Kitchen Adequacy and Child Diet Quality in a Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sample
- 19 August 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Ecology of Food and Nutrition
- Vol. 61 (1), 81-89
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2021.1968848
Abstract
This study examined kitchen adequacy in a racially/ethnically diverse low-income sample and associations with child diet quality. Families with children age five to seven years old (n = 150) from non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, Native American, Hmong, and Somali families were recruited through primary care clinics. More than 85% of families had 15 of the 20 kitchen items queried, indicating that the sample had adequate kitchen facilities. Only one item (a kitchen table) was associated with higher overall diet quality of children. In contrast, children living in households with can openers and measuring spoons consumed more sodium and added sugars, respectively.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- NHLBI (5R03HD084897-02, R01HL126171)
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