The influence of food choices determinants on the achievement of the sustainable food consumption goal

2019 ◽  
pp. 277-298
Author(s):  
Ana Pinto de Moura ◽  
Luísa Aires
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Influence Of Food

scholarly journals Smak för hållbar utveckling?

2021 ◽  
pp. 130-157
Author(s):  
Lolita Gelinder
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Video Data ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
School Subject ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Teachers And Students

In the school subject Home- and Consumer Studies, the curriculum includes knowledge about sustainable food consumption, i.e. the students should learn to make sustainable food choices. Previous research has shown that taste is an important factor when people choose what to eat. The purpose of this study is to investigate teaching about sustainable food consumption, by focusing on how teachers and students talk about taste during foodwork, more specifically what meaning that is construed in relation to taste and how this content may be understood in relation to different perspectives on taste. Video data from two classes of Swedish lower secondary school students is analyzed using pragmatic discourse analysis methods. The results show that taste is mainly used in terms of taste assessments and thus provide an understanding of taste as something fixed and unchangeable. A transactional perspective on taste is suggested as an alternative, working with taste as something changeable and reflexive. In this way teaching can be a part in students developing new taste experiences, which is crucial for wanting to change eating habits, or for learning to eat new dishes, and foods, which will be required in order for people to make sustainable food choices.

scholarly journals What Drives the Choice of Local Seasonal Food? Analysis of the Importance of Different Key Motives

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2715
Author(s):  
Laura Maria Wallnoefer ◽  
Petra Riefler ◽  
Oliver Meixner
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Sustainable Food

Local seasonal food choices are environmentally relevant behaviors and a promising opportunity for enhancing sustainable food consumption. Therefore, we need a more integrated understanding of motives driving consumers to opt for food that is produced locally and also in its natural growing season. The aim of this study is to (i) identify which motives for local food choices are also relevant for local seasonal food choices and (ii) investigate whether environmental motives become (more) relevant for these environmentally friendly choices. To assess consumer perceptions of socioeconomic, health, and environmental aspects, a survey in combination with a choice-based conjoint experiment to measure consumer preferences for seasonal (apples) and non-seasonal choices (tomatoes) was conducted. The data were collected by means of an online-panel survey (n = 499) and analyzed using two structural equation models. Results revealed that while the support of the local economy presents the most relevant driver, consumers’ price sensibility is even more relevant as a barrier. What differs is the relevance of authenticity and local identity. While local seasonal food provides environmental benefits to consumers, these benefits have no implications for the relevance of environmental motives. Based on these findings, we derive evidence-based recommendations for policymakers and marketers and propositions for future research regarding additional drivers and barriers for local seasonal food consumption.

scholarly journals Parental Food Choices and Engagement in Raising Children’s Awareness of Sustainable Behaviors in Urban Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3225
Author(s):  
Ewa Halicka ◽  
Joanna Kaczorowska ◽  
Krystyna Rejman ◽  
Agata Szczebyło
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Nutrition Policies ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
The Impact

Promoting sustainable food consumption patterns and understanding factors driving environmentally-friendly food choices is one of the challenges of public health nutrition policies in the 2020s and crucial for the future wellbeing of humans, food systems and the planet as a whole. To assess the impact of sustainability issues on the behaviors of parents living with young school-aged children in Poland a CAWI survey of 1035 adults in urban areas was conducted. A clustering procedure revealed that two of the identified clusters (73% of the sample) rated sustainability factors as important when purchasing food for children but only one of these clusters (29% of the sample) was actively engaged in raising their child’s awareness about sustainable behaviors. The third cluster (27% of the sample) had no intentions to teach their children about food sustainability because of lack of time or distrust in these topics. More than 80% of the sample agreed that parents share a responsibility in teaching children about the links between food, health and environment. Principles of healthy and sustainable diets should be incorporated into public health programmes to empower family members to engage in raising their children’s awareness and adopt more healthy and environmentally-friendly food consumption practices.

scholarly journals A Nudging Approach to Promote Healthier and More Sustainable Food Consumption and Lifestyles at the University of Milano-Bicocca

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Colleoni ◽  
Massimiliano Rossetti ◽  
Giacomo Magatti ◽  
Paola Palestini ◽  
Giovanna Iannantuoni
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Direct Instruction ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
The University ◽  
Three Phases

Since it was founded in 1998, the University of Milano-Bicocca has worked to make its structures environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable, not only to reduce the costs and environmental impact of its management processes, but also to promote sustainable behaviour on the part of its employees, lecturers and students. This report focuses on the measures implemented by the university in order to make food consumption and lifestyles healthier and more sustainable. Inspired by nudge theory (according to which in order to achieve a change in behaviour it is necessary to act on indirect encouragement and enablement rather than on direct instruction, enforcement and punishment), these measures aimed to promote healthier and more appropriate styles of food consumption, in particular at university canteens. The interventions were oriented both towards offering healthier products and towards modifying the environment in order to encourage more balanced food choices. The programme of interventions was divided into three phases: firstly an investigation of eating behaviours and lifestyles; secondly planning the interventions; and finally evaluating the project and disseminating good practices

Factors Associated With Healthy, Organic, Local, and Sustainable Food Choices

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara J. Lacaille ◽  
Rick Lacaille ◽  
Jennifer Schultz ◽  
Kim Dauner ◽  
Stephanie A. Hooker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Choices ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Factors Associated

SUSTAINABLE FOOD CONSUMPTION AS LUXURY FASHION INSIGHTS FROM THE ORGANIC MARKET IN SOUTH KOREA

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 368-368
Author(s):  
Ilaisaane Fifita ◽  
◽  
Dayun Hong ◽  
Yuri Seo ◽  
Eunju Ko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Sustainable Food

scholarly journals Challenging the Status Quo through Social Influence: Changes in Sustainable Consumption through the Influence of Social Networks

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5513
Author(s):  
Iljana Schubert ◽  
Judith I. M. de Groot ◽  
Adrian C. Newton
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Injunctive Norms ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Consumption Choices ◽  
The Status ◽  
Consumption Practices

This study examines the influence of social network members (versus strangers) on sustainable food consumption choices to investigate how social influence can challenge the status quo in unsustainable consumption practices. We hypothesized that changes to individual consumption practices could be achieved by revealing ‘invisible’ descriptive and injunctive social norms. We further hypothesized that it matters who reveals these norms, meaning that social network members expressing their norms will have a stronger influence on other’s consumption choices than if these norms are expressed by strangers. We tested these hypotheses in a field experiment (N = 134), where participants discussed previous sustainable food consumption (revealing descriptive norms) and its importance (revealing injunctive norms) with either a stranger or social network member. We measured actual sustainable food consumption through the extent to which participants chose organic over non-organic consumables during the debrief. Findings showed that revealed injunctive norms significantly influenced food consumption, more so than revealed descriptive norms. We also found that this influence was stronger for social network members compared to strangers. Implications and further research directions in relation to how social networks can be used to evoke sustainable social change are discussed.

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