TY - JOUR
T1 - A Child's Viewpoint
T2 - Determinants of Food Choice and Definition of Health in Low-Income 8- to 13-Year-Old Children in Urban Minnesota Communities
AU - Heidelberger, Lindsay A.
AU - Smith, Chery
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding was provided by the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - Pediatric obesity is a major public health concern. To investigate factors that influence children's dietary habits and beliefs, focus groups were conducted with 8- to 13-year-olds (n = 52) in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Four major themes emerged: (1) health beliefs, (2) food characteristics, (3) cooking ability, and (4) mealtime practices. These results support incorporating cooking education into children's educational experiences to increase acceptability of healthy foods. Interventions geared toward children should integrate their perspectives, health beliefs, and factors affecting food choice. These data provide support for parents, social programs, and schools to increase their role in promoting children's health.
AB - Pediatric obesity is a major public health concern. To investigate factors that influence children's dietary habits and beliefs, focus groups were conducted with 8- to 13-year-olds (n = 52) in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Four major themes emerged: (1) health beliefs, (2) food characteristics, (3) cooking ability, and (4) mealtime practices. These results support incorporating cooking education into children's educational experiences to increase acceptability of healthy foods. Interventions geared toward children should integrate their perspectives, health beliefs, and factors affecting food choice. These data provide support for parents, social programs, and schools to increase their role in promoting children's health.
KW - children's dietary perspective
KW - food choice
KW - low-income
KW - qualitative methodology
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U2 - 10.1080/19320248.2014.929547
DO - 10.1080/19320248.2014.929547
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84906657480
SN - 1932-0248
VL - 9
SP - 388
EP - 408
JO - Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
JF - Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
IS - 3
ER -
