Table 5.

Meanings attached to the five dimensions, by locationa

	Rural	Peri‐urban
Healthiness	Good for child's growth Makes the child strong Gives the body blood High in nutrients Prevents or cures illness Makes the child intelligent Cooked/prepared well Covered/protected from flies Not too much salt or pepper	Good for child's growth Makes the child strong Gives the body blood High in nutrients Prevents or cures illness Gives energy Can/should be eaten every day Satisfies hunger
Appeal	Attractive in appearance or smell Delicious taste Children like to eat it I like to eat it Good for health Gives energy For special occasions	Attractive in appearance or smell Delicious taste Children like to eat it I like to eat it Good for health Prepared well Has fish or meat
Child acceptance	Children like to eat it Makes children happy or excited Makes children healthy Children will eat of lot of it Children demand, cry or beg for it	Children like to eat it Makes children happy or excited Makes children healthy Child will agree to eat it Child is fed with it regularly Gives energy Sweet Soft or liquid food Can be eaten while playing
Convenience	Does not need to be cooked Does not take much time or effort to cook Packaged and pre‐prepared	Does not need to be cooked Does not take much time or effort to cook Readily available/not difficult to acquire
Modernity	Not traditional Not eaten in the old days Foreign/imported Grandparents do not know them/children know them Expensive/ cannot get very often Does not spoil easily	Not traditional Not eaten in the old days Foreign/imported Grandparents do not know them/children know them Expensive/cannot get very often Newly introduced Packaged/made by industry Nutritionally fortified Cannot be grown on farms/must be bought in shops

^aPhrases in italics mentioned only in location.