Educating parents about portion sizes for preschoolers

Bish, Beth; Regis, Kim; Gottesman, Mary Margaret

doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2004.12.001

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“…6, 28-39 These programs often target low-income Americans who typically consume fewer fruits and vegetables. However, all Americans, regardless of income, do not consume the recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables.…”

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Fruit and vegetable consumption and food values: National patterns in the United States by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility and cooking frequency

Wolfson¹,

Bleich²

2015

Preventive Medicine

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Background More frequent cooking at home may help improve diet quality and be associated with food values, particularly for individuals participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Objective To examine patterns of fruit and vegetable consumption and food values among adults (aged 20 and older) in the United States, by SNAP participation and household cooking frequency. Methods Analysis of cross-sectional 24-hour dietary recall data obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010 (N=9,560). Results A lower percentage of SNAP participants consumed fruit (total: 35% vs. 46%, p=0.001; fresh: 30% vs. 41%, p<0.001) and vegetables (total: 49% vs. 58%, p=0.004; fresh: 35% vs. 47%, p<0.001) than those ineligible for SNAP. Among SNAP participants, cooking > 6 times/week was associated with greater vegetable consumption compared to cooking < 2 times/week (175 grams vs. 98 grams, p=0.003). SNAP-eligible individuals who cooked ≥ 2 times/week were more to report price (medium cookers: 47% vs. 33%, p=0.001; high cookers: 52% vs. 40%, p<0.001), ease of preparation (medium cookers: 36% vs. 28%, p=0.002; high cookers: 36% vs. 24%, p<0.001) and how long food keeps (medium cookers: 57% vs. 45%, p<0.001; high cookers: 61% vs. 50%, p<0.001) as important compared to SNAP-ineligible individuals. Conclusions Fruit and vegetable consumption in the United States is low regardless of cooking frequency. Efforts to improve diet quality should consider values on which food purchases are based.

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Fruit and vegetable consumption and food values: National patterns in the United States by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility and cooking frequency

Wolfson¹,

Bleich²

2015

Preventive Medicine

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“…Although many experts agree that portion education should begin with parents of very young children, (Shunk & Birch ; Bish et al ) it is not well understood at what age this should occur and if parents should offer recommended age‐appropriate portions to their children or simply monitor the portions that their children choose for themselves in family‐style eating situations. Nevertheless, at root is the question of what the long‐term consequences are if parental actions, especially altering portion size, can influence EI and the trajectory of weight gain for young children, who seem to be less attuned to internal satiety signals, as they grow older.…”

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A Systematic Review of the Evidence: The Effects of Portion Size Manipulation with Children and Portion Education/Training Interventions on Dietary Intake with Adults

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Lane²,

Vaughan

et al. 2012

Worldviews Ev Based Nurs

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“…Products that are clearly geared toward children sometimes come in pre-apportioned sizes. However, research indicates that packaged snack foods are divided into sizes 2.5 times larger than is appropriate for young children (Bish, Regis, & Gottesman, 2005). Manufacturers could correct this so that the preapportioned sizes are smaller than those for adults.…”

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Policies to promote healthy portion sizes for children

Pomeranz

Miller

2015

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People of all ages are increasingly consuming larger portions of food. Governments worldwide are involved in the regulation of many aspects of the food supply; however, policies and programs related to serving sizes for children vary or are not clearly communicated. This paper reviews U.S. federal and state government recommendations, policies, and laws related to serving size for children and suggests directions for future policy objectives and outstanding research needed to support the enactment of laws based on the best science. Specifically, this paper reviews federal dietary recommendations and requirements for nutrition programs, packaged food labels and restaurant menus; state regulation of retail environments and child care settings; food companies' self-regulatory options; and directions for future research and policy initiatives. The paper concludes that there are many opportunities for government to revise its policies and programs to better support healthy portion sizes for children and create a more transparent information environment to assist caretakers to do the same.

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Educating parents about portion sizes for preschoolers

Cited by 11 publications

References 13 publications

Fruit and vegetable consumption and food values: National patterns in the United States by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility and cooking frequency

Fruit and vegetable consumption and food values: National patterns in the United States by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility and cooking frequency

A Systematic Review of the Evidence: The Effects of Portion Size Manipulation with Children and Portion Education/Training Interventions on Dietary Intake with Adults

Policies to promote healthy portion sizes for children

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