Savoring surplus: effects of food rescue on recipients
Savoring surplus: effects of food rescue on recipients
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品尝剩余：粮食救援对受助者的影响
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
C. Greeno
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作者：
Megan Wolfson;C. Greeno
粮食救援计划有可能减少粮食浪费和粮食不安全。自成立以来，数百万磅的易腐食品已被重新分配。迄今为止，人们对受助者如何或是否使用救援食品知之甚少。本文报道了对5个公共住房站点的29名食品领取者的访谈。参与者报告说，他们的营养和食品安全得到了改善，几乎没有食物浪费。与预期相反，由于预算救济带来的支出灵活性，粮食援助可能会增加而不是减少接受者的选择。目前正在利用调查结果编制一份适合广泛使用的调查问卷，以扩大对粮食救援对粮食不安全人口的影响的了解。
ABSTRACT Food rescue programs have the potential to reduce food waste and food insecurity. Since their inception, millions of pounds of perishable food have been redistributed. To date, little is known about how or whether recipients use rescued food. This paper reports on interviews with 29 food recipients in 5 public housing sites. Participants reported improvements to their perceived nutrition and food security, with virtually no food waste. Contrary to expectation, food rescue may increase rather than decrease recipient choice due to flexibility in spending stemming from budget relief. Results are being used to generate a questionnaire suitable for wider use to extend understanding of the effects of food rescue on food insecure populations.