Table 4.

Summary of children's statements about appropriate fruit and vegetable-eating situations and parental and child-invented healthy eating strategies

	4–5 years	7–8 years	11–12 years
Appropriate times for eating fruit	Fruit for lunch or afternoon Vegetables for dinner	Fruit in afternoon, for lunch or dinner dessert Vegetables for dinner	Fruit in afternoon, evening, lunch or when you feel like eating it Vegetables for dinner
Appropriate occasions for eating fruit	Home School Party	Home Being with friends* Sport *	Home Being with friends* Sport * TV/computer *
Arguments for appropriate times and occasions based on	Features of picture Own behaviour	Own behaviour Parental & school rules Busyness status Features of picture *	Own behaviour Social norm Availability Busyness status Function of fruit
Parental healthy eating strategies	Moderation Health arguments Instrumental rewarding Taste masking	Moderation Health arguments Taste Masking	Moderation Health arguments Parental cooking effort
Child-invented strategies to cope with vegetables	Not mentioned	Various strategies present	Various strategies present

* Stated by 50% of the children in this age group