Seven weeks of home-cooked meals: changes to New Zealanders’ grocery shopping, cooking and eating during the COVID-19 lockdown

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dc.citation.volume51
dc.contributor.authorGerritsen S
dc.contributor.authorEgli V
dc.contributor.authorRoy R
dc.contributor.authorHaszard J
dc.contributor.authorDe Backer C
dc.contributor.authorTeunissen L
dc.contributor.authorCuykx I
dc.contributor.authorDecorte P
dc.contributor.authorPabian S
dc.contributor.authorVan Royen K
dc.contributor.authorTe Morenga L
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-10T21:23:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T01:40:26Z
dc.date.available2023-07-10T21:23:20Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T01:40:26Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
dc.description.abstractThe first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Aotearoa New Zealand resulted in disruptions to everyday life, including changes in grocery shopping, cooking and eating. This study aimed to capture changes in behaviours and perceptions of grocery shopping and food preparation during the lockdown, and the extent to which dietary patterns changed during this period. Data were collected in an online survey of 3028 adults (89% women, mean age = 44 years, range 18–87 years, the median time in lockdown = 40 days), during Aotearoa New Zealand's lockdown Alert levels 4 (33.4%) and Level 3 (66.6%). Respondents had decreased enjoyment of grocery shopping and increased home cooking and baking from scratch. There was an overall shift toward an unhealthy dietary pattern, with some respondents reporting increased consumption of sweet snacks (41%), salty snacks (33%), alcohol (33%), and sugary drinks (20%) during the lockdown. Age moderated the effect of lockdown for nearly every measure, with adults aged under 50 years the most likely to report adverse changes to their eating behaviours and diet. Future pandemic responses by government and employers should include public health nutrition policies and mitigate the stress for younger adults and those caring for children at home.
dc.description.publication-statusPublished
dc.format.extentS4 - S22
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dc.identifier.citationJOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND, 2021, 51 pp. S4 - S22
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03036758.2020.1841010
dc.identifier.eissn1175-8899
dc.identifier.elements-id440573
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn0303-6758
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/19830
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Group on behalf of the Royal Society of New Zealand
dc.relation.isPartOfJOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND
dc.rights(c) The author/s CC BY-NC-ND
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectcoronavirus
dc.subjectepidemic
dc.subjectlockdown
dc.subjectquarantine
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectdietary patterns
dc.subjectfood behaviours
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectCorona cooking survey
dc.titleSeven weeks of home-cooked meals: changes to New Zealanders’ grocery shopping, cooking and eating during the COVID-19 lockdown
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.notesNot known
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health/Research Centre for Hauora and Health
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