article_snippet: Latest figures from Roy Morganshow that socioeconomic status and family income have a significant impact on foods consumed.
article_snippet: In the wealthiest households, 62 per cent of kids
article_snippet: However at the other end of the spectrum childrens' eating habits change quite dramatically.
article_snippet: While the food that parents buy and give to parents children is heavily influenced by the affordability of groceries, there may be many other issues at play such as the number of children (and parents) in the household, working hours, accessibility of fresh produce in the local area, as well as underlying attitudes and tastes,' Michele Levine, CEO, Roy Morgan Research said.
article_snippet: Roy Morgan Research also revealed that more parents are trying to make a conscious choice about purchasing additive-free food, which is up to 50 per cent from 45 last year.
article_snippet: However figures in this section also show that as socioeconomic status declines, so does the amount of parents making the decision to buy additive-free foods.
article_snippet: Despite this, increasing numbers of parents are paying closer attention to what increasing numbers of parents put on the table for increasing numbers of parents children. '
article_snippet: More than five million Australians are parents with children under 16 in the home.
article_snippet: Our research into health attitudes shows that over the last five years an increasing proportion of parents are mindful of an increasing proportion of parents own calorie, fat, dairy, and red meat intake, but are slightly less likely to be trying to limit how much sugar an increasing proportion of parents kids eat,' Michele Levine said. '
article_snippet: Our Single Source survey can connect parents' demographics and household status with parents' demographics and household status health attitudes, grocery shopping behaviours, exercise habits and food consumption rates to deliver a 360-degree view of the changing lifestyles of Australian families.'
highlights_snippet: Latest figures from Roy Morgan also show more parents are trying to buy additive-free foods .