It has been suggested that the lockdown associated with Covid-19 has altered (at least acutely) many people's eating habitats (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/04/reality-bites-how-the-pandemic-changed-the-way-we-eat ). Prior to this experience, many city dwellers were never more than a few paces away from a place to snack or a restaurant meal. Food they prepared at home (if they ever got round to it) was largely bought near the time of cooking from convenience stores. There was enormous food wastage, as items passed their 'sell-by' dates or people decided not to cook. Now, many people have had to feed themselves (the grazing places have been closed); food tends (as in days of yore) to be purchased in a large weekly shop or by the online equivalent and food wastage has dramatically declined. Many of these changes (especially the reduction in 'throw away food') are beneficial but it will be interesting to see how long they last.
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