Journal
FOODS
Volume 10, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods10081756
Keywords
meat-reduction; children; eating behaviour; sustainability; healthy; Germany; food choice; food preference
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- Nordea-fonden
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This study reveals that parents' attachment to meat, attitudes, and habits play a crucial role in determining their children's dietary habits, while the children's taste preferences also influence the parents' decisions.
It is by now well established that a plant-based and meatless or reduced-meat diet is an important contribution to a sustainability and healthy diet. This work discusses important determinants for parents of implementing a meat reduced diet for their children. A questionnaire was conducted with 90 parents of children aged 5-8 years living in Germany, where they had to choose one out of three options of a dish, namely meaty, reduced meat and no meat, for their child. The results show that the parent's attachment to meat and the associated attitudes and habits play a crucial role in their meal choice and therefore eating behaviour, including consumed amounts of meat, of their child. Moreover, perceived tastiness, healthiness and balanced serving style, as well as the child's preferences influences the parent's decision. The findings of this work provide valuable insights to the food industry and food producers, health professionals and public health, as it highlights the background, as well as some drivers and barriers for parents choosing a dish with less meat for their children.
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