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KMID : 1011620100260050596
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Korean Journal of Food and Cookey Science
2010 Volume.26 No. 5 p.596 ~ p.602
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Parent's Behavior and Perception of Their Kids' Snacking Behavior and Dietary Life Education
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김유경:Kim Yoo-Kyeong
저자없음:No authors listed
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Abstract
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The objective of this study was to investigate parents" behavior and attitudes regarding their kids" snacking and dietary life education. A survey was conducted with the parents (N=412) of elementary students from seven provinces, includeing Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Kwangju, Gyungnam, Chungnam, and Kangwon. Kids" snacks consisted mainly of purchased foods rather than homemade foods. Parents" main concerns regarding kids" snacks were nutrition (44.9%), taste (24.3%), and safety (23.5%). Over 50% of parents checked food labels, especially expiration date (96.4%), food ingredients (49.5%), and food additives (33.5%). The snack items frequently provided to kids were fruits (62.8%), milk (55.5%), bread (47.1%), and snack items (23.3%). Parents responded that the amount of their kids" snacking was adequate (47.8%), small (33.7%), or large (18.2%). The results show that more research is needed regarding the adequacy of kids" snacking, considering that 15.7% and 22.4% of the children ate more and less, respectively, than their daily energy requirement. 76.5% of the parents performed home education regarding their kids" dietary habits, especially on the topics of ‘balanced diet’ (83.9%), ‘healthful food’ (53.7%), and ‘eating three meals a day’ (40.2%). Parents obtained dietary information from TV (65.2%), internet (12.0%), and newspapers (7.0%). From this study, we found that parents perceived their kids" snacking behavior correctly, and considered home-education for their kids’ dietary habits positively. However, the information resources were limited, which makes it necessary to develop parents" education programs.
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KEYWORD
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parents perception, elementary students, snacking behavior, dietary life education
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