School of Health Sciences, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Australia; University of Adelaide, Research and Evaluation Unit, Women's & Children's Health Network, Level 3 Norwich Building, 77 King William Street, North Adelaide, SA 5006, Australia.
School of Population Health, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Australia.
Appetite. 2014 May;76:129-36. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.02.001. Epub 2014 Feb 10.
Despite recommended dietary guidelines, recent population surveys have recorded low fruit and vegetable and high non-core food consumption by Australian children. Young children rely on parents or primary carers to provide their diets; therefore pre-school age is an optimal time to promote and encourage healthy child eating behaviours. Identified contributing factors to a child's eating behaviour and diet in the home environment include parenting style, parent feeding practices and attitudes, parent nutrition knowledge, and home food availability. The aim of this study was to qualitatively explore perceptions, perceived influences, facilitators and barriers when providing healthy foods for young children via focus groups with parents of children with 'healthy' versus 'unhealthy' diets. Thematic analysis identified similarities across both groups including an intention to provide healthy food for their children with most parents involving their child in some level of meal preparation and most families dining together for the evening meal. Main points of difference included parents in the 'healthy' group having more partner support in relation to child diet, a willingness to say 'no' without wavering, and considering their child's daily physical activity when deciding appropriate food options. A majority of parents in the 'unhealthy' group attempted to disguise vegetables and healthy foods for their child and reported experiencing increased levels of stress regarding their child's fussy eating.
尽管有推荐的膳食指南，但最近的人口调查记录显示，澳大利亚儿童的水果和蔬菜摄入量较低，而非核心食品摄入量较高。幼儿依赖父母或主要照顾者提供饮食；因此，学前阶段是促进和鼓励儿童健康饮食行为的最佳时机。家庭环境中影响儿童饮食行为和饮食的因素包括父母的养育方式、父母喂养的做法和态度、父母的营养知识以及家庭食物的供应。本研究的目的是通过与饮食“健康”和“不健康”的儿童的父母进行焦点小组讨论，定性探讨为幼儿提供健康食品时的看法、感知影响、促进因素和障碍。主题分析确定了两个组之间的相似之处，包括大多数父母都有意为孩子提供健康食品，大多数家庭都一起共进晚餐，其中大多数父母让孩子参与一定程度的膳食准备。主要的区别包括“健康”组的父母在孩子的饮食方面得到了更多伴侣的支持，他们在说“不”时更加坚定，并且在决定合适的食物选择时会考虑孩子的日常体力活动。“不健康”组的大多数父母试图为孩子隐瞒蔬菜和健康食品，并报告说他们在孩子挑食方面感到压力增加。
