Table 2.
Food preparation skills and practices from the screening survey (N=27).
| Survey questions | n (%) | |
| How would you rate your cooking ability? | ||
| I am an excellent cook and love to cook from scratch | 4 (15) | |
| I can cook but prefer to use very simple, quick recipes | 17 (63) | |
| I can cook when I have to, but I don’t like to cook | 4 (15) | |
| I can cook if I use mostly premade dishes or mixes | 0 (0) | |
| I can cook a little, but I’m not very confident in my kitchen skills | 2 (7) | |
| I can’t cook | 0 (0) | |
| How often do you provide lunch at home for your 3- to 5-year-old child? | ||
| Post 7 days/week | 5 (19) | |
| Most days of the week | 6 (22) | |
| Weekends only | 14 (52) | |
| None | 2 (7) | |
| Other | 0 (0) | |
| When you provide lunch at home for your 3- to 5-year-old child, what best describes what you do? | ||
| Make a meal mostly from scratch using various recipes | 5 (19) | |
| Find quick, easy to make foods (eg, salads, leftovers, sandwiches, and simple recipes) | 21 (78) | |
| We eat a lot of fast food or deli take-out, something quick | 1 (4) | |
| How often do you provide a snack at home for your 3- to 5-year-old child? | ||
| Several times a day, every day | 8 (30) | |
| Once a day, 7 days/week | 8 (30) | |
| Most days of the week | 8 (30) | |
| Weekends only | 3 (11) | |
| None | 0 (0) | |
| Other | 0 (0) | |
| When you provide a snack at home for your 3- to 5-year-old child, what best describes what you do? | ||
| I serve finger foods, mostly food other than fruit and vegetables (eg, prepackaged snacks, lunchables, and heat and eat type of foods) | 12 (44) | |
| I serve mostly fruit and vegetables | 11 (41) | |
| I use recipes to make snacks from scratch | 0 (0.0) | |
| Other | 4 (15) | |
| How often do you provide dinner or supper at home for your 3- to 5-year-old child? | ||
| 7 days/week | 10 (37) | |
| Most days of the week | 16 (59) | |
| Weekends only | 0 (0) | |
| None | 0 (0) | |
| Other | 1 (4) | |
| When you provide dinner, supper, or the evening meal at home for your 3- to 5-year-old child, what best describes what you do? | ||
| I make a meal mostly from scratch using various recipes | 17 (63) | |
| I find quick, easy to make foods (eg, meal mixes, preprepared foods from restaurants or grocery store, and heat and serve foods) | 6 (22) | |
| We eat a lot of fast food or restaurant take-out, something quick and easy | 2 (7) | |
| Other | 2 (7) | |