Site
Participants (Number, %)
Predominately Black Sites
Hepburn
38 (11.1%)
North West Women’s Federated
63 (18.2%)
Predominately Hispanic Sites
North West Focal Point
29 (8.5%)
South West Focal Point
35 (10.2%)
South West Focal Point
61 (17.8%)
Predominately White Sites
Cantor
58 (16.9%)
Cantor
59 (17.2%)

Table1: Ethnic Distribution of Congregate Meal Sites (n=343)

Food Category
Mean % Plate Waste
Standard Deviation
Vegetable
13.10
24.06
Milk
4.05
16.47
Fruit
7.68
22.86
Entrée
8.75
21.11
Dessert
2.81
13.84
Bread
6.04
19.63
Total Mean % Plate Waste
10.95
15.99
Table 2: Mean Percentage Plate Waste by Food Category
Food Category
Mean % Plate Waste
Standard Deviation
p-value (n=97)
Entrée*
8.25
19.34
p<.003
Vegetable*
5.97
12.39
p<.001
Fruit
3.87
16.67
Dessert
2.84
13.91
Milk
2.58
12.75
Bread*
.77
4.35
p<.001
Wilks’ Lambda= .74, F(5,92)=6.46, p < .001

Table 3: Mean Percentage Plate Waste Among Food Categories (n=97)
Site Ethnicity
Mean % Plate Waste
Standard Deviation
p-Value
Black* (n=101)
17.49
21. 94
Hispanic* (n=125)
9.72
12.10
p=.001
White* (n=117)
6.62
11.16
p<.001
Total (n=343)
10.95
15.98
ANOVA: F (2, 340) = 14.13, p < .05
Table 4: Mean Percentage Plate Waste by Ethnicity
Site Ethnicity
Mean % Plate Waste
Standard Deviation
p-Value
Non-Hispanic (n=218)
11.66
17.83
p=.23
Hispanic (n=125)
9.71
12.10
p=.23
Non-White* (n=226)
13.20
17.59
p<.001
White* (n=117)
6.62
11.16
p<.001

Table 5: Mean Percentage Plate Waste Among Hispanics,non-Hispanics, aWhites and non-Whites
Black (n=101)
Hispanic (n=125)
White (n=117)
F-Value
Entrée*
15.10+-27.20a
8.40+-19.56b
3.63+-14.41b,c
8.36*
Vegetable*
20.38+-31.10a
14.91+-24.20a
4.88+-24.17b
12.61*
Bread*
12.87+-28.20a
3.80+-13.86b
2.56+-13.63b,c
9.18*
Fruit*
.66+-4.05a
4.20+-13.37a
13.68+-31.57b
7.60*
Milk*
6.58+-19.87a
10.25+-25.57a
0.00+-0.00b
8.91*
Dessert
0.00+-0.00
N/A
4.66+-17.66
2.71

Table 6: Mean Percentage Plate Waste among Ethnicities By Food Groups Food Group Mean Percentage Plate Waste