Meal box schemes as a convenient way to avoid convenience food? Uses and understandings of meal box schemes among Danish consumers

TY - JOUR

T1 - Meal box schemes as a convenient way to avoid convenience food?

T2 - Uses and understandings of meal box schemes among Danish consumers

AU - Hertz, Frej

AU - Halkier, Bente

PY - 2017/7/1

Y1 - 2017/7/1

N2 - The term convenience food is subject to diversification, lack of clarity and moral ambiguity. In this paper we address these issues and critically discuss convenience food by using empirical findings from a Danish study that deals with practitioners' uses of meal box schemes. The methodological design consists of thirteen individual interviews, four focus groups and some observations of cooking practices. We combine the empirical findings with a particular definition of convenience food by Brunner et al. (2010) and selected practice theoretical concepts. This particular combination enables us to categorize meal box schemes as a new form of convenience food called convenient food. In addition, results suggest that meal box schemes reduce leftovers from dinner. Meal boxes also influence dinner related activities such as planning ahead in time and grocery shopping, which require less physical and mental effort.

AB - The term convenience food is subject to diversification, lack of clarity and moral ambiguity. In this paper we address these issues and critically discuss convenience food by using empirical findings from a Danish study that deals with practitioners' uses of meal box schemes. The methodological design consists of thirteen individual interviews, four focus groups and some observations of cooking practices. We combine the empirical findings with a particular definition of convenience food by Brunner et al. (2010) and selected practice theoretical concepts. This particular combination enables us to categorize meal box schemes as a new form of convenience food called convenient food. In addition, results suggest that meal box schemes reduce leftovers from dinner. Meal boxes also influence dinner related activities such as planning ahead in time and grocery shopping, which require less physical and mental effort.

U2 - 10.1016/j.appet.2017.03.016

DO - 10.1016/j.appet.2017.03.016

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 28315421

SN - 0195-6663

VL - 114

SP - 232

EP - 239

JO - Appetite

JF - Appetite

ER -