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Table 8 Quotes 62–77 about determinants of eating behavior on the environmental level

From: Determinants of changes in women’s and men’s eating behavior across the transition to parenthood: a focus group study

Categories and subcategories of the environmental level

Quotes during pregnancy

Quotes postpartum

Micro

 Home food availability

Quote 62 (pregnant women 7): “We only eat junk food if we buy it. Not buying it helps, but that has not worked out very well.”

Quote 63 (first-time mother 12): “Nowadays, we always make sure that there are fruits and vegetables available, because otherwise there is nothing to feed the baby.”

Meso/Macro

 Environment food availability

Quote 64 (expecting father 19): “If we went out for dinner, more than half of it was not an option due to food safety issues.”

 
  1. Quotes from people who participated in the first set of focus groups were identified as ‘pregnant women x’ or ‘expecting father x’, even though some already delivered at the moment of the focus group discussion. Quotes from people who participated in the second set of focus groups were identified as ‘first-time mother x’ or ‘first-time father x’