Preparing meals under time stress. The experience of working mothers

Beshara, Monica; Hutchinson, Amanda; Wilson, Carlene

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2010.10.003

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“…Among mothers of school-aged children, confidence in the ability to prepare a healthy meal is positively associated with healthfulness of the meal. 17 A survey of German adults indicates that readymeal consumption (i.e., consumption of complete, main-course meals prepared externally) is inversely associated with cooking skills. 18 A high perceived value of food preparation is associated with greater intakes of fruits and vegetables among women in Australia, 19 and when the main home cook is confident in preparing vegetables, households buy a greater variety of vegetables.…”

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Impact of Cooking and Home Food Preparation Interventions Among Adults: Outcomes and Implications for Future Programs

Reicks¹,

Trofholz²,

Stang³

et al. 2014

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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Objective Cooking programs are growing in popularity; however an extensive review has not examined overall impact. Therefore, this study reviewed previous research on cooking/home food preparation interventions and diet and health-related outcomes among adults and identified implications for practice and research. Design Literature review and descriptive summative method. Main outcome measures Dietary intake, knowledge/skills, cooking attitudes and self-efficacy/confidence, health outcomes. Analysis Articles evaluating effectiveness of interventions that included cooking/home food preparation as the primary aim (January 1980 through December 2011) were identified via OVID MEDLINE, Agricola and Web of Science databases. Studies grouped according to design and outcomes were reviewed for validity using an established coding system. Results were summarized for several outcome categories. Results Of 28 studies identified, 12 included a control group with six as non-randomized and six as randomized controlled trials. Evaluation was done post-intervention for five studies, pre- and post-intervention for 23 and beyond post-intervention for 15. Qualitative and quantitative measures suggested a positive influence on main outcomes. However, non-rigorous study designs, varying study populations, and use of non-validated assessment tools limited stronger conclusions. Conclusions and Implications Well-designed studies are needed that rigorously evaluate long-term impact on cooking behavior, dietary intake, obesity and other health outcomes.

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Impact of Cooking and Home Food Preparation Interventions Among Adults: Outcomes and Implications for Future Programs

Reicks¹,

Trofholz²,

Stang³

et al. 2014

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

281

283

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“…Parents seem to use a range of strategies to manage child snack intake (Boots et al., 2016) but in general food parenting outside of mealtimes, particularly as it occurs in naturalistic settings, is not yet fully understood (Davison et al, 2015; Jacquier et al, 2017). Prior work also suggests that family stress arises around managing child needs, specifically hunger, while attempting meal preparation (Norman et al, 2015), and maternal stress due to limited time for meal preparation has frequently been reported (Beshara, Hutchinson, & Wilson, 2010; Devine, Connors, Sobal, & Bisogni, 2003). Thus, food parenting during the afterschool/pre-dinner period that was considered here may present somewhat unique challenges.…”

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Family food talk, child eating behavior, and maternal feeding practices

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Viechnicki²,

Retzloff

et al. 2017

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Families discuss food and eating in many ways that may shape child eating habits. Researchers studying how families talk about food have examined this process during meals. Little work has examined parent-child food-related interactions outside of mealtime. We assessed family food talk at home outside of mealtime and tested whether food talk was associated with obesogenic child eating behaviors, maternal feeding practices, or child weight. Preschool and school-aged mother-child dyads (n=61) participated in naturalistic voice recording using a LENA (Language ENvironment Analysis) recorder. A coding scheme was developed to reliably characterize different types of food talk from LENA transcripts. Mothers completed the Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) and Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) to assess child eating behaviors and maternal feeding practices. Child weight and height were measured and body mass index z-score (BMIz) calculated. Bivariate associations among food talk types, as a proportion of total speech, were examined and multivariate regression models used to test associations between food talk and child eating behaviors, maternal feeding practices, and child BMIz. Proportion of child Overall Food Talk and Food Explanations were positively associated with CEBQ Food Responsiveness and Enjoyment of Food (p’s<.05). Child food Desire/Need and child Prep/Planning talk were positively associated with CEBQ Enjoyment of Food (p<.05). Child Food Enjoyment talk and mother Overt Restriction talk were positively associated with CEBQ Emotional Over-Eating (p<.05). Mother Monitoring talk was positively associated with CFQ Restriction (p<.05). Mother Prep/Planning talk was negatively associated with child BMIz. Food talk outside of mealtimes related to child obesogenic eating behaviors and feeding practices in expected ways; examining food talk outside of meals is a novel way to consider feeding practices and child eating behavior.

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“…Dual-earner families are the norm today, representing the majority of families in the U.S. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011) and in France (Mainguené, 2011). The fact that both parents in our families were employed and returned home in the late afternoon meant that they had a limited time to get dinner on the table every weeknight (Beshara, Hutchinson, & Wilson, 2010;Devine, Connors, Sobal, & Bisogni, 2003;Jabs et al, 2007). Examination of the video-recordings of weekday dinners affords access to the food choices our American and French parents made that allowed them to manage their time constraints, providing a realistic picture of the presence of fruits and vegetables in their daily menu.…”

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Eating fruits and vegetables. An ethnographic study of American and French family dinners

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The French eat more fruits and vegetables than Americans and have lower rates of childhood obesity. This ethnographic study compares various aspects of meal environment in sixteen households in LA, California and Paris, France, and offers insights on the relationship between local practices and preferences and children's consumption of fruits and vegetables. Our analysis of video-recorded naturalist data reveals that the consumption of fruits and vegetables is linked to the cultural organization of dinner--what, when and how food is served--and to local beliefs about children's eating practices. We also found that the French model for dinnertime prioritizes the eating of fruits and vegetables more than the American model does. We propose that local eating models should be taken into account in research on childhood obesity and in prevention programs.

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Preparing meals under time stress. The experience of working mothers

Cited by 66 publications

References 18 publications

Impact of Cooking and Home Food Preparation Interventions Among Adults: Outcomes and Implications for Future Programs

Impact of Cooking and Home Food Preparation Interventions Among Adults: Outcomes and Implications for Future Programs

Family food talk, child eating behavior, and maternal feeding practices

Eating fruits and vegetables. An ethnographic study of American and French family dinners

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