Table 3.

Reasons mothers buy foods specifically for themselves.^a.

Reasons for buying specific foods for themselves	Illustrative quotations
They like them or have a craving for them	“Sometimes you find that you've already eaten here at home and you're walking around and you just see something you have been craving so you end up buying it.” Mother in rural area (ID 324)
To satisfy hunger	“Because I can be somewhere without lunch, so the Fanta goes as a substitute.” Mother in urban area (ID 169)
The food is perceived as having health benefits	Interviewer: “Why do you buy avocado pears?” Participant: “I heard that they are helpful in blood production.” Mother in rural area (ID 89)

^aData on mothers' purchases for themselves was collected only during the rainy season.