Jesse S Reynolds, Judith A Treu, Valentine Njike, Jennifer Walker, Erica Smith, Catherine S Katz, David L Katz
The validation of a food label literacy questionnaire for elementary school children
Journal of nutrition education and behavior
parents influence foods children consume often provide proxy reports intake one way parents exert influence providing homepacked lunches study compared parental reports foods packed childrens lunches actually packed identified parental barriers facilitators packing lunches grade 3 4 studentparent dyads n 321 19 elementary schools ontario participated parental reports actual packed lunch contents collected via selfadministered surveys direct observation respectively parental barriers facilitators obtained open closed survey questions median portions packed significantly higher sugarsweetened beverages snacks significantly lower fruits fruit juice vegetables milkalternatives meatalternatives parents reported packing healthy lunch importantvery importantof utmost importance 959 respondents 975 perceived nutrition knowledge adequategoodvery good barriers packing lunch included childs food preferences time finances allergy policies food safety nutrition resources observing childrens lunches childs input planning ahead identified facilitators strategies improve packed lunches move beyond parental nutrition knowledge importance lunch packing address parental barriers facilitators