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Food Wastage at Households - Coggle Diagram
Food Wastage at Households
Reasons
Shopping behaviours
Buying extra quantity during pandemic
Fear of rising prices
Fear of unavilability
Lack of shopping list
Buying from supermarkets
Buying more items than listed
Lack of communication between members
Multiple purchases of the same item
Not taking look at the fridge prior to shopping
Store layout
Impulse buying behaviour
Leftovers
Not re-using leftovers
Aesthetically Unappealing
Taste reduces when food kept in refrigerator for days
Food becomes boring if eaten multiple times
Cultural belief: Food shouldn't be heated twice
Repeated food offer less freshness and quality
Misplaced, forgotten
Stored for too long
Expire frequently
Status-quo of certain families
serving leftovers less acceptable
Does not taste good enough
Planning meals
Planning meals in advance
No prior information
Members Eat outside
Therefore their part is wasted
Dependency on other members to finish
Lack of knowledge about what happens to the food
Cooking too much food
Food - a way to show love
Parents/ Partners serve more food to their loved ones
Cooking skills
Estimation of the proportions
children
Guest
If guests does not turn up
House party
Extra safe quantity made
Cooking practice
Trimming vegetables and fruits
Skins / peels
nutrient value lost
Food Packaging
Package size of certain products
High prices of smaller packages
conception about 'best before” date
Depends on the particular food item
Confusion about best before and use by labels
Complementary dishes like chutneys, salads, achaar
Lack of knowledge about its impact
storage
Lack of storage
Lack of knowledge about cold storage
poor visibility in refrigerators
Casual attitude
Little quantity wont make so much difference
underestimate the amount of food they waste
People can afford to waste food
Skills to estimate food safety
Smell
Taste
Concern about health issues
Accessibility of shops
Member's preference
Diversity of diet plans
Specific Non-veg and veg days
Types of food wasted
Preparation residues
Leftovers
Partly used food
Original food
Half-open food
Complimentary dishes like salads, chutneys
Motivation to reduce food wastage
Saves money
Cultural belief
Respect to food
Morally wrong
Awareness about hunger in the country
Ultimately earning for food
Family upbringing
Morally wrong
Awareness about the impact of food wastage
Barriers to re-use leftovers
Busy lifestyle
Time and effort required
Not priories over other goals
Lack of storage facilities
Unavailabilty of pets/ animals nearby
House size
Not possible to compost
Minimum quantity
Food waste can't be given to poor
timing of house help
Food smells if stored for long
food appearances
Current solution
Compost at home
Giving to pets
Give away to house help
NGO's connecting to those you are in need
innovative cooking with leftovers
Smart refridgerator
Shop wisely
Making to-do list
Communicate to each member
Understanding date labels
Community attempts to donate food to animal shelters
Impact
Deforestation
Greenhouse gas
Waste of time and efforts
Waste of resources put into production
Hunger gap
Rising prices