Characterizing early adolescent plate waste using the mobile food record

This study aimed to assess the amount of plate waste and how plate waste was disposed by early adolescent girls using a mobile food record (mFR). Participants were girls nine to thirteen years residing in O’ahu, Hawai’i (n = 93). Foods selected and leftover were estimated using a three day mFR. Each...

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Main Authors: Panizza, C., Boushey, Carol, Delp, E., Kerr, D., Lim, E., Gandhi, K., Banna, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: MDPI Publishing 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50043
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author Panizza, C.
Boushey, Carol
Delp, E.
Kerr, D.
Lim, E.
Gandhi, K.
Banna, J.
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Delp, E.
Kerr, D.
Lim, E.
Gandhi, K.
Banna, J.
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description This study aimed to assess the amount of plate waste and how plate waste was disposed by early adolescent girls using a mobile food record (mFR). Participants were girls nine to thirteen years residing in O’ahu, Hawai’i (n = 93). Foods selected and leftover were estimated using a three day mFR. Each leftover food was then classified as thrown into the trash, fed to a pet, eaten later, or other (e.g., composted). Repeated measures analyses of variance (ANOVA) were conducted and Tukey’s post-hoc test were used to adjust for multiple comparisons between times (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack) on leftover food and leftover food thrown into the trash. The percentage of food leftover and thrown into the trash was highest at lunch. The percentage of protein, grain, vegetables, fruit, and dairy leftover at lunch were unexpectedly low compared to previous studies. The median for percentage of food thrown into the trash at lunch was <5% for all food groups, and was consistently low across the day (<10%). Average energy intake was 436 kcal (±216) at lunch, and 80% of caregivers reported total household income as =$70,000. Studies in real-time using technology over full days may better quantify plate waste among adolescents. © 2017 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-500432017-09-13T15:35:34Z Characterizing early adolescent plate waste using the mobile food record Panizza, C. Boushey, Carol Delp, E. Kerr, D. Lim, E. Gandhi, K. Banna, J. This study aimed to assess the amount of plate waste and how plate waste was disposed by early adolescent girls using a mobile food record (mFR). Participants were girls nine to thirteen years residing in O’ahu, Hawai’i (n = 93). Foods selected and leftover were estimated using a three day mFR. Each leftover food was then classified as thrown into the trash, fed to a pet, eaten later, or other (e.g., composted). Repeated measures analyses of variance (ANOVA) were conducted and Tukey’s post-hoc test were used to adjust for multiple comparisons between times (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack) on leftover food and leftover food thrown into the trash. The percentage of food leftover and thrown into the trash was highest at lunch. The percentage of protein, grain, vegetables, fruit, and dairy leftover at lunch were unexpectedly low compared to previous studies. The median for percentage of food thrown into the trash at lunch was <5% for all food groups, and was consistently low across the day (<10%). Average energy intake was 436 kcal (±216) at lunch, and 80% of caregivers reported total household income as =$70,000. Studies in real-time using technology over full days may better quantify plate waste among adolescents. © 2017 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50043 10.3390/nu9020093 MDPI Publishing unknown
spellingShingle Panizza, C.
Boushey, Carol
Delp, E.
Kerr, D.
Lim, E.
Gandhi, K.
Banna, J.
Characterizing early adolescent plate waste using the mobile food record
title Characterizing early adolescent plate waste using the mobile food record
title_full Characterizing early adolescent plate waste using the mobile food record
title_fullStr Characterizing early adolescent plate waste using the mobile food record
title_full_unstemmed Characterizing early adolescent plate waste using the mobile food record
title_short Characterizing early adolescent plate waste using the mobile food record
title_sort characterizing early adolescent plate waste using the mobile food record
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50043