Food waste in households: Children as quiet powerhouses

Kansal, Monika; Ananda, Jayanath; Mitsis, Ann; Karunasena, Gamithri Gayana; Pearson, David

doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104524

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“…Household type and making a shopping list before going shopping are the two most influential factors in the model studied. The higher likelihood of food waste in families with young and middle-aged children empirically confirms the child’s age as a valid variable for predicting food waste generation, consistent with the qualitative analysis of Kansal et al ( 18 ). The greater time and money constraints may underlie this higher likelihood of food waste, as indicated by Parizeau et al ( 14 ).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

“…Specifically, policy actions are required to facilitate changes in the perception of waste, promote good practices, and create favorable conditions for reducing food waste in these families. Placing the child at the center of policies to raise awareness about food waste is crucial, given their ability to directly and indirectly, influence waste ( 18 ). In this regard, promoting a healthy diet and describing the impact of food waste in schools can help reduce waste in families in the short term and create greater awareness of food waste in future families in the long term ( 15 ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many authors revealed that households with children tend to generate more food waste than households without children ( 13–17 ). In particular, research has demonstrated that the quantity of food waste increases as the number of children in the household increases, and the drivers of food waste may vary based on the child’s age ( 18 ). Households with young children and adolescents commonly over-purchase and over-prepare food due to their changing food preferences ( 15 ), picky eating behaviors ( 19 ), and parental intention to provide nutritious and suitable meals for their children ( 20 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Predicting food waste in households with children: socio-economic and food-related behavior factors

Tonini,

Odina,

Durany

2023

Front. Nutr.

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IntroductionThe consumption phase accounts for approximately half of the food waste generated within the food system. Numerous studies have identified families with children as the primary contributors to food waste. The aims of this paper is to enhance the comprehension of food waste behaviors in households with children by characterizing it and studying how socioeconomic characteristics and food-related behaviors can predict it.MethodsA survey was conducted among 806 families with children, categorized by the child’s age and family structure. The study utilized descriptive statistics to summarize the food waste behaviors and binary regression to evaluate the predictive abilities of 12 variable related to the socio-economic characteristic, purchase, and preparation behaviors and diet quality factors.ResultsPerishable food items, such as fruits, vegetables, cereal-based product, and dairy products, were the primary items wasted in households with children. Two patterns of food waste were identified: inadequate food management leading to small amounts of waste in families with young and middle-aged children, and over-purchasing perishable items leading to waste in other households with children. Household type and purchasing habits were significant predictors, while the purchaser’s age and buying channel showed lower predictive capacity.DiscussionPolicies to reduce food waste should prioritize raising awareness among children, promoting good practices at the household level, and creating favorable conditions during purchases. Strategies include enlisting children’s participation in meal planning and food preparation as well as limiting the promotion of ultra-processed products and incentivizing the sale of bulk products at supermarket.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Predicting food waste in households with children: socio-economic and food-related behavior factors

Tonini,

Odina,

Durany

2023

Front. Nutr.

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“…Recent research has used audience segmenting to identify specific community engagement strategies [24][25][26]97,98]. This runs alongside studies into use of social media marketing and messaging, with the latter showing better results in raising household food waste awareness than the more traditional methods [23,33,99].…”

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“…Audience segmentation is one means of categorising levels of community response and defining potential approaches [24,96,100]. These categories orientate mostly around sociodemographic factors such as age, family/home composition, gender, and income levels [97,100,106], together with the external influences of culture, location and country [107,108]. In seeking effective leveraging tools, householder surveys contribute much-needed insights into community waste-related behaviours [24,100,102] and interventions [102].…”

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Using Post-Kerbside Organics Treatment Systems to Engage Australian Communities with Pro-Environmental Household Food Waste Behaviours

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Dealing with the wicked problem of global food waste and loss is a complex and challenging area. In Australia, increased political will has landed the diversion of domestic food waste from landfill squarely at the feet of local government (councils), often requiring significant change to kerbside collections systems. This paper discusses how post-kerbside household food waste treatment systems can encourage pro-environmental behaviours. To achieve this, current food waste literature is examined against kerbside domestic waste collection measurable outcomes (diversion rates, system uptake and contamination rates). The hypothesis is that specific interventions can establish, or rebuild, community trust, responsibility and pro-environmental behaviours around food waste avoidance and diversion. Two post-kerbside systems—commercial composting and anaerobic digestion—provided the framework. Two themes emerged from the study: (1) the benefits of connecting the community with the interactions of household food waste inputs with post-treatment outputs (compost, soil conditioners, digestates and biogases); and (2) providing engaged communities with pathways for sustainable, pro-environmental actions whilst normalizing correct kerbside food waste recycling for the less engaged (habitual behaviours, knowledge and cooperation). The paper contributes to understanding how councils can connect their communities with the issues of household food waste.

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Understanding family food purchasing behaviour of low-income urban UK families: An analysis of parent capability, opportunity and motivation

Screti,

Edwards,

Blissett

2024

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Food waste in households: Children as quiet powerhouses

Cited by 12 publications

References 33 publications

Predicting food waste in households with children: socio-economic and food-related behavior factors

Predicting food waste in households with children: socio-economic and food-related behavior factors

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Using Post-Kerbside Organics Treatment Systems to Engage Australian Communities with Pro-Environmental Household Food Waste Behaviours

Understanding family food purchasing behaviour of low-income urban UK families: An analysis of parent capability, opportunity and motivation

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