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Table 2 Preferences and diets

From: Identification of food insecurity factors in French-speaking Belgium: a qualitative study

Table 2.1

“So, well, if there are Dannon products on sale, let’s say, he does not want it because the packaging is not as attractive as the other, because it doesn’t have the little spoon or the little tattoo that the other one has.” (Interview n°13)

Table 2.2

“I find that vegetarian food, especially, is too expensive for even one person. For example, if my whole family became vegetarian, we would not be able to eat anymore.” (Interview n°5)

Table 2.3

“- if my budget allows me to ... eat well, then I do not skip on the means, but if at the end of the month, there isn’t much left in my wallet, I’ll have to either restrict uh ... eat less, okay? (…) As I told you, I prefer to eat less, but always good quality.” (Interview n°8)

Table 2.4

“- Participant: No, in Syria, myself, I... When I was in Syria, I ate a lot more vegetables than I do in Belgium. In Belgium, vegetables... I think that vegetables in Belgium have no taste. (…)

Investigator: (...) And, therefore, you tell me that you eat less vegetables here? What are you eating then, instead?

Participant: I’m eating, uh... Normally, I eat potatoes, fries, at home, or some, how do you say... My wife cooks pizza, too, (...)” (Interview n°17)