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Trofholz A, Hersch D, Norderud K, et al. Changes to the home food environment and parent feeding practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative exploration. Appetite. 2021;169:105806doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105806.
Trofholz, A., Hersch, D., Norderud, K., Berge, J. M., & Loth, K. (2022). Changes to the home food environment and parent feeding practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative exploration. Appetite, 169105806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105806
Trofholz, Amanda, et al. "Changes to the home food environment and parent feeding practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative exploration." Appetite vol. 169 (2022): 105806. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105806
Trofholz A, Hersch D, Norderud K, Berge JM, Loth K. Changes to the home food environment and parent feeding practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative exploration. Appetite. 2022 Feb 01;169:105806. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105806. Epub 2021 Nov 16. PMID: 34798223; PMCID: PMC8594079.
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Appetite. 2022 Feb 01;169:105806. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105806. Epub 2021 Nov 16.

Changes to the home food environment and parent feeding practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative exploration.

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Amanda Trofholz, Derek Hersch, Kristin Norderud, Jerica M Berge, Katie Loth

Affiliations

  1. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

PMID: 34798223 PMCID: PMC8594079 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105806

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many changes that potentially altered the home food environment, which has been associated with child eating patterns and dietary intake. There is also some evidence that changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic are associated with health behaviors in children, such as an increased intake of high-calorie snack food. The current study aimed to more deeply understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the home food environment of meal and snack time routines and parent feeding practices within families of young children. Data for this study are taken from the Kids EAT! Study, a racially/ethnically diverse cohort of families with 2-5 year old children. Qualitative interviews were conducted by phone and video conference with mothers (n = 25) during August/September 2020 and were coded using a hybrid deductive/inductive analysis approach. This allowed coders to identify themes using the interview questions as an organizational template (deductive) while also allowing unique themes to emerge from the qualitative data (inductive). Three overarching themes emerged with multiple sub-themes: 1) Mothers were more directive in the types of food and amounts of food eaten by children; 2) Mothers had less rules around mealtimes; 3) Mothers had increased meal responsibilities. When faced with a change in a structured schedule and increased stress-such as occurred with the COVID-19 pandemic, parents may benefit from advice on how to manage parent feeding practices, including tips on appropriate limit setting, establishing a schedule and routines, and improving accessibility of healthful snacks. Lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic may have relevance to other time periods when families face disruptions to routine and during other times of transition.

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Keywords: COVD-19; Child eating; Home food environment; Parent feeding practices; Qualitative; Snacking

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