Home nutritional gatekeeper A home’s nutritional gatekeeper usually has the biggest food influence in the nutrition life of most people. They are the biggest food influence in the lives of their children as well as in the life of their spouse or partner. Regardless of the gatekeeper’s sex or age and regardless of whether they are a great cook or whether they are "culinarily challenged", the gatekeeper has a huge day-to-day influence on his or her family’s nutrition. An average of 72\% of what and how much children eat is estimated to be either directly or indirectly determined by these nutritional gatekeepers.Wansink, Brian (2006), “Nutritional Gatekeepers and the 72\% Solution,” Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 106:9 (September), 1324-6. – In addition, the gatekeeper has a direct and an indirect impact on what the children eat outside the URL This happens every time they make their children’s lunches and every time they give them enough money to afford whatever lunch or snack they want. They also influence the restaurant orders of their family by what they recommend or order themselves.Safety, Nutrition, and Health in Early Education by Catherine Robertson%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% It has been demonstrated that children without regular family dinners ate sweets and fast foods more often, and had more behavioral problems than those having regular family dinners.Richard R Rosenkranz, David A Dzewaltowski (2008) "Model of the home food environment pertaining to childhood obesity", Nutrition Reviews 66 (3) , 123–140 Cooks as nutritional gatekeepers Gatekeeper research starting in the 1940s suggests that the cooks are also responsible for nutrition. Wansink, Brian. “Profiling Nutritional Gatekeepers: Three Methods for Differentiating Influential Cooks.” Food Quality and Preference. June 2003. Volume 14, Issue 4. Pages 289 - 297. Cooking family dinners can expand the nutritional gatekeeper's influence. Eating family dinner has been associated with healthful dietary patterns, better fruit and vegetable intake, lower intake of fried food and soda.3.Richard R Rosenkranz, David A Dzewaltowski (2008) "Model of the home food environment pertaining to childhood obesity", Nutrition Reviews 66, 123–140. Cooks are not only gatekeepers, but opinion leaders as well .Wansink, B., 2002. Changing habits on the home front: lost lessons from World War II research. Journal of Public Policy and Marketing 201, pp.90–99 Growing role of caregivers outside the home as nutritional gatekeeper Greater numbers of children are relying on caregivers to provide a significant portion of their nutritional needs or act as nutritional gatekeepers. Currently, child care in the United States is varied – child care homes (both regulated and unregulated) – and other placement such as care in the child’s home by a relative or other caregiver.Nutrition Education + Training Program, School + Community Nutrition, Georgia Department of Education 1997. References Additional reading Nutritional Gatekeepers," Chapter 8 in # "'Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think' by Brian Wansink, New York: Bantam-Dell 2006 Who's Your Food Gatekeeper? - Exercise “Nutritional Gatekeepers and the 72\% Solution,” by Brian Wansink in Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 106:9 (September), 2006 1324-6. State of the world 2002: a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a ... by Worldwatch Institute, Christopher Flavin, Linda Starke, Worldwatch Institute World Development Report 2003: Sustainable Development in a Dynamic World, by Zmarak Shalizi, The World Bank, World Bank Handbook of Nutrition and Food by Carolyn D. Berdanier, Johanna Dwyer, Elaine B. Feldman “Profiling Nutritional Gatekeepers: Three Methods for Differentiating Influential Cooks,” by Brian Wansink in Food Quality and Preference, 14:4 (June), 2003, 289-297. Managing Child Nutrition Programs: Leadership for Excellence by Josephine Martin, Martha T. Conklin External links USDA — Project M.O.M.
 %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Roles Gatekeeper research starting in the 1940s suggests that the cooks are also responsible for nutrition. Cooking family dinners can expand the nutritional gatekeeper's influence. Eating family dinner has been associated with healthful dietary patterns, better fruit and vegetable intake, lower intake of fried food and soda.3.Richard R Rosenkranz, David A Dzewaltowski (2008) "Model of the home food environment pertaining to childhood obesity", Nutrition Reviews 66, 123–140. A home’s nutritional gatekeeper usually has the biggest food influence in the nutrition life of most people. They are the biggest food influence in the lives of their children as well as in the life of their spouse or partner. They also influence the restaurant orders of their family by what they recommend or order themselves.Safety, Nutrition, and Health in Early Education by Catherine Robertson Greater numbers of children are relying on caregivers to provide a significant portion of their nutritional needs or act as nutritional gatekeepers. Currently, child care in the United States is varied – child care homes (both regulated and unregulated) – and other placement such as care in the child’s home by a relative or other caregiver.Nutrition Education + Training Program, School + Community Nutrition, Georgia Department of Education 1997. References 
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Home nutritional gatekeeper A home’s nutritional gatekeeper usually has the biggest food influence in the nutrition life of most people. They are the biggest food influence in the lives of their children as well as in the life of their spouse or partner. Regardless of the gatekeeper’s sex or age and regardless of whether they are a great cook or whether they are "culinarily challenged", the gatekeeper has a huge day-to-day influence on his or her family’s nutrition.
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An average of 72\% of what and how much children eat is estimated to be either directly or indirectly determined by these nutritional gatekeepers.Wansink, Brian (2006), “Nutritional Gatekeepers and the 72\% Solution,” Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 106:9 (September), 1324-6. – In addition, the gatekeeper has a direct and an indirect impact on what the children eat outside the URL This happens every time they make their children’s lunches and every time they give them enough money to afford whatever lunch or snack they want. They also influence the restaurant orders of their family by what they recommend or order themselves.Safety, Nutrition, and Health in Early Education by Catherine Robertson
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It has been demonstrated that children without regular family dinners ate sweets and fast foods more often, and had more behavioral problems than those having regular family dinners.Richard R Rosenkranz, David A Dzewaltowski (2008) "Model of the home food environment pertaining to childhood obesity", Nutrition Reviews 66 (3) , 123–140
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Wansink, Brian. “Profiling Nutritional Gatekeepers: Three Methods for Differentiating Influential Cooks.” Food Quality and Preference. June 2003. Volume 14, Issue 4. Pages 289 - 297.
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Cooks are not only gatekeepers, but opinion leaders as well .Wansink, B., 2002. Changing habits on the home front: lost lessons from World War II research. Journal of Public Policy and Marketing 201, pp.90–99
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A home’s nutritional gatekeeper usually has the biggest food influence in the nutrition life of most people. They are the biggest food influence in the lives of their children as well as in the life of their spouse or partner. They also influence the restaurant orders of their family by what they recommend or order themselves.Safety, Nutrition, and Health in Early Education by Catherine Robertson
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Additional reading Nutritional Gatekeepers," Chapter 8 in # "'Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think' by Brian Wansink, New York: Bantam-Dell 2006 Who's Your Food Gatekeeper? - Exercise “Nutritional Gatekeepers and the 72\% Solution,” by Brian Wansink in Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 106:9 (September), 2006 1324-6. State of the world 2002: a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a ... by Worldwatch Institute, Christopher Flavin, Linda Starke, Worldwatch Institute World Development Report 2003: Sustainable Development in a Dynamic World, by Zmarak Shalizi, The World Bank, World Bank Handbook of Nutrition and Food by Carolyn D. Berdanier, Johanna Dwyer, Elaine B. Feldman “Profiling Nutritional Gatekeepers: Three Methods for Differentiating Influential Cooks,” by Brian Wansink in Food Quality and Preference, 14:4 (June), 2003, 289-297. Managing Child Nutrition Programs: Leadership for Excellence by Josephine Martin, Martha T. Conklin
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External links USDA — Project M.O.M.