Bezerra, Mariana SilvaCosta, Amanda Cristina Batista2019-06-272021-09-202019-06-272021-09-202019-06-12COSTA, Amanda Cristina Batista. Hábitos de compra e de consumo de alimentos em famílias com crianças menores de cinco anos. 2019. 45 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Nutrição) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Santa Cruz, 2019.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/34701Introduction: The food environment can influence the decisions about the habits and modify the acquisition and consumption of food considering that the food choices are determined by the access, availability, advertisement, convenience and price. This can lead to considerable changes in eating behavior from childhood. Objective: To evaluate the purchase and consumption habits of food in families with children under five years of age in the municipality of Santa Cruz / RN. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional, quantitative approach, carried out with 138 individuals in the six Basic Urban Health Units of the municipality. A structured interview was conducted with the application of questionnaires on socioeconomic information, food purchase and consumption habits, (In) food security and self-reported weight and height. The data were analyzed in the SPSS program. An association was made between the buying and eating habits of foods with socioeconomic data, nutritional status and food safety. Results: The consumption of natural juice or pulp (76.1%) and fruits (64.5%) in 5 or more days. hese data were associated with higher schooling. The greater frequency in restaurants and snack bars was associated with higher income, employment, and non-participation in social programs.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/Consumo de alimentospromoção da saúdehábitos alimentarebachelorThesis