Seven weeks of home-cooked meals: changes to New Zealanders' grocery shopping, cooking and eating during the COVID-19 lockdown
Gerritsen,Sarah Egli,Victoria Roy,Rajshri Haszard,Jill Backer,Charlotte De Teunissen,Lauranna Cuykx,Isabelle Decorte,Paulien Pabian,Sara Pabian Van Royen,Kathleen
Gerritsen,Sarah
Egli,Victoria
Roy,Rajshri
Haszard,Jill
Backer,Charlotte De
Teunissen,Lauranna
Cuykx,Isabelle
Decorte,Paulien
Pabian,Sara Pabian
Van Royen,Kathleen
Abstract
The 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.
Description
Publisher Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Date
2021
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
Keywords
COVID-19, coronavirus, epidemic, lockdown, quarantine, nutrition, dietary patterns, food behaviours, New Zealand, Corona cooking survey, FOOD-FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE, CHILDREN, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Citation
Gerritsen, S, Egli, V, Roy, R, Haszard, J, Backer, C D, Teunissen, L, Cuykx, I, Decorte, P, Pabian, S P, Van Royen, K & Te Morenga, L 2021, 'Seven weeks of home-cooked meals : changes to New Zealanders' grocery shopping, cooking and eating during the COVID-19 lockdown', Journal of the royal society of new zealand, vol. 51, no. Sup1, pp. S4-S22. https://doi.org/10.1080/03036758.2020.1841010