Emerging theme: | Quote |
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Fruit and vegetable consumption | “I always try to make sure they have at least one type of vegetable at every meal.” “He needs to have at least one vegetable per day anyway, that’s for sure.” |
Balanced meals | “I try to make it varied every day. Every time I’ll include protein, vegetables and carbohydrates.” |
Consumption of/access to sweet foods | Strict “They don’t have candy…I don’t buy it, when they do have candy, it’s because somebody gave them a bag. So I hide it.” Flexible “Desserts? Yes, yes. It can be chocolate, it can be fruit, a little cake. We have limits, too, of course they eat chocolate, but in moderation.” |
No fizzy drinks | “I won't encourage fizzy drinks at all. Fruit juice. I think, that's all.” “First I don’t think it’s good because it’s fizzy…fizzy drinks are not really superb for our stomachs.” |
Finish (or not) the meal | Strict “It turns into a fight and she screams because she doesn’t want to accept the rules… I try to make her eat. I tell her off, I am severe and I bang my fist on the table so that she finishes her plate.” Flexible “If they’re hungry they eat, if not, it doesn’t matter. I always have a hard time pushing her because my parents pushed me”. |
We don’t snack | Participant: “There is no snacking.” Interviewer: “But are they ever hungry sometimes between meals?” Participant: “It can happen but they must wait for the four o’clock.” |