Table 1.
Overview of the master themes and sub-themes
| Sr. No. | Question | Master Themes | Sub-Themes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feelings about food waste | Emotional distress | Guilt |
| Emotional distress | |||
| Sin | |||
| 2 | Reasons for Food Waste | Family culture | Family values |
| Miscalculations | |||
| Lack of appreciation | |||
| Food preferences | |||
| Rising working class | Working class | ||
| Children and working adults | |||
| Time constraints | |||
| Storage facility | |||
| Bulk purchase and stock | |||
| Unthemed | Special occasions | ||
| 3 | How to avoid or eliminate food waste | Improving family values | Aligning value systems |
| Consumption habits | |||
| Enhancing awareness and appreciation | |||
| Purchasing or cooking | |||
| Initiatives for children | |||
| Finding alternative ways of consumption of food | Re-use | ||
| Food sharing | |||
| Managing storage | |||
| Unthemed | Managing special occasions |