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    Influences underlying family food choices in mothers from an economically disadvantaged community.

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    Authors
    Hardcastle, Sarah
    Blake, N.
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Hardcastle, S. and Blake, N. 2016. Influences underlying family food choices in mothers from an economically disadvantaged community. Eating Behaviors. 20: pp. 1-8.
    Source Title
    Eat Behav
    DOI
    10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.11.001
    School
    School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9784
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    • Curtin Research Publications
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    PURPOSE: The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions and attitudes that underlie food choices, and, the impact of a school-based healthy eating intervention in mothers from an economically-disadvantaged community. The aim of the intervention was to educate children to act as 'health messengers' to their families. METHOD: Sixteen semi-structured phone interviews were conducted with mothers with four receiving a second interview. Interviews were conducted following their child's participation in a six-week after school healthy cooking intervention. RESULTS: Thematic content analysis revealed four main themes: Cost and budget influence on food choices, diversity in household rules controlling food, role of socialisation on diet, and improved cooking skills and confidence to make homemade meals. The interview findings demonstrated the positive influence of the after-school cooking intervention on children and their families in cooking skills, promoting healthier cooking methods and increasing confidence to prepare homemade meals. CONCLUSIONS: The findings demonstrated the wider economic and social influences on food choices and eating practices. Socialisation into, and strong cultural norms around, eating habits were significant influences on family diet and on parental decisions underpinning food choices and attitudes towards the control of food within the family. The intervention was perceived to be successful in terms of improving nutritional knowledge, cooking skills and increasing confidence to make healthy and tasty homemade meals. The study demonstrates the importance of parental involvement in school-based interventions if improvements in healthy eating are to be evidenced at the family level and maintained.

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