Table 5 Quotes 28–34 about determinants of eating behavior on the individual (situational) level

Time and convenience

Quote 28 – Time constraints (expecting father 3): “I was less eager to cook for one hour, if it could be done in half an hour, it was half an hour.”

Quote 29 – Effort and convenience (first-time mother 7): “I used to be conscious about food choices before my pregnancy, but now, I notice I just eat what I want. Before, I never ate bread, but now I eat it every day because it is convenient. Whereas before I took time to prepare healthy meals containing vegetables, and I ate a salad during lunch …”

Quote 30 – Time constraints (first-time father 10): “Usually, I try to make oatmeal with fruit in the morning, but sometimes there is no time and then I prepare cornflakes for us.”

Quote 31 – Time constraints (first-time mother 7): “During these three months that I was at home, I ate with my partner to ensure I would have my breakfast, because otherwise, some days I only had time at 4 pm to quickly grab a snack.”

Quote 32 – Time opportunities (first-time mother 5): “I had 5 months of maternity leave and thus I had the time to focus on healthy meals. If you go to work, then you don’t have time for this.” (talking about efforts to eat healthy to come back to pre-pregnancy weight).

Other priorities

Quote 33 (expecting father 9): “I had the impression that I just did not want to cook as often anymore, it took so long (…) because I thought: ‘now I still have quite a lot of free time, and I want to take advantage of that, because once the baby is here we will be busy anyway with cooking.”

Practical and situational constraints

Quote 34: (first-time father 16): “I think you go through a lot of unpredictable things you need to adjust to, especially in the first months”