Constraints upon food provisioning practices in ‘busy’ women's lives: Trade-offs which demand convenience

Bava, Christina M.; Jaeger, Sara R.; Park, Julie

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2007.10.005

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“…Given that responsibility for family food decisions and preparation is still highly feminised in contemporary society (Bava, Jaeger, & Park, 2008;Bellows, Alcaraz V, & Hallman, 2010;Blake, Bisogni, Sobal, Jastran, & Devine, 2008;De Backer, 2011;Lupton, 2000), it is not surprising that women played important roles in couple food leadership. Likewise because men's leadership in food provision is not typically framed as masculine (McPhail, Chapman, & Beagan, 2011;Newcombe, McCarthy, Cronin, & McCarthy, 2012) it is not surprising that the men in this study needed to find such ways to legitimise their increased food involvement.…”

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Gender relations and couple negotiations of British men's food practice changes after prostate cancer

Mróz

Robertson

2015

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Nutrition plays an important role in the health of men diagnosed with prostate cancer and dietary interventions can therefore be a significant part of prostate cancer survivorship supportive care. Family food provision, however, involves complex social interactions, which shape how men engage with their diets and dietary interventions. The role that gender plays in shaping prostate cancer couples' food practices and men's diets after a prostate cancer diagnosis is thought to be important but is little understood.This study explored couples' accounts of nutrition information seeking and diet change to gain a better understanding of how gender relations shaped men's food practices after prostate cancer diagnosis. Qualitative health interviews with men and their partners were conducted and analysed using interpretive descriptive methods.Findings demonstrated how couples navigated food change journeys that involved seeking information, deciding what changes were warranted and implementing and regulating diet changes. Two overarching themes that illustrated couples' food negotiations were called 'Seeking information and deciding on food changes' and 'Monitoring food changes'. Additional sub--themes described who led food changes, women's filtering of information, and moderation or 'treats'. Throughout these food change journeys interactions between men and women were at play, demonstrating how gender relations and dynamics acted to shape couples food negotiations and men's food practices.Findings reveal that attention to gender relations and the men's family food dynamics should inform diet interventions for men with prostate cancer in order to improve uptake.

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Gender relations and couple negotiations of British men's food practice changes after prostate cancer

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2015

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“…This result is in agreement with previous studies which have identified convenience as the main factor underlying the food choices of middle income Uruguayan participants in specific meal contexts, such as lunch and dinner 23 . Convenience has been regarded as a complex construct which involves saving time and minimizing the physical and mental effort associated with planning and preparing meals 36,37 . In the present research, participants referred to a lack of interest in cooking, and a lack of time for planning, cooking and washing the dishes as the main factors that limited their ability to prepare their food from scratch.…”

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Comparison of motives underlying food choice and barriers to healthy eating among low medium income consumers in Uruguay

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Interventions aimed at changing dietary patterns should be designed based on the main motives underlying the food choices of specific target populations. The aim of the present study was to identify motives underlying food choice and barriers to healthy eating among consumers in two socioeconomic levels in Uruguay. Eleven focus groups were carried out with a total of 76 participants. Six of the groups involved low income participants and the others were conducted with middle income participants. Discussions were held around frequently consumed products, motives underlying food choices and barriers to healthy eating. Results confirmed the strong influence of income level on motives underlying food choice and barriers to the adoption of healthy eating. Low income participants described their choices as mainly driven by economic factors and satiety, whereas convenience was the main determinant of food selection for middle income participants. Implications for the design of public policies targeted at each group are discussed.

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“…In addition, women with lower incomes are less able to achieve normative ideals of food provisioning, enact and maintain identity through food provisioning, and provide care and nourishment for their loved ones, adding to the potential stresses of food provisioning [44]. Further, research has found that women often make trade-offs between their preferred food provisioning practices and the constraints they experience, and using convenience foods is a common strategy that can minimize the physical and mental labor of food provisioning [45,46], potentially even for women who would prefer to engage in LFSs.…”

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Receiving Assistance and Local Food System Participation

Castellano¹,

Rebecca²

2017

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A body of literature has noted that local food systems (LFSs) may not involve active participation by individuals with lower incomes. This is, in part, a function of racial and class hegemony, as well as physical and financial accessibility of LFSs. LFS institutions, such as farmers' markets, have been working to facilitate receipt of food assistance programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Charitable assistance programs, such as food banks, have also been actively working to engage in LFSs, for example, by making local foods available. However, little research has explored the role that receiving public or charitable assistance can play in influencing LFS participation. In this article, I utilize quantitative and qualitative data collected from across the state of Ohio to examine the relationship between receiving assistance and LFS participation for women, who remain predominately responsible for food provisioning in the U.S., including among those who participate in LFSs. Quantitative results suggest that receiving assistance can increase participation in LFSs. Qualitative data provides more nuanced information about the importance of food assistance for women who want to participate in LFSs, and suggest that it is essential that food cooperatives and farmers' markets are equipped to receive food assistance programs, such as SNAP, in order for women with lower incomes to participate in LFSs.

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Constraints upon food provisioning practices in ‘busy’ women's lives: Trade-offs which demand convenience

Cited by 108 publications

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Gender relations and couple negotiations of British men's food practice changes after prostate cancer

Gender relations and couple negotiations of British men's food practice changes after prostate cancer

Comparison of motives underlying food choice and barriers to healthy eating among low medium income consumers in Uruguay

Receiving Assistance and Local Food System Participation

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