کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4939572 620582 2016 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
An Experiential Cooking and Nutrition Education Program Increases Cooking Self-Efficacy and Vegetable Consumption in Children in Grades 3-8
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک دانش تغذیه
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
An Experiential Cooking and Nutrition Education Program Increases Cooking Self-Efficacy and Vegetable Consumption in Children in Grades 3-8
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveEvaluate the effect of a community-based, experiential cooking and nutrition education program on consumption of fruits and vegetables and associated intermediate outcomes in students from low-income families.DesignQuasi-experimental program evaluation by pre-post survey of participating students and their parents.SettingUnderserved elementary and middle schools in Chicago.ParticipantsStudents (n = 271; 65% girls, 44% Hispanic, 32% African American; 94% eligible for free/reduced price lunch) in grades 3-8 selected by school staff to participate by variable inclusion criteria. 59% of students who applied returned both pre- and post-surveys.Intervention(s)Ten-week (2 h/wk) chef-instructor-led program held in cafeteria kitchens after school.Main Outcome Measure(s)Changes in student nutrition knowledge, cooking self-efficacy, fruit and vegetable liking and consumption, and communication to family about healthy eating.AnalysisChanges from beginning to end of program were analyzed with paired t test. Results were considered significant at P < .05.ResultsIncreased nutrition knowledge score from 0.6 to 0.8, cooking self-efficacy score from 3.2 to 3.6, and vegetable consumption score from 2.2 to 2.4 (all P < .05). Increased score for communication about healthy eating (4.1 to 4.4; P < .05) 6 months after the end of the course.Conclusions and ImplicationsExperiential cooking and nutrition education programs led by chef-instructors may be effective ways to improve nutrition in low-income communities.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - Volume 48, Issue 10, November–December 2016, Pages 697-705.e1
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