Exploring Vegan Mothers' Experiences of Making Food Choices for Infants and Young Children
1Centre for Psychological Research, School of Health, Science and Wellbeing, Staffordshire University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
Objective:
Our study aimed to explore vegan mothers' experiences and decision-making processes when feeding their children (up to 3 years old).
Methods:
We conducted a qualitative photo-elicitation interview study in the United Kingdom. Eight vegan mothers provided 5 photographs of food choices they had made for their children and completed online photo-elicitation interviews to discuss these images. Data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.
Results:
Five themes were developed: role modeling eating behavior, shared decision-making, nutritional guidance for vegan parents, fear of judgment for being vegan, and desire for convenience.
Conclusions And Implications:
Findings illustrate the complexity of the decision-making process and highlight the need for targeted resources for vegan parents. There is a need for awareness raising and training for health care professionals and the development of vegan-specific child-feeding resources to facilitate the provision of evidence-based nutritional guidance for vegan parents.
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