drivers of wasted food in lower-middle income American families. These positive intentions provide an improved understanding … of household food waste, a problem with high environmental impact and moral implications. Based on empirical data …-emotions and showing affection for kids – can promote greater food waste. Other antecedents identified include multiplicity of …

This article aims to identify antecedents of food waste among lower-middle class families – a paradox, given the … households, based on observations, in-depth interviews, photographs and a focus group (n=6). Five major categories of food waste … (5) inappropriate food conservation. Several subcategories were also found, including impulse buying, lack of planning …

Building on findings related to physiological and psychological motivations of food preference, this research develops … stratified sample of 1005 additional people.Consistent with hypotheses, the findings showed different comfort food preferences …

Why is America a land of low-calorie food claims yet high-calorie food intake? Four studies show that people are more … fast-food restaurants claim to be healthy (e.g., Subway) compared to when they do not (e.g., McDonald’s). We also find that … claims may be true. These studies help explain why the success of fast food restaurants serving lower-calorie foods has not …