Food spending in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Dhakal, Chandra; Acharya, Binod; Wang, Shaonan

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.912922

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“…Interestingly, a substantial number of our respondents had no prior experience with online grocery shopping and grocery pickup services. This differs from previous studies reporting an upward trend in these services [ 19 , 32 , 38 ]. Our study participants were mostly individuals ranging from ages 18–24 years.…”

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“…The findings of our study support previous research indicating a rise in online grocery shopping and grocery pickup services during the COVID-19 pandemic [ 36 , 37 ]. Our study also found that the pandemic has led to increased acceptance of grocery pickup among the participants in agreement with previous findings [ 17 , 38 ]. Interestingly, a substantial number of our respondents had no prior experience with online grocery shopping and grocery pickup services.…”

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Changes in food purchase, consumption and handling during COVID-19 pandemic among single person households

Antwi,

Olawuyi,

Bain

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Objective As a new type of consumer subject in the market that was formerly dominated by multiple person families, single households are driving the change in the buying structure. Food purchase activities have undergone significant changes since the outbreak of the COVID‐19. The objective of this study was to assess and compare variations in food consumption, purchase and handling during the COVID-19 pandemic between single person households (SPH) and multiple person households. Method A cross-sectional study conducted among 211 individuals in communities in Harris and Waller Counties, Texas. Sociodemographic, food purchase, food consumption and food handling activities during the COVID-19 pandemic were assessed with a validated COVID-19 Nutrition questionnaire. Results Non-Hispanic Black participants constituted 42.6%, and 28.4% were Hispanics. Participants were made up of mostly aged 18–24 years (39.3%), 47.9% single household composition, 30.4% in full time employment, and 29.1% partook in food assistance programs. A large proportion of them had never used grocery pickup services, online grocery shopping and a farmers’ market. During the COVID-19 pandemic, majority of the participants used more of large supermarkets, restaurant/fast food, and online grocery but food consumption seemed to remain the same for the majority of participants. For beverages, majority of participants consumed more water, less soda, and no alcohol. There was a significant association between single person household and higher restaurant/fast foods purchase. Many of the participants reported weight gain and less physical activity during the pandemic. Conclusion Restaurant meal purchases was more prevalent in single-person families. The results from the study have the potential to contribute to how public policy officials, food service, and health authorities forecast how different categories of consumers will react in pandemics and may be used to inform area-specific alleviation strategies to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and future events.

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Changes in food purchase, consumption and handling during COVID-19 pandemic among single person households

Antwi,

Olawuyi,

Bain

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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“…By contrast, in 2020, the average expenditure outside the household was three times lower than inside the household. In our study, the survey year (i.e., 2019 vs. 2020) was not an effect modifier, which is consistent with an analysis of food expenditure in the first year of the pandemic, in which no visible effect of the total food expenditure available to the household was noted 43 . This latter analysis was performed using national surveys with a similar methodology as that used in the present work.…”

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Association between total available nutritional quality and food expenditure in Peruvian households, 2019-2020

Bonilla-Aguilar,

Bernabe-Ortiz

2023

Cad. Saúde Pública

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Evidence points to a direct relationship between nutritional quality and food expenditure. However, food expenditure is highly susceptible to changes, and nutritional quality of household food presents limited evidence. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between nutritional quality available and total food expenditure in Peruvian households, and whether there were differences by area (urban and rural) and between years of the COVID-19 pandemic. For this, we used Peru’s National Household Survey (ENAHO) from 2019 and 2020. We assessed total food expenditure in US dollars per day, whereas household nutritional quality available was assessed based on dietary diversity and compliance with the household calorie requirements, percentage of food expenditure, and potential confounders. We used the Student’s t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), linear regression, and the Wald test to assess the interaction effect. Households with adequate total/partial nutritional quality available by area were found to spend, on average, USD 2.00 more in urban than in rural areas and, by year, they presented 7.1% more percentage of food expenditure in 2020 than in 2019. Despite associations existing between nutritional quality available and total food expenditure by year and study area, the effect modification was only present by study area. In multivariable model, households with adequate total/partial nutritional quality available consistently presented a lower total food expenditure by year, with a lower total food expenditure in urban areas. An inverse relationship was found between nutritional quality available and total food expenditure, in contrast to the direct relationship of studies assessing dietary cost and nutritional quality. Our results reflect the nutritional deficit in the food purchases of Peruvian households.

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“…The continued increase of at-home cooking may be a long-term effect of lockdowns and restricted access to fast food and restaurants during this period. During the acute phase of the pandemic, consumption of fast foods was reduced [ 60 , 61 ], but students in the present study reported that consumption of fast foods was more or about the same as pre-pandemic, which may be a result of the increased need for socialization after restrictions were removed. Consistent with other studies of changes in consumption patterns in university students, we found a self-reported increase in alcohol consumption [ 62 , 63 ].…”

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Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Choices and Eating Behavior among New Zealand University Students

McCormack,

Peng

2024

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Extensive research suggests that COVID-19 infection can lead to persistent changes in taste and smell perception. These sensory changes have the potential to exert lasting impacts on dietary choices, nutrition, and body weight. This study aims to explore COVID-related shifts in dietary intake among New Zealand university students. We conducted a survey involving 340 university students who had experienced COVID-19 infection between 2022 and 2023. Participants reported any changes in eating behavior since before the pandemic and were asked to complete a 24-h food record. Participants’ total daily energy intake, macronutrient intake, and composition were then compared with data collected from a similar cohort before the COVID-19 pandemic, spanning from 2017 to 2019. Dietary outcomes were compared using MANCOVA while controlling for individual age, gender, ethnicity, and BMI. Approximately 25% of participants reported experiencing sensory alterations with COVID-19, with those participants more likely to report changes in their experience of sweet tastes but not salty or fatty foods. Analyses of the pre- and post-COVID cohorts revealed that participants in the post-COVID group exhibited significantly higher consumption of protein and sodium. Understanding the long-term impact of COVID-19 infection may offer crucial insights into the role of chemosensory perception in dietary behavior.

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Food spending in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 6 publications

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Changes in food purchase, consumption and handling during COVID-19 pandemic among single person households

Changes in food purchase, consumption and handling during COVID-19 pandemic among single person households

Association between total available nutritional quality and food expenditure in Peruvian households, 2019-2020

Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Choices and Eating Behavior among New Zealand University Students

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