Children Whose Parents Spend More Time Preparing Dinner Eat More Made-from-Scratch Meals
The aim of this paper is to investigate associations between the time spent by parents preparing dinner and children’s consumption of made-from-scratch meals. We developed a cross-sectional study with 595 parent–child dyads from São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected via telephone interviews: time s...
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| description | The aim of this paper is to investigate associations between the time spent by parents preparing dinner and children’s consumption of made-from-scratch meals. We developed a cross-sectional study with 595 parent–child dyads from São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected via telephone interviews: time spent preparing dinner and socio-demographic characteristics were obtained using a questionnaire, while food consumption was recorded via dietary recall. Crude and adjusted regression analyses were used to test associations between time spent preparing dinner and the contribution of made-from-scratch meals to children’s dinner energy intake. Parents (93.1% woman, 60.5% aged 31–41, 62.2% white, 88.4% married, 71.2% employed, 50.0% ≥ 12 years of education) spent an average of 108- and 112-min preparing dinner on weekdays and weekends, respectively. Spending more than two hours/day was positively associated with the consumption of made-from-scratch meals (β = 4.4; <i>p</i> = 0.035). When parents spend more time preparing dinner, their children consume more made-from-scratch meals. Given that cooking from scratch is considered healthier but takes more time, it is important that policies and interventions aimed at promoting healthier meals among children/families and avoiding overburdening women with domestic tasks are accompanied by recommendations that focus on promoting an equitable division of food work among families. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b6ade872745443ead73c36f3c7ae3402024-03-27T13:33:30ZengMDPI AGDietetics2674-03112024-02-0131425110.3390/dietetics3010004Children Whose Parents Spend More Time Preparing Dinner Eat More Made-from-Scratch MealsCarla Adriano Martins0Luara dos Santos1Mariana Fernandes Brito de Oliveira2Larissa Galastri Baraldi3Institute of Food and Nutrition, Multidisciplinary Center UFRJ-Macae, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro—UFRJ. Av. Aluizio da Silva Gomes, 50, Novo Cavaleiros, Macae 7930-560, RJ, BrazilDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo. Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, Sao Paulo 01246-904, SP, BrazilInstitute of Food and Nutrition, Multidisciplinary Center UFRJ-Macae, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro—UFRJ. Av. Aluizio da Silva Gomes, 50, Novo Cavaleiros, Macae 7930-560, RJ, BrazilCenter for Epidemiological Research in Nutrition and Health (NUPENS), School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo. Av. Dr Arnaldo, 715, Sao Paulo 01246-904, SP, BrazilThe aim of this paper is to investigate associations between the time spent by parents preparing dinner and children’s consumption of made-from-scratch meals. We developed a cross-sectional study with 595 parent–child dyads from São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected via telephone interviews: time spent preparing dinner and socio-demographic characteristics were obtained using a questionnaire, while food consumption was recorded via dietary recall. Crude and adjusted regression analyses were used to test associations between time spent preparing dinner and the contribution of made-from-scratch meals to children’s dinner energy intake. Parents (93.1% woman, 60.5% aged 31–41, 62.2% white, 88.4% married, 71.2% employed, 50.0% ≥ 12 years of education) spent an average of 108- and 112-min preparing dinner on weekdays and weekends, respectively. Spending more than two hours/day was positively associated with the consumption of made-from-scratch meals (β = 4.4; <i>p</i> = 0.035). When parents spend more time preparing dinner, their children consume more made-from-scratch meals. Given that cooking from scratch is considered healthier but takes more time, it is important that policies and interventions aimed at promoting healthier meals among children/families and avoiding overburdening women with domestic tasks are accompanied by recommendations that focus on promoting an equitable division of food work among families.https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0311/3/1/4time-usehome cookingfood preparationfood consumptionchildren |
| spellingShingle | Carla Adriano Martins Luara dos Santos Mariana Fernandes Brito de Oliveira Larissa Galastri Baraldi Children Whose Parents Spend More Time Preparing Dinner Eat More Made-from-Scratch Meals Dietetics time-use home cooking food preparation food consumption children |
| title | Children Whose Parents Spend More Time Preparing Dinner Eat More Made-from-Scratch Meals |
| title_full | Children Whose Parents Spend More Time Preparing Dinner Eat More Made-from-Scratch Meals |
| title_fullStr | Children Whose Parents Spend More Time Preparing Dinner Eat More Made-from-Scratch Meals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Children Whose Parents Spend More Time Preparing Dinner Eat More Made-from-Scratch Meals |
| title_short | Children Whose Parents Spend More Time Preparing Dinner Eat More Made-from-Scratch Meals |
| title_sort | children whose parents spend more time preparing dinner eat more made from scratch meals |
| topic | time-use home cooking food preparation food consumption children |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0311/3/1/4 |
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