Background: Family Child Care Homes (FCCHs) are the second-largest childcare option in the US. Given that young children are increasingly becoming overweight and obese, it is vital to understand the FCCH mealtime environment. There is much interest in examining the impact of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), a federal initiative to support healthy nutrition, by providing cash reimbursements to eligible childcare providers to purchase nutritious foods. This study examines the association among the FCCH provider characteristics, the mealtime environment, and the quality of foods offered to 2–5-year-old children in urban FCCHs and examines the quality of the mealtime environment and foods offered by CACFP participation.

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美国城市家庭托儿所的进餐环境和喂养方式

背景：家庭托儿所 (FCCH) 是美国第二大托儿选择。鉴于幼儿越来越多地变得超重和肥胖，了解 FCCH 进餐时间环境至关重要。人们很感兴趣地研究儿童和成人护理食品计划 (CACFP) 的影响，这是一项支持健康营养的联邦倡议，通过向符合条件的儿童保育提供者提供现金报销来购买营养食品。本研究调查了城市 FCCH 中 FCCH 提供者特征、用餐时间环境和提供给 2-5 岁儿童的食物质量之间的关联，并检查了 CACFP 参与提供的用餐时间环境和食物的质量。