Mealtime Environment and Feeding Practices in Urban Family Child Care Homes in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Background: Family Child Care Homes (FCCHs) are the second-largest childcare option in the US. Given that young children are increasingly becoming overweight and obese, it is vital to understand the FCCH mealtime environment. There is much interest in examining the impact of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), a federal initiative to support healthy nutrition, by providing cash reimbursements to eligible childcare providers to purchase nutritious foods. This study examines the association among the FCCH provider characteristics, the mealtime environment, and the quality of foods offered to 2-5-year-old children in urban FCCHs and examines the quality of the mealtime environment and foods offered by CACFP participation. Methods: A cross-sectional desig

SUBMITTER: Francis L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8892968 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature