ABSTRACT
Background: Confinement due Colombia's coronavirus pandemic caused impoverishment in many households, food shortage, and an increased food insecurity, which before the pandemic was at 54.2%. Related to these antecedents, comprehension of food acquisition dynamics was investigated throughout Universidad de Antioquia's students' households within the time of the pandemic. Method(s): A transversal descriptive study of 133 online surveys was applied. Result(s): The confinement changed how families obtained their provisions. Shopping through deliveries increased in 40.6%. Money for food decreased in 30.1% of households. Situations identified as obstacles for provisioning were fear of Coronavirus infection, deprovisioning, obligatory confinement imposed by the government, and higher prices. Nevertheless, 73.7% of households were satisfied with their provisioning methods. Conclusion(s): Confinement contributed to more dependent and solidary means of food acquisition (support from friends and neighbors), and decrease in the autonomy (self-bought).Copyright © 2022 Sociedad Espanola de Nutricion Comunitaria. All rights reserved.