Food Preparation Practices for Infants Aged From 7 to 13 Months.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine infant food preparation practices at age 7, 9, 11, and 13 months overall and by sociodemographic characteristics.

Design

Data from a longitudinal study from the US Department of Agriculture's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study-2 (ITFPS-2) were used.

Participants

A sample of 1,904 infants (970 males and 934 females) enrolled in WIC who had been introduced to solid foods and were consuming food prepared at home.

Main outcome measures

Food preparation practices included pureeing, mashing, chopping/dicing, and prechewing. Estimates were provided overall and by sociodemographics.

Analysis

Prevalence estimates were calculated for each survey month overall

SUBMITTER: Czarnik M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10898497 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature