake, especially due to my health issues. I am also constantly on the lookout for finding other replacements to white rice, so at the moment I am eating Thai red rice. Hmm I can't tell whether it is working or not yet since I only started about 2 weeks ago. 


11. What isn’t ideal about your current solution?
[differentiation]


The biggest con would be that I am doing it alone. My family would be having their meals and mine would be different from theirs, so I would be tempted to give up. In other words, it's hard to keep up the motivation. 


12. Do you think it's a problem for you not to have access to healthy food? Why / why not?

Yes it definitely is! I understand that living in Singapore inevitably results in high costs of everything including food. However, we are humans too and we shouldn't have to always resort to eating hawker centre food/fast food/ instant meals. Just like us Singaporeans, everyone else in the world has a busy life too. So what is it really that's making it difficult for us to successfully motivate our people to lead healthier lifestyles? I hope we could all have access to healthy affordable food that's accessible as well]]> 2022-05-24 03:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2196918868 Noordin coolerkoh69 https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2202077263
  • What is your age?
    • 20

    1. Are you working or studying?
    studying - polytechnic student

    1. Would you consider yourself knowledgeable in healthy eating?
    To a certain extent - i use to keep track of my calories intake and the kinds of foods needed for muscle building

    1. How would you define a “healthy meal”?
    A healthy meal should have low carbs and oil, and high in protein

    1. Do you have difficulties finding healthy food in Singapore?
    Yes. I have difficulties finding healthy meals in Singapore and it is inaccessible. Healthy food are also usually found in malls which can be expensive

    1. How much would you pay for a healthy meal?
    10$

    1. What is the biggest challenge you face about healthy eating?
    It's hard to find cheap and healthy meals

    1. Why is this a challenge for you? Can you elaborate more about it?
    Cheap meals are usually found in coffee shops and the food there is usually high in carbs, oil and salt. Making it is rare to come across healthy and cheap meals

    1. When was the last time you tried to solve this problem?. 
    A few years ago when i was going on a diet. I tired cooking my own healthy meals but it was too time consuming and i eventually gave up

    1. How do you stay on a healthy diet with regards to your lifestyle? Is it working? Why / Why not?
    [current solution]
    I try to make time to cook my own healthy food and when eating out, I try not to eat too much. Through this method, I am maintaining my current weight but I see no improvement.

    1. What isn’t ideal about your current solution?
    [differentiation]
    I find my current solution very inconsistent and sometimes can’t find the time to cook my meals due to assignments and projects.

    1. Do you think it's a problem for you not to have access to healthy food? Why / why not?
    Yes. Not having access to healthy food will negatively impact my overall well-being and due to the high-cost of living, we Singaporeans usually resort to instant meals which are high in MSG, salt and sugar. So it is definitely important to have easier access to healthy food.



    ]]>     2022-05-27 11:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2202077263     Elton -> Zacharias https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2202849888
  • What is your age?
    • 18
    1. Are you working or studying?
    Studying
    1. Would you consider yourself knowledgeable in healthy eating?
    Not really knowledgeable - Basic Knowledge
    1. How would you define a “healthy meal”?
    Vegetable, Nutrients, low in carbs, Vitamins
    1. Do you have difficulties finding healthy food in Singapore?
    Yes, many food establishments dont have healthy eating, like in food courts, its harder to trust companies on whethre their food is healthy or not.
    1. How much would you pay for a healthy meal?
    $5-$10
    1. What is the biggest challenge you face about healthy eating?
    Overall convenience.
    1. Why is this a challenge for you? Can you elaborate more about it?
    Ab
    1. When was the last time you tried to solve this problem?. 
    Abstaining from unhealthy food like fastfood and snalcks learning more about nutrition.
    To much noise, Dont know who is telling the truth and who is lying.
    1. How do you stay on a healthy diet with regards to your lifestyle? Is it working? Why / Why not?
    [current solution]
    Fear of illness & declining health, family related health issue
    1. What isn’t ideal about your current solution?
    [differentiation]
    House filled with unhealthy food, thus its hard to avoid.
    1. Do you think it's a problem for you not to have access to healthy food? Why / why not?
    Prevalence of healthier food options not available, fast food chains and drinks, they are owned by conglomerates, even hawker foods are not healthy, because of salt content, its difficult to eat healthier.
    ]]>     2022-05-28 10:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2202849888     Hasna https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2202912725 1. What is your age? 
    20
     
    2. Are you working or studying? 
    Studying
     
    3. Would you consider yourself knowledgeable in healthy eating? 
    Yes
     
    4. How would you define a “healthy meal”? There should be more vegetables in my plate than carbohydrates. Protein must be included. 
     
    5. Do you have difficulties finding healthy food in Singapore? 
    No
     
    6. How much would you pay for a healthy meal? 
    $7
     
    7. What is the biggest challenge you face about healthy eating? 
    Too tempted to eat junk food when I am stressed. 
     
    8. Why is this a challenge for you? Can you elaborate more about it? 
    When I am stressed, I feel like I should reward myself with junk food. 
     
    9. When was the last time you tried to solve this problem?. 
    Yesterday. 
     
    10. How do you stay on a healthy diet with regards to your lifestyle? Is it working? Why / Why not?
    [current solution] 
    I do intermittent fasting and try to eat less rice. 
     
    11. What isn’t ideal about your current solution?
    [differentiation] 
    Sometimes, I eat too little or too much. 
     
    12. Do you think it's a problem for you not to have access to healthy food? Why / why not? 
    No it is not. Singapore has a variety of healthy food to choose from.
    ]]>     2022-05-28 13:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2202912725     Jenn benjaminbrian96 https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2202920372 1. What is your age?
    45

    2. Are you working or studying?
    Working

    3. Would you consider yourself knowledgeable in healthy eating?
    Yes, i have taken steps to improve my health, and one of the steps is to change my diet. Others are things like going on walks and hikes.

    4. How would you define a “healthy meal”?
    A healthy meal contains low oil and salt, ingredients are normally steamed.

    5. Do you have difficulties finding healthy food in Singapore?
    Yes, my workplace is near hawker centres and its very hard to find healthy food. Whenever possible, i will to prep meals in advance and bring them to work. 

    6. How much would you pay for a healthy meal?
    Probably between $8 to $12 max

    7. What is the biggest challenge you face about healthy eating?
    The first challenge is that its hard to find tasty healthy food due to the limited options.
    The second challenge is that there really no time to find or prepare them

    8. Why is this a challenge for you? Can you elaborate more about it?
    For the limited options challenge, i feel that its because hawker centres generally dont have these options and that healthy food like salad joints are too far from my area. 

    The timing issue is more on my packed schedule, i usually have back to back meetings so i will grab a quick bite whenever i can. 

    9. When was the last time you tried to solve this problem?
    2 years ago, i realized that as i become older i needed to watch my diet to prevent any medical illnesses.

    10. How do you stay on a healthy diet with regards to your lifestyle? Is it working? Why / Why not?
    [current solution]
    As mentioned earlier, i try my best to prep meals in advance. Ill bring meals like chicken breast with steamed brocoli which i prepped the night before so i don't have to leave the workplace 

    Either that or i ask my colleagues to help me tabao

    11. What isn’t ideal about your current solution?
    [differentiation]
    It takes a long time to prep meals the night before. Usually when i am home i also have to settle some work emails, so theres that time constraint.

    12. Do you think it's a problem for you not to have access to healthy food? Why / why not?
    Yes, i worry about the health problems i may face if i do not take care of my body. Having healthy food allows me to eat a balanced and healthy diet. I also read somewhere that mentioned to be healthy it all starts with the diet. You can workout as much as you want but as long as you eat unhealthy foods, there is not gonna be much change]]>     2022-05-28 13:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2202920372     Jackie benjaminbrian96 https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2202920715 1. What is your age?
    - 20

    2. Are you working or studying?
    -Working

    3. Would you consider yourself knowledgeable in healthy eating?
    - No not really

    4. How would you define a “healthy meal”?
    - Low sugar and carbs, high protein, salads

    5. Do you have difficulties finding healthy food in Singapore?
    - Yes, its difficult to find healthy food because i usually look for cheap foods at hawker centres and food courts. Even supposedly healthy food like fish soup containts high amount of salt and MSG. 

    6. How much would you pay for a healthy meal?
    Between $5 and $10

    7. What is the biggest challenge you face about healthy eating?
    The biggest challenge i find is preparing the meals itself. Healthy meals found outside are too expensive and I can't prepare them myself due to the lack of time.

    8. Why is this a challenge for you? Can you elaborate more about it?
    My job is pretty tiring which means I don't really have the energy and time to prepare the meals when I am home. I want quick, cheap and simple meals which are convenient. 

    9. When was the last time you tried to solve this problem?
    I have not tried recently, I found it too much of a hassle. 

    10. How do you stay on a healthy diet with regards to your lifestyle? Is it working? Why / Why not?
    [current solution]
    Whenever i eat at hawker centres i just try to find the healthiest option available. Not really working as I usually follow my colleagues in eating what they want to eat too. For instance we will sometimes share mala.

    11. What isn’t ideal about your current solution?
    [differentiation]
    Theres very limited food choices if i were to narrow down the healthy meals at hawker centres. Its normally fish soup/yong tau foo. 

    12. Do you think it's a problem for you not to have access to healthy food? Why / why not?
    Not really, i normally just eat what i want nowadays and i don't see any consequences yet. Healthy food is also too expensive for me and frankly, does not taste good.]]>     2022-05-28 13:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aashifahh/2h33dal54tdga3i5/wish/2202920715