An ethnographic study exploring factors that minimize lunch waste in Tokyo elementary schools.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore factors that minimize lunch waste in Tokyo elementary schools and to consider how such factors can be modified and applied in US schools.

Design

Focused ethnographic study using interviews, observation, participant observation and document review. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.

Setting

Tokyo, Japan.

Participants

Five school dietitians participated in the study. Data collection methods included in-depth interviews, observation of nutrition education lessons, participant observation of school lunchtime and review of relevant school documents (e.g. lunch menus, food waste records).

Results

Five themes emerged from the analysis: (i) reinforcement of social norms to eat without waste; (ii) menu planning to increase exposure t

SUBMITTER: Izumi BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200582 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature