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Momentary affect and stress in mothers and their children may be an important predictor of food intake in the natural environment. This study hypothesized that there would be parallel actor and partner effects such that mothers’ and children’s negative affect (NA), positive affect (PA), and ability to cope with stress would be associated with their own and the other dyad member’s unhealthy and healthy food intake in a similar pattern. Participants included 202 mother–child dyads (child age range= 8–12 years) who responded to randomly prompted ecological momentary assessment surveys via smartphone up to 7 times per day over 8 days, excluding time at school. At each prompt, mothers and children reported on their current NA, PA, and ability to cope with stress and foods consumed in the past 2 hr. Mothers’ momentary ability to cope with stress predicted their own and their child’s …