How might reduce waste when choosing to eat healthier food options, specifically fresh produce.

Analysis of photo journals

Analysis of interviews

Micaela's Analysis

Doc's Analysis

Milana's Analysis

Zama's Analysis

Nikita's Analysis

Christi's Analysis

Yolandi's analysis

Changes in my fridge

Milk

Bread

Coleslaw

Carrots

Water

What wasted in my fridge

Tomatoes

Cheese

Eggs

Reason: Bought too many

Reason: I didn't use them

Reason: Didn't use

Changes in Carla's work fridge

Other reasons: It was month end

Changes in Louisa's fridge

Yougurt

Milk

Fresh produce

Chesse

Eggs

Feta

What wasted in Louisa's fridge

Baked goods (muffins)

Cheese

Leftover food

Sauces

Coldmeat

Desserts

Micaela's Interviews

Nikita's interview

Christi's interviews

Milana's Interview

Ilze's interviews

Yolandi's interviews

Louisa's interview

Reasons for food choice

Healthy

Health issues

Age

Fastfood

No-go

Fresh produce

Bought weekly

Reason: Freshness

R250-R300

Family (2 people)

Consumption

80% self-consumption

20% Give away

Reason: Eat daily

Waste

Almost nothing

Reason: What they don't use they freeze

No spoiling food

Normal trash

Alternatives

Compost heap

What type

Corn

Peas

Green beans

Sweet Potato

Pumpkin

Beetroot

Carrots

Avos

Cucumber

Lettuce

Pineapple

Tomatoes

Strawberries

Guava

Grapes

Naartjies

Oranges

Apples

Bananas

Findings and Reflections

Nikita

Micaela

Ilze

Doc

Milana

Christi

Yolandi

Louisa

They do not waste fresh produce, but there are other items in their fridge that does waste.

Fridge is evident of their food choices (healthy)

Everardt's interview

Reasons for food choice

Healthy

Fastfood

Obesity

Not really

Fresh produce

Weekly

2kg

Family (2 people)

80%

1.2kg bananas

Waste

Buy to much since it was a special/value pack

Busy lifestyles

Forgot to share

Share if fresh produce is not spoiled

Normal trash

Alternatives

Interest, but no solution

Fresh produce (Coleslaw and carrots)

R1000 per month

Type

Bananas

Naartjies

Coleslaw

Carrots

Tomatoes

Pumkin

Sweet potato

Everardt

Although he prefers a healthy lifestyle it is not evident in the fridge journal

Consumption of diary products seem to be a lot

Favourite fresh produce is bananas (1.2kg of 2kg fresh produce)

Waste in Carla's work fridge

Changes in fridge

Waste in fridge

Changes in my fridge

Waste in fridge

Changes in fridge

No waste at all, the food in the fidge has long life and is in small quantity

Changes in fridge

Waste in fridge

Changes in fridge

Waste in fridge

Ilze's Analysis

Changes in fridge

Waste in fridge

Red: Waste

Yellow: Changes

Purple: Fresh produce

Blue: Food choices

Turquoise: Findings and reflections

Fish

Reason: Not big fish eaters

pawpaw ???

Reason: The people who eat the most fruits in the house is not really people, but rather birds.

Banana

Reason: Too many fruits to consume

Cheese

Milk

Food in tupperware (mainly mince & beef stew )

Spinach

Rice

Sweet Potato

Potatoes

Chicken

grapes

Mainly bought for the birds

Reason for Food Choice

Prefer Healthy Lifestyle

Don't want to be fat or have health issues related to an unhealthy lifestyle.

Unhealthy

Usually we eat a bit more unhealthy over the weekends when fat cakes and cupcakes are bought or cookies are baked.

Fresh Produce

What Type

Spinach

Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes

Tomatoes

baby marrow

Banana

Apples

grapes

Cucumber

Broccoli

Peas

Carrots

Bought Weekly

Family ( 4 People & 2 Birds )

R 600

because the food is made for the week in advance.

Most of the fresh produce bought are used in making the food for consumption throughout the week, unless a bulk pack was bought, which will last us a bit longer

Waste

Not Much

WHY: We make for a lot of people and we east quite a lot of portions within a day

Birds helps to reduce waste, and most of the fresh produce are consumed

Dustbin

Compost

Would be interested in other alternatives that can benefit and compliment current lifestyle

Fruits are the least eaten

Milk is consumed a lot

Food in tupperware does get eaten

Bread

cooldrink

Coldmeats

Apples

Margarine

Food in lunchboxes/ takeaway tins

Sauces

Sauces

Left over food

Fruit (Pawpaw)

Olives

Onion

Reason for waste: Sauces do not get used often in the work fridge as employees usually buy take away

Reason for waste: New food gets brought the next day

Reason for waste: Not a lot of people eat it

Fresh Produce

Bought on a weekly basis

Food spoils easily

Fresh produce that is bought is used in the meal preparations during the course of the week.

Type of fresh produce bought

Spends between R300 - R400 on fresh produce a week

Buying on a weekly basis helps to not buy unnecessary food

Tomatoes

Lettuce

Cucumber

Spring onion

Corn

Vegetables

Naartjies

Bananas

Grapes

Apples

Waste

Interested in composting

Waste gets through into the dustbin or leftover food for the evening gets fed to the dogs

No waste

Leftover food gets given to the dogs

Reasons for food choices

Healthy lifestyle

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There are children in the house hold and therefore, the food must be nutritious for them

Having a healthy and balanced eating lifestyle is important

Unhealthy lifestyle

On certain weekends take away is ordered for a family treat

Work sometimes gets in the way of healthy eating

Children enjoy sweets and unhealthy foods

Leftover food in tupperwares get thrown away

A working environment can constrict one when trying to eat healthy

80-90% of fresh produce is used within the week.

Leftovers

Plums

Yoghurt

Cheese

Grapes

Vegtables

Chile Sauce

Garlic

Leftovers

Lupin Beans

Butternut

Cucumer

Tomatoes

Lettuce

Feta Cheese

Changes in Deborah's Fridge

Waste in Deborah's Fridge

Juice

Dog Food

Prepared Food

Vegtables

Eggs

Feta Cheese

Olives

Leftovers

Sauces

Spreads

Vegatables

Leftovers

Greenpepper

Sauces

Tracy's Interview

Deborah's Interview

Fresh Produce

What Type

Fresh Produce

Bought Weekly

What Type

Reasons for Food Choice

Waste

Waste

Plums

Grapes

Cucumber

Green Pepper

Tomatoes

Lettuce

Butternut

Mushrooms

Baby Marrows

Spinach

Spinach

Bough Weekly

Food that is bought on a Monday is used throughout the week and so hardly no waste happens

Spends between R500- R600

Buys weekly as it helps not to waste

Buys from Woolworth's as fresh produce lasts longer

Reasons For Food Choice

To be healtier

To not have alot of takeout

Enjoys home cooked foods more

Leftovers in fridge

Unused produce

Leftovers and spoiled but still okay food goes to dog

Weekly diet fruit and veg

Eggs

Spends around R500

Food gets deliverd on a monday and food is then used throughout the week

No waste to occur

To be healthier

For gym purposes

Leftovers go to dogs

Waste is thrown in normal trash

Is interested in an alternative just not sure what or how they can manage it with little time

Interested in alternative ways

Tracy

Deborah

Some leftovers dont get eaten

Loves yoghurt

Fruit gets eaten quick

Produce is used within the week unless to busy to cook and so easy meals are made and produce is used slowly

Buys from woolworths so produce lasts longer around 2 weeks

Eats almost all fresh produce and eggs

Waste goes to dogs

on a diet and so all food must be consumed within the week

some fresh produce may spoil due to over compensation

Zama

Doc's interviews

Zama's interviews

Doc's Interview

Alot of food wasn't consumed

Health is one thing most youth don,t care about

Eggs is one thing that was consumed the most this means most
youth don't cook.

waste

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There wasn't much waste

Some students sometimes run out of food before the end of the month.

Some students buy in small amounts so they don't spend a lot. They normally use the rest of their grocery money for other things

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Fresh produce

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Very less healthy fresh produce

Lettuce

Cucumber

Potato/Sweet Potato

No Vegies

Butternut

No fruits

Vegetables

Eggs

There wasn't much change

Carrot's

Butternut

Eggs were consumed the most

Innocent

Helga

Eats healthy for medical reasons

Cooks in bulk

Enjoys eating meat

Doesn't make food often

Mostly eats once or twice a day

Innocent

Helga