Nutritionism and the construction of 'poor choices' in families facing food insecurity.
The dominant research approach to both food insecurity and charitable meal provision is nutritionistic, deficit-orientated and ignores wider socio-economic issues. This reinforces existing power dynamics and overlooks the agency of people living food-insecure lives. We critique this dominant approach and draw on the everyday experiences of families facing food insecurity to ground an alternative approach that emphasises food as a social determinant of health.
1 Massey University, New Zealand.
Rebekah
R
Graham
2 The University of Waikato, New Zealand.
Ottilie
O
Stolte
1 Massey University, New Zealand.
Darrin
D
Hodgetts
1 Massey University, New Zealand.
Kerry
K
Chamberlain
D000328:Adult; D002608:Charities; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D005523:Food Supply; D015438:Health Behavior; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D009753:Nutritive Value; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D064890:Social Determinants of Health
community meals; food insecurity; hunger; nutritionism; poverty