Classroom Nutrition Education Combined with Fruit and Vegetable Taste Testing Improves Children's Dietary Intake

Autor/inn/en	Gold, Abby; Larson, Mary; Tucker, Jared; Strang, Michelle
Titel	Classroom Nutrition Education Combined with Fruit and Vegetable Taste Testing Improves Children's Dietary Intake
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 87 (2017) 2, S.106-113 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
Schlagwörter	Nutrition Instruction; Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; Food; Eating Habits; Health Promotion; Health Behavior; Grade 3; Elementary School Students; Intervention; Pretests Posttests; Randomized Controlled Trials; Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Comparative Analysis; Federal Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Lebensmittel; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Background: We tested the effectiveness of the Go Wild With Fruits and Veggies! (GWWFV) Extension curriculum on increasing fruit and vegetable (FV) intake of third graders. Methods: An intervention study was used testing self-reported FV intake pre/post GWWFV. Recruited schools were randomized to control (12 schools, N = 369, third grade children) or intervention (14 schools, N = 378, third grade children). Measures included items from a validated FV food frequency survey. Access to the federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program (FFVSP), and taste testing within GWWFV were also measured. Between-group differences in FV intake were evaluated using 1-way ANOVA for unadjusted models and 1-way ANCOVA for baseline adjusted models. The Tukey-Kramer test was employed for post hoc comparisons. Results: Students with access to the FFVSP consumed more fruits (p < 0.01) and vegetables (p < 0.0001). Students who participated in the FFVSP and GWWFV with taste testing consumed more fruits and vegetables (p < 0.05) compared with students who participated in the FFVSP and GWWFV without taste testing, along with the control group. Conclusions: The FFVSP and GWWFV with taste testing demonstrated a positive influence on FV intake in third grade children. Leveraging environmental approaches with interactive learning experiences create desired outcomes. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01