1. Adult's eating and 2. Food intake of adults
Both questions identify households with adults, i.e. of 18 years or older, who have trouble satisfying their nutritional needs for lack of money.
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Read the questions, mention their options, listen to the answer and circle the corresponding code for each one. To obtain useful information, it is very important that the answers refer to:
When the informant has doubts about "food variety", take into account that it refers to the availability of diverse food, calories, and nutrients in order to satisfy the needs of a balanced diet; i.e., they provide the nutrients required for daily energy use (proteins, fats, and carbohydrates); they allow maintenance or achieving the ideal weight and provide vitamins and minerals. Therefore, "unvaried eating" means that people do not consume various types of food (vegetables, fruits, cereals, and meat).
If the respondent asks "what they should eat" answer that it is referred to the ideal diet considered by he/she, that is, what does he/she think they should eat in the house.
If the informant has doubts about what "hunger" means, answer that it refers to the painful physical and emotional sensation caused by recurrent and involuntary food shortages.