Abstract
ABSTRACTAnecdotal reports suggest that food insecure children may go hungry when school meals are unavailable. Weekend food backpack (WFB) programs provide children with food for weekends and holidays. We conducted 22 interviews with parents of children at risk of food insecurity, 9 of whom got WFBs. Participants and nonparticipants had similar household resources and food security. Overall, parents found the WBP helpful. WFB snacks were popular with children and eaten quickly, which sometimes conflicted with parenting practices. Other WFB foods were shared within and outside the household. Research is needed to examine the efficiency and effectiveness of the WFB model relative to other interventions to ameliorate food insecurity among children.
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