"Snacks are not food". Low-income, urban mothers' perceptions of feeding snacks to their preschool-aged children

Appetite

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 61-67

  Fisher, J O ^a   Wright, G ^a   Herman, A N ^a,c   Malhotra, K ^a   Serrano, E L ^b   Foster, G D ^a,d   Whitaker, R C ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d Weight Watchers International   (United States)

Author keywords

Child feeding; Preschool aged children; Qualitative study; Snacking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONSTANT COMPARATIVE METHOD; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; NUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ATTITUDE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; INCOME; MEAL; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; INCOME; MEALS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBESITY; PARENTING; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SNACKS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908179483     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.09.007     Document Type: Article

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