Understanding Mothers’ Perceptions of Food Skills: A Qualitative Study

Kopetsky, Amanda; Baker, Sandra; Hobbs, Korissa; Robson, Shannon M.

doi:10.1016/j.jand.2021.01.001

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“…One particularly interesting insight from our study was the focus on organizational skills such as meal planning, batch cooking, and budgeting to help reduce the mental toll of meal planning and management of household food resources. Similarly, in a recent qualitative study, mothers of children under 18 years old identified planning and resourcefulness as key food skills for consuming a healthy diet [ 50 ]. Participants’ interest in simple recipes also speaks to a need for tools to help reduce the “mental energy” of meal provision.…”

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A Qualitative Study of Motivators, Strategies, Barriers, and Learning Needs Related to Healthy Cooking during Pregnancy

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Nutrition during pregnancy has lifelong impacts on the health of mother and child. However, this life stage presents unique challenges to healthy cooking and eating. Cooking interventions show promising results, but often lack theoretical basis and rigorous evaluation. The objective of this formative, qualitative study was to explore motivators, strategies, and barriers related to healthy cooking during pregnancy. Pregnant individuals’ preferences for a cooking education program were also explored. We conducted five focus groups with pregnant individuals (n = 20) in Southeast Michigan in 2019. Focus groups were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim, then double coded by two members of the research team. Mean gestational age was 18.3 ± 9.6 weeks. Common motivators included feeding other children, avoiding pregnancy complications, promoting fetal growth, and avoiding foodborne illness. Challenges included pregnancy symptoms, navigating nutrition recommendations, mental energy of meal planning, family preferences, and time constraints. Strategies employed were meal planning and including a variety of foods. Participants identified organizational strategies, recipes, nutrition information, and peer support as important components of a cooking intervention during pregnancy. This study characterized multiple challenges to healthy home cooking during pregnancy, providing novel insight to inform the development of cooking skills education programs during this important life stage.

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“…It is likely that PLWO and food insecurity use these food preparation practices as a way of reducing utility costs associated with food preparation. Additionally, energy-saving appliances, such as slow cookers and air fryers, may be used due to the convenience they offer (Callender et al, 2021;Kopetsky et al, 2021), and although air fryers are viewed by households with low-income as healthier than traditional frying methods (Adams, 2023), their use does not necessarily determine that the product chosen to be cooked is any healthier. Likewise, meals that do not require cooking tend to be more highly processed (Parnham et al, 2022) and so consumption is likely to elicit a low quality diet (Harb et al, 2023).…”

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The impact of the cost of living crisis and food insecurity on food purchasing behaviours and food preparation practices in people living with obesity

Stone,

Brown,

Douglas

et al. 2023

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Lower income households are at greater risk of food insecurity and poor diet quality. In high-income countries, food insecurity is associated with higher levels of obesity, and the global cost of living crisis is likely to have exacerbated existing dietary inequalities for people living with obesity (PLWO) and food insecurity. However, there is a paucity of research on the impact of the cost of living crisis on food purchasing and food preparation practices for PLWO and food insecurity. Using an online survey (N = 583) of adults residing in England or Scotland with a body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 30kg/m2, participants self-reported on food insecurity, diet quality, perceived impact of the cost of living crisis, and their responses to this in terms of food purchasing behaviours and food preparation practices. Regression analyses found that participants more impacted by the cost of living crisis reported greater experiences of food insecurity. Additionally, food insecurity was associated with greater use of specific purchasing behaviours (i.e., use of budgeting, use of supermarket offers) and food preparation practices (i.e., use of energy-saving appliances, use of resourcefulness). Exploratory analyses indicated that greater impact of the cost of living crisis and use of budgeting were associated with poorer diet quality, whereas greater use of meal planning was associated with better diet quality. These findings highlight the fragility of food budgets and the coping strategies used by PLWO and food insecurity during the cost of living crisis. Policy measures and interventions are urgently needed that address the underlying economic factors contributing to food insecurity, to improve access to and affordability of healthier foods for all.

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Understanding family food purchasing behaviour of low-income urban UK families: An analysis of parent capability, opportunity and motivation

Screti,

Edwards,

Blissett

2024

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Understanding Mothers’ Perceptions of Food Skills: A Qualitative Study

Cited by 7 publications

References 31 publications

A Qualitative Study of Motivators, Strategies, Barriers, and Learning Needs Related to Healthy Cooking during Pregnancy

A Qualitative Study of Motivators, Strategies, Barriers, and Learning Needs Related to Healthy Cooking during Pregnancy

The impact of the cost of living crisis and food insecurity on food purchasing behaviours and food preparation practices in people living with obesity

Understanding family food purchasing behaviour of low-income urban UK families: An analysis of parent capability, opportunity and motivation

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