Jiwoo Lee|Martha Kubik|Jayne A. Fulkerson
Diet Quality and Fruit, Vegetable, and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption by Household Food Insecurity among 8- to 12-Year-Old Children during Summer Months
University of Minnesota|Temple University|University of Minnesota
schooldelivered nutrition assistance programs improved dietary intake children foodinsecure households school year however little known diet quality eating patterns summer monthsschoolaged childrens summer month weekday weekend day diet quality eating patterns assessed household food insecuritysecondary analysis crosssectional data employedduring summers 2011 2017 baseline data collected parentchild dyads participating one two communitybased obesity prevention trials metropolitan minnesota n218 mean age children 10 years 50 girls 49 nonwhite 25 foodinsecure householdschildren foodsecure foodinsecure households identified using short form us household food security survey healthy eating index 2015 eating patternsincluding energy intake consumption whole fruits vegetables 100 fruitvegetable juice sugarsweetened beverageswere estimated means 24hour dietary recall interviews conducted weekdays weekend daysgeneral linear modeling used examine diet quality eating patterns food insecurity controlling child age child body mass index z score parent educationchildren foodinsecure foodsecure households healthy eating index 2015 scores less 50 children foodinsecure households reported less energy intake fewer cups whole fruit sugarsweetened beverage consumption every 1000 kcal consumed weekend day compared counterparts foodsecure households p005 similar results seen weekday eating patternswhole fruit sugarsweetened beverage consumption varied food insecurity weekend days summer months children tend gain weight summer months efforts increase weekend access whole fruits promote water consumption may contribute weight gain prevention healthy development especially children foodinsecure households