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Food Waste in K–12 Schools: An Opportunity to Create More Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2020.03.004
Food Waste in K–12 Schools: An Opportunity to Create More Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems
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      According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, approximately one-third of food produced globally for human consumption is lost or wasted, equivalent to approximately 1.3 billion tons of food per year.

      Committee on World Food Security. HLPE report on food losses and waste in the context of sustainable food systems. 2014. http://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe/reports/en/. Accessed March 19, 2020.

      Approximately 31% of food waste in the US happens at the retail and consumer levels.

      Committee on World Food Security. HLPE report on food losses and waste in the context of sustainable food systems. 2014. http://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe/reports/en/. Accessed March 19, 2020.

      Institutions such as K–12 schools, which operate on large scales and feed hundreds of children, are ideal settings to implement system changes to reduce food waste. While some food waste in schools is inevitable due to individual food preferences and differing caloric needs of students there are several policy and educational interventions that can reduce school food waste.
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      References

      1. Committee on World Food Security. HLPE report on food losses and waste in the context of sustainable food systems. 2014. http://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe/reports/en/. Accessed March 19, 2020.

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        • Banna J
        • Serrano EL
        Food waste in the National School Lunch Program 1978-2015: A systematic review.
        J Acad Nutr Diet. 2017; 117: 1792-1807
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