Table 3.

Narratives and photographs on the theme ‘ health and nutritional needs of the family members’

Accra	‘The banku sold outside will not give you the needed strength and it’s not healthy that is why I prefer to cook at home so my family and children can eat it at home and not fall sick’ (Female, 19–49 years, low to middle SES, A22)
Ho	‘It is because of them (my children) that I eat a lot of healthy foods, so they can get the breast milk to feed on. If I don’t eat properly or healthy, they won’t get enough to feed on. It is because of them that I eat a lot or eat a healthy food to get more breast milk for them to feed on. Because if I don’t eat a lot or eat a healthy food, they will not get the breast milk to feed on and they need to grow well. And if they don’t eat well, me too, I will not get rest’ (Female, 19–49 years, low to middle SES, H57)