Climate, Food Supply, Nutrition Sciences, Waste Management
Conditions
Brief summary
Participants will be asked to use the app to capture data on food purchases, food waste that occurs during food preparation, food waste that is present after eating, and food waste from cabinet and refrigerator/freezer clean-outs. During collection of much of the food waste data, participants will record in the app if food waste will be disposed of via composting, disposal, fed to pets, or garbage/landfill. They will also indicate if the food was spoiled, past the expiration date, etc. This will occur for 4-8 days. Participants should perform the prep and eat occasions 4-8 days. The shopping and toss occasions should be completed for at least 7 days.
Interventions
OTHERAd libitum data collection
Food purchase, prep, eat and toss data
Sponsors
Martin, Corby, K., M.D.
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Male or Female, age 18-65 years * Willing to be recontacted * Conducts some of the food shopping, food purchasing, and/or food preparation for their household. * Internet and/or Wi-Fi availability to complete surveys and send images. * Ownership of an iPhone 9S or later, operable Apple ID, password, and email address that they are willing and able to use to collect data during the study. Subject acknowledges data usage and associated charges are a result of study. * Willing to complete all study procedures and adhere to study visit timelines -
Exclusion criteria
* Refusal or unable to use an iPhone for study related purposes. * Not willing to adhere to study procedures and study visit timelines. * PBRC employee * Any condition or circumstance that in the judgement of the PI could interfere with study participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Total weight of household food waste | daily during baseline collection | weight (g) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed