Plate Waste in School Lunch: Barriers,Motivators, and Perspectives of SNAP-Eligible Early Adolescents in the US |
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Authors: | Chenchen Zhao Chloe Panizza Kira Fox Carol J Boushey Carmen Byker Shanks Selena Ahmed Susan Chen Elena L Serrano Julia Zee Marie K Fialkowski Jinan Banna |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI;2. University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI;3. Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT;4. Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA |
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Abstract: | ObjectiveTo determine barriers, motivators, and perspectives regarding plate waste reduction of early adolescents.DesignTrained interviewers conducted audio-recorded individual interviews with adolescents.SettingElementary schools implementing the National School Lunch Program in Hawai‘i, Montana, and Virginia.ParticipantsEarly adolescents (n = 47, aged 9–13 years) from families receiving or eligible to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits were recruited to participate.Phenomenon of InterestFactors influencing plate waste among adolescents and potential plate waste reduction strategies.AnalysisCoders analyzed content and thematic data to identify code categories and themes.ResultsMain barriers to reducing school lunch plate waste were unsupportive school policy, undesirable food quality, satiation, and social influences. Key motivators to reducing school lunch plate waste were supportive school policy, including allowing students to share food with peers and save food to eat later; and social influences. Participants found it acceptable to throw away disliked food and unacceptable to throw away wanted food; they perceived that their peers did not care whether food was thrown away; and they thought their parents disliked wasting food.Conclusion and ImplicationsResults suggest that several factors might allow for minimization of school lunch plate waste in the National School Lunch Program, including improvements in food quality, food policy, and social influences. Under these important themes, strategies to employ may include improving food preparation and taste, allocating more time for students to finish lunch, allowing students to self-select food lunch items, and permitting them to share and save their leftover food. |
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Keywords: | Address for correspondence: Jinan Banna PhD RDN Department of Human Nutrition Food and Animal Sciences College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Agricultural Sciences 216 1955 East-West Rd Honolulu HI 96822 early adolescents food waste plate waste school lunch |
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