Healthy Mondays or Sundays? Weekday Preferences for Healthy Eating and Cooking among a Food Insecure Population in a U.S. Urban Environment

Food insecure populations are in need of targeted nutritional interventions and understanding their food behaviors can inform effective weekday-based health campaigns. We examine weekday preference in healthy eating, cooking, and cooking with children among food pantry clients in Baltimore City. A c...

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Published inJournal of hunger & environmental nutrition Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 14 - 31
Main Authors Ali, Shahmir H., Gu, Yuxuan, Yan, Sally, Craig, Hope C., Adams, Lindsay, Poirier, Lisa, Park, Reuben, Gunen, Bengucan, Gittelsohn, Joel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 02.01.2022
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choice behavior
cooking
eating
food
food insecurity
food pantry
Healthy diet
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Summary:Food insecure populations are in need of targeted nutritional interventions and understanding their food behaviors can inform effective weekday-based health campaigns. We examine weekday preference in healthy eating, cooking, and cooking with children among food pantry clients in Baltimore City. A cross-sectional survey of 74 food pantry clients was conducted on weekday-based preferences of these behaviors. Compared to Monday, clients were more likely to eat healthy on Friday (p = .04), Thursday (p = .04), and Saturday (p = .002), and more likely to cook on Sunday (p = .002). Future interventions should consider weekday preferences in nutrition campaigns (nutrition knowledge, food skills) among food insecure populations.
ISSN:1932-0248
1932-0256
DOI:10.1080/19320248.2020.1804032