Local Food Sources to Promote Community Nutrition and Health: Storefront Businesses, Farmers’ Markets, and a Case for Mobile Food Vending

ABSTRACT Objective: To quantify the energy, nutrients-to-limit and total gram amount consumed, and identify their top food sources consumed by Latin Americans. Design: Data from The Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS). Setting: ELANS is a cross-sectional study representative of eight Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Participants: Two 24h dietary recalls on non-consecutive days were used to estimate usual dietary intake of 9218 participants with ages between 15-65years. “What We Eat in America” food classification system developed by USDA was adapted and used to classify all food items consumed by the ELANS population. Food sources of energy, added sugars, saturated fatty acids (SFA), sodium and total gram amount consumed were identified and ranked based on percentage contribution to intake of total amount. Results: Three-highest ranked food categories of total energy consumed were: rice (10.3%), yeast breads (6.9%), and turnovers and other grain-based items (6.8%). Highest ranked food sources of total gram amount consumed were: fruit drinks (9.6%), other 100% juice (9.3%), and rice (8.3%). Three highest ranked sources for added sugars were: other 100% juice (24.1%), fruit drinks (16.5%), and sugar and honey (12.4%). SFA ranked foods were: turnovers and other grain-based (12.6%), cheese (11.9%), and pizza (10.3%). Three top sources of sodium were: rice (13.9%), soups (9.1%), and rice mixed dishes (7.3%). Conclusion: Identification of top sources of energy and nutrients-to-limit among Latin Americans is critical for designing strategies to help them meet nutrient recommendations within energy needs.

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Student Column: The Relationship between Local Food Sources and Open Space to Body Mass Index in Urban Children

Public Health Reports ◽

10.1177/003335491112600617 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 126 (6) ◽

pp. 890-900 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

James J. Burns ◽

Sarah Goff ◽

Greg Karamian ◽

Coleen Walsh ◽

Lela Hobby ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Open Space ◽

Local Food ◽

Urban Children ◽

Food Sources ◽

The Relationship

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Pemberdayaan Ibu Rumah Tangga dalam Implementasi Teknologi Pengolahan Sumber Karbohidrat Nonberas dan Penganekaragaman Pangan Nonterigu untuk Mendukung Ketahanan Pangan

Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat ◽

10.22146/jpkm.22226 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 89-100

Author(s):

Rudiati Evi Masithoh ◽

Heni Kusumawati

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Food Processing ◽

Local Food ◽

Processing Technology ◽

Food Sources ◽

Household Economy ◽

Huge Number ◽

Family Economy ◽

The Family ◽

Surrounding Areas

Community may be involved in food security program by utilizing local based food materials in their surrounding areas. Potency of local food in Indonesia can be used as an alternative for the staple food. Te huge number of housewives in Yogyakarta can support the family economy or reduce the household budget through the use of local food sources. Tis community service activities aiemed at providing an understanding of processing technology of non-rice and non wheat food resources to be utilized to achieve food security and improve household economy. Outcomes of this activity are non-rice food products as carbohydrates source and non - grain food diversifcation, an improved understanding of food processing technology, as well as increased understanding of marketing and entrepreneurship.

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Acceptability of Height Measuring Equipment of Different Materials among Community Nutrition and Health Workers and Parents in Laguna Provinc

Acta Medica Philippina ◽

10.47895/amp.vi0.3100 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Measuring Equipment ◽

Health Workers ◽

Community Nutrition ◽

Nutrition And Health

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An ethnographic analysis of consumer information processing and decision-making at farmers’ markets

Journal of Consumer Marketing ◽

10.1108/jcm-07-2020-3999 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Benjamin Garner

Keyword(s):

Information Processing ◽

Local Food ◽

Survey Methods ◽

Consumer Information ◽

Farmers Markets ◽

Ethnographic Methods ◽

Process Information ◽

Farmers Market ◽

Content Type ◽

Marketing Messages

Purpose Farmers’ markets have grown rapidly in recent years and at the same time consumers increasingly desire to eat healthfully and sustainably. This research aims to analyze the way consumers process information regarding local food claims such as sustainability and organics when shopping for local foods at farmers’ markets. Design/methodology/approach This research uses ethnographic methods that included interviews with 36 participants, more than 100 hours of participant observation and prolonged engagement over a two and half-year period. Findings The findings indicate that there are two dominant types of consumers at the farmers’ market, hedonistic and utilitarian consumers. Hedonistic consumers rely on heuristic cues such as aesthetics, their relationship with the farmer and other peripheral sources of information when making purchase decisions. Utilitarian consumers, by contrast, carefully analyze marketing messages using central route cues and tend to be more conscious of their purchase choices. Practical implications This study will help farmers more effectively position their marketing messages and help consumers be aware how they process information in this space. Originality/value Unlike previous studies of consumer behavior at farmers’ markets that primarily use survey methods, this study uses observational and ethnographic methods to capture in situ interactions in this complex buying context. Further, while much work has been done on broad concepts of local food and organic preferences, this study provides a more in-depth look at consumer information processing in the farmers’ market space that reflects a mixture of organic and non-organic food.

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Assessing the Contribution of Traditional Foods to Food Security for the Wapekeka First Nation of Canada

Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism ◽

10.1139/apnm-2020-0951 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Michael A Robidoux ◽

Derek Winnepetonga ◽

Sylvia Santosa ◽

François Haman

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Local Food ◽

Lifestyle Changes ◽

First Nation ◽

Food Sources ◽

Household Food Security ◽

Traditional Food ◽

Traditional Foods ◽

Policy Makers ◽

The Impact

The food security crisis and disproportionately high burden of dietary related disease amongst northern Indigenous populations in Canada continues to be a troubling reality with little sign of improvement. The Government of Canada is responding by developing programs to support local food initiatives for northern isolated communities. While such investments appear commendable, the impact of local food harvesting to improve food security has yet to be determined. While there are clear nutritional and cultural benefits to traditional food sources, communities face considerable barriers acquiring it in sufficient amounts because of historically imposed lifestyle changes that have increased food insecurity rates. This study responds by providing a novel multidisciplinary approach that draws from firsthand experiences working with First Nations community members in a remote subarctic region in northwestern, Ontario to estimate their community’s total food requirement and the amount of wild animal food sources needed to sustain yearly food intake. This transferrable energy demand approach will be critical for policy makers to put into perspective the amount of wild food needed to have an impact on food security rates and ultimately improve dietary related diseases. Novelty: • It will provide government policy makers information about current harvest yields in a remote northern First Nation to understand the potential contribution of traditional food to improve local food security • Provides Indigenous communities a means to assess local food resources to measure the caloric contributions of traditional foods toward household food security

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