Involvement in home meal preparation is associated with food preference and self-efficacy among Canadian children

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 108-112

  Chu, Yen Li ^a   Farmer, Anna ^a   Fung, Christina ^a   Kuhle, Stefan ^a   Storey, Kate E ^a   Veugelers, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet quality; Elementary school children; Food preference; Meal preparation; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; SELF CONCEPT; VEGETABLE;

ALBERTA; CHILD; COOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MEALS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SELF EFFICACY; VEGETABLES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879466288     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012001218     Document Type: Article

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