ArticleNutrients2019
Measuring Food Waste and Consumption by Children Using Photography.
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- Acceptability of School Menus: A Systematic Review of Assessment Methods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Evaluating a Smoothie-Based Nutrition Education Program to Improve Nutrition Security in Rural Adolescents.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Comparison of Food Selection with the National School Lunch Program Meal Pattern Guidelines and Assessment of Children's Food Intake and Waste Using Digital Photography in a School Cafeteria.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2025Article
- Nutritional, environmental and economic implications of children plate waste at school: a comparison between two Italian case studies.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- The Multifaceted Dimensions of Food Choice and Nutrition.Nutrients · 2020Article
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Abstract
A photography method was used to measure waste on food trays in school lunch in France, using the 5-point quarter-waste scale. While food waste has been studied extensively in US school lunches, the structure of the French lunch meal is quite different, with multiple courses, and vegetables (raw and cooked) in more than one course. Vegetables were the most wasted food category as usually seen in school lunch research, especially cooked vegetables, which were wasted at rates of 66%-83%. Raw vegetables were still wasted more than main dishes, starchy products, dairy, fruit, and desserts. Vegetables were also the most disliked food category, with the classes of vegetables falling in the same order as for waste. Waste and liking were highly correlated. Sensory characteristics of the food were cited as a main reason for liking/disliking. There is a strong connection between food liking and food consumption, and this connection should be the basis for future attempts to modify school lunch to improve consumption. The photographic method of measuring food waste at an individual level performed well.
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