Fun Facts about Fruits and Vegetables Can Improve Consumption

Autor/inn/en	Rajbhandari-Thapa, Janani; Vandellen, Michelle; Just, David; Panda, Saswat
Titel	Fun Facts about Fruits and Vegetables Can Improve Consumption
Quelle	In: Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 44 (2020) 2, (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-5676
Schlagwörter	Food; Nutrition; Health Education; Elementary School Students; Program Effectiveness; Intervention; Socioeconomic Status; Visual Aids; Lunch Programs; Eating Habits; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittel; Ernährung; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Anschauungsmaterial; Mittagessen; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit
Abstract	Purpose/Objectives: Fruit and vegetable (F/V) consumption among children continues to be lower than recommended. This study tested the effectiveness of nudges using fun facts about F/V on F/V consumption by elementary school students in grades 1 through 5. The study hypothesis is higher F/V consumption with nudges. Methods: The design was a randomized comparison of F/V consumption with use of nudges to that without the nudges. Unlike previous studies, the intervention effectiveness was tested in two adjacent school districts in Georgia that differed in terms of socio-economic status (SES) of the students served. Four schools were selected from each school district to participate in the study. Two schools in each district were assigned to the control arm and two to the intervention arm. Fun facts about a select list of F/V were developed and communicated to intervention arm students using table tents. F/V selection and consumption were observed in both arms. Results: A total of 7,112 trays was observed across all eight schools. Consumption of F/V after nudges increased by 0.14 servings (p <0.001) in the two intervention schools of the district with higher SES. The intervention impact was significant when fewer F/V choices were offered in participating school lunchrooms. Increase in consumption of F/V after nudges was not significant in the district with low SES. Application to Child Nutrition Professionals: Our study concludes that using fun facts about F/V can increase their consumption, yet impact is not consistent among schools districts that serve students in different SES. Findings in this study showed students in districts with higher SES reacted positively to fun fact nudges with increased consumption of F/V. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01