Understanding the Process of Prioritizing Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Families With Low Incomes: "A Peach May Not Fill You Up as Much as Hamburger"

Natoshia M Askelson; Cristian Meier; Barbara Baquero; Julia Friberg; Doris Montgomery; Christine Hradek

doi:10.1177/1090198117752790

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Understanding the Process of Prioritizing Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Families With Low Incomes: "A Peach May Not Fill You Up as Much as Hamburger"

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Understanding the Process of Prioritizing Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Families With Low Incomes: "A Peach May Not Fill You Up as Much as Hamburger"

Natoshia M Askelson, Cristian Meier, Barbara Baquero, Julia Friberg, Doris Montgomery and Christine Hradek

Health education & behavior, Vol.45(5), pp.817-823

10/2018

DOI: 10.1177/1090198117752790

PMCID: PMC7248679

PMID: 29353547

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Fruits and vegetables (F&V) are an important component of a healthy diet, but few children are meeting the recommended number of servings. Children from families with limited resources may be least likely to meet the recommendation. This study was designed to understand the strategies and priorities of families with low income related to purchasing F&V. We conducted qualitative, in-depth telephone interviews with low-income parents of elementary school-aged children as part of a random sample of parents participating in a telephone survey who agreed to be contacted for an in-depth interview. Interview transcripts were coded based on predetermined codes that were informed by the research questions. F&V were not considered staples by parents and cost was one of the main concerns. Parents equated F&V with fresh F&V. Interventions encouraging F&V purchasing by families with low income need to find new ways to address the issue of cost, including advocating for F&V in all forms (fresh, frozen, canned, and dried).

Diet - economics

Poverty

Parents - psychology

Vegetables - economics

Humans

Fruit - economics

Adult

Feeding Behavior

Female

Interviews as Topic

Male

Qualitative Research

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Title: Subtitle: Understanding the Process of Prioritizing Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Families With Low Incomes: "A Peach May Not Fill You Up as Much as Hamburger"
Creators: Natoshia M Askelson - 1 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Cristian Meier - 1 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Barbara Baquero - 1 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Julia Friberg - 1 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Doris Montgomery - 2 Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, IA, USA
Christine Hradek - 3 Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Health education & behavior, Vol.45(5), pp.817-823
DOI: 10.1177/1090198117752790
PMID: 29353547
PMCID: PMC7248679
NLM abbreviation: Health Educ Behav
ISSN: 1090-1981
eISSN: 1552-6127
Publisher: United States
Grant note: U48 DP005021 / NCCDPHP CDC HHS P30 CA086862 / NCI NIH HHS U48 DP006389 / NCCDPHP CDC HHS
Language: English
Date published: 10/2018
Academic Unit: Iowa Technology Institute; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9984063127202771

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