Reading the world: Food literacy and the potential for food system transformation

J Sumner - Studies in the Education of Adults, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In the field of adult education, literacy is a contested concept, so it is not surprising that terms
like food literacy are also highly debated. While some associate food literacy with individual …

FOODLIT-tool: Development and validation of the adaptable food literacy tool towards global sustainability within food systems

R Rosas, F Pimenta, I Leal, R Schwarzer - Appetite, 2022 - Elsevier
Facing multiple anthropogenic challenges and considering the current global pandemic,
food sustainability is stated as threatened by major intergovernmental agencies. Given the …

[HTML][HTML] Determining the effectiveness of an adult food literacy program using a matched control group

A Begley, I Fisher, L Butcher, F Foulkes-Taylor… - Journal of Nutrition …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the effect of Food Sensations for Adults on food literacy behaviors
and selected dietary behaviors. Methods A quasi-experimental design using preprogram …

Critical Food Literacy: Learning to Challenge Power in the Food System.

J Sumner - Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2024 - ERIC
As a derivative of the core concept of literacy, food literacy can similarly either empower or
disempower people. For example, the meaning of food literacy can be narrowed down to …

Food literacy and healthy diets of Canadian parents: Associations and evaluation of the Eat Well Campaign

MA Fernandez - 2019 - library-archives.canada.ca
Poor diet is a major risk factor for non-communicable chronic diseases such as obesity,
cardiovascular disease and certain cancers. Food literacy supports healthy eating practices …

Youth and food literacy: A case study of food education at The Stop Community Food Centre

S Goldstein - Learning, food, and sustainability: Sites for resistance …, 2016 - Springer
Of all the ways to interact with our environment, food is perhaps the most universal medium.
Throughout the course of our day, the vast majority of us consume at least one meal, and …

An Argument for a broader definition for food literacy: findings from a systematic review

B Fox, V Marinescu - Food, Nutrition and the Media, 2020 - Springer
Recent years have seen a great deal of academic interest in the study of food literacy. A
range of definitions for the concept has been advanced, including a variety of different core …