The Relationship between In-between-meals Snacks for Kindergarten Children and their Mothers’ Utilization of Nutrition labels

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  • 母親の栄養成分表示利用行動と幼稚園児の間食との関連
  • ハハオヤ ノ エイヨウ セイブン ヒョウジ リヨウ コウドウ ト ヨウチエンジ ノ カンショク ト ノ カンレン

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<p>Checking nutrition labeling of food products at the time of purchase can lead to our healthy dietary habits. In-between-meals snacks for kindergarten children are mainly marketed products nowadays, which their mothers can exclusively choose to purchase. In this study, we examined the relationship between kindergarten children’s intake of in-between-meals snacks and their mothers’ utilization of nutrition labels in order to promote dietary education for parents so that kindergarten children establish healthy dietary habits.</p><p>The following results were gained from the questionnaire conducted for this study.</p><p>1) In-between-meals snacks are “always home-cooked” for 0.7% of the respondents (of the questionnaire), “both home-cooked and marketed food products” for 62.9%, and “always marketed products” for 36.3%, which shows that marketed products purchases are dominating parents’ choices.</p><p>2) Regarding the question, “Do you check nutrition labels when buying these products?”, 7.6% of respondents (31 respondents) say, “I always do so”, 36.6% (150 respondents) say, “I sometimes do so”, 48.3% (198 respondents) say, “I hardly do so” and 7.6% say, “I never do so”. The reason for reluctance to check labels was because the respondents claimed “the information given on the labels is unhelpful in assisting them in purchase decisions”.</p><p>3) The frequency in consulting the nutrition labels for respondents shows positive correlation with the following : </p><p>−levels of their interest in the labels,</p><p>−fear of the marketed products containing excessive amounts of sweetener and nutritive components</p><p>−their access to information resources</p><p>−the frequency in participation in seminars or workshops for them.</p><p>4) The in-between-meals snacks actually given to the two groups’ children aren’t significantly different from each other (the two groups being made up of parents who check labels and those who do not). Regarding the feeding time between the groups, 71.2% of respondents from the “label checking” group have established fixed feeding times meanwhile 81.2% from the “non label checking” group have established them (p<0.05). Regarding the amount of snacks fed to children, 93.4% from the “label checking” group have established a set amount meanwhile much less percentage of respondents from “non label checking” group do so. Therefore, we can see that respondents from the “label checking” group hold some control over their children’s intake of in-between-meals snacks at home.</p>

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