{"id":2162,"date":"2024-07-07T01:04:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T01:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/how-parents-secret-snacking-can-shape-childrens-diet-habits\/"},"modified":"2024-07-07T01:04:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T01:04:44","slug":"how-parents-secret-snacking-can-shape-childrens-diet-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/en\/how-parents-secret-snacking-can-shape-childrens-diet-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"How Parents\u2019 Secret Snacking Can Shape Children\u2019s Diet Habits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n If you catch yourself heading towards the snack cabinet right after the kids leave, consider this carefully instead.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n Children of &#8216;stealthy snackers&#8217; tend to have greater consumption of goodies compared to those whose parents aren\u2019t as secretive about snacking.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n Researchers from Finland examined approximately 500 parents and 400 children aged three to six to document their intake of about a dozen sweet food items and beverages.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/BB1pxdch\" data-reference=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1pxdch.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n Sixty-eight percent of parents said they engaged in &#8216;secret eating,&#8217; which means intentionally consuming food when their children were not around.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n Nearly three-fourths of mothers \u2013 73 percent \u2013 admitted to being &#8216;secret eaters,&#8217; whereas only 55 percent of fathers confessed to doing the same.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n Nevertheless, kids whose moms secretly snack tend to consume sweet treats more often compared to other children; however, no such pattern emerged regarding fathers.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/BB1pxdci\" data-reference=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/BB1pxdci.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n According to the study published in the journal Appetite, chocolate topped the list of favorites targeted by parents, closely followed by sweets, ice cream, biscuits, and cakes.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n Researchers from Jyvaskyla and Helsinki stated: &#8220;Parental secretive eating was associated with aspects of the social home food environment including family food regulations, efforts to avoid granting children\u2019s requests, and aspirations towards setting examples of healthy behavior.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n &#8216;More studies are required to ascertain if parents can truly stop their own eating behaviors from affecting their children.&#8217;\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you catch yourself heading towards the snack cabinet right after the kids leave, consider this carefully instead. Children of &#8216;stealthy snackers&#8217; tend to have greater consumption of goodies compared to those whose parents aren\u2019t as secretive about snacking. 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