ABSTRACT
Little has been written about fathers’ roles in family food practices. The invisibility of fathers in the contexts of shopping food, cooking and being involved in the feeding of children is in contrast to what was found in a recent qualitative study in Denmark. In several of these families the fathers were very engaged or even in charge of shopping and cooking, and very active in the food socialization of their children. This paper draws on the sparse research literature on fathers engaged in shopping, cooking and feeding their children. We base the chapter on 11 family interviews to explore the positions of fathers and reflect on the significance of fathers’ new roles, and conclude that for these fathers there are a limited number of positions to take on in the family.
