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Carstairs, Sharon A., Marais, Debbi, Craig, Leone C. A. and Kiezebrink, Kirsty (2016) Something fishy about home-cooked infant feeding recipes. Community practitioner : the journal of the Community Practitioners' & Health Visitors' Association, 89 (4). pp. 36-41. ISSN 1462-2815.
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Abstract
There is no evidence available indicating whether popular infant and young child feeding (IYCF) cookbooks provide nutritious options for home-cooking, what the most common food types are within the recipes, and what accompanying dietary advice is provided to parents. This study surveyed available IYCF cookbooks from local libraries and Amazon UK's top 20 bestsellers (May to July 2013 to examine the prevalence and nutritional content of cookbook recipes comparing these to recommendations whilst investigating the messages portrayed towards parents on giving different foods to their child during IYCF. Vegetable-based recipes (median=29) predominated main-meal options while a proportional number of red meat, poultry and seafood-based recipes were included providing parents with options of protein-rich recipes for their young child. These home-cooked recipes adequately met or exceeded age-specific dietary recommendations. Mixed messages were apparent on the inclusion of foods during IYCF within and across these cookbooks, in particular for seafood, highlighting a lack of consistent advice portrayed to parents during the early years. Community-based health professionals should advise parents of the inconsistent and incorrect messages on food inclusion portrayed in some IYCF cookbooks and guide them towards formal recommendations.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Community practitioner : the journal of the Community Practitioners' & Health Visitors' Association | ||||
Publisher: | Ten Alps Publishing | ||||
ISSN: | 1462-2815 | ||||
Official Date: | April 2016 | ||||
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Volume: | 89 | ||||
Number: | 4 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 36-41 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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