Re-Licious: Co-Design with Adolescents to Turn Leftovers into Delicious and Healthy Meals-A School-Based Pilot Intervention.

ABSTRACT: One-third of the food produced globally is lost or wasted, and one cause is consumer leftovers. Re-licious was an eight-week pilot intervention aiming to increase awareness of food waste and healthy eating by building adolescents' ability to prepare and cook leftovers. Re-licious used a co-design approach and was piloted in a secondary school, half of which was during a COVID-19 lockdown period. Students watched videos on food waste and healthy eating during class. They identified leftover ingredients at home and repurposed ingredients to create recipes. Students co-created recipe criteria to ensure the personal relevance of the recipes. They completed pre- and post-intervention questionnaires (n = 40) about food waste and motivation and interest in healthy eating. Four group interv

SUBMITTER: Jenkins EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10454923 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature