Table 11. Significant (p<0.05) predictors of unhealthy food groups (grams) during the dry and rainy seasons in Malawi, from multivariate models adjusted for all predictors significant (p<0.10) in univariate models.

Driver of food consumption	Oil/fat				Snacks				Sweets
	Mother		Child		Mother		Child		Mother		Child
	Dry	Rainy	Dry	Rainy	Dry	Rainy	Dry	Rainy	Dry	Rainy	Dry	Rainy
Mother-child dyad
Overweight mother, normal weight child (vs. both overweight)
Normal weight mother, overweight child (vs. both overweight)
Accessibility
Rural (vs. urban)
Minutes to nearest food market/shop
Both parents primarily buy food (vs. mother)
Other transport to buy food (vs. walk)
Affordability
Ventilated pit latrine (vs. flush toilet)
Pit latrine with roof (vs. flush toilet)
Traditional pit latrine (vs. flush toilet)
Number of household assets
HFIAS score
Amount spent on special foods for children
Desirability
Taste preference: oil/fat
Purchase special foods for children
Perceived healthy body size of mother: overweight (vs. underweight)
Preferred body size of mother: obese (vs. underweight)
Perceived healthy body size of child: normal weight (vs. underweight)
Perceived healthy body size of child: overweight (vs. underweight)
Perceived healthy body size of child: obese (vs. underweight)
Other factors
Age of child
Mother secondary education or higher (vs. less)
Mother diarrhea in last 2 weeks

Black is inversely associated, grey is positively associated.