Ng CM, Kaur S, Koo HC, Mukhtar F, Yim HS. Culinary Nutrition Education Improves Home Food Availability and Psychosocial Factors Related to Healthy Meal Preparation Among Children.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR 2022;
54:100-108. [PMID:
35148868 DOI:
10.1016/j.jneb.2021.04.006]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effectiveness of a culinary nutrition education intervention on children's home food availability and psychosocial factors related to healthy meal preparation.
DESIGN
Randomized-controlled trial.
SETTING
Schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
PARTICIPANTS
Eighty-three school children aged 10-11 years and their parents.
INTERVENTION
Twelve weeks of culinary nutrition education with 5 hands-on healthy meal preparation modules and a module with parents on home food availability (conducted every 2 weeks).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Psychosocial factors (knowledge, attitude, practice, and self-efficacy) related to healthy meal preparation and home food availability (fruits, vegetables, healthful foods, and less healthful foods) assessed via children and parents, respectively, using validated questionnaires at baseline, postintervention, and 3-month follow-up.
ANALYSIS
Repeated measures ANOVA.
RESULTS
Intervention group had a higher (P < 0.001) mean knowledge score (mean difference, 1.2), attitude (mean difference, 2.6), practice (mean difference, 4.4) and self-efficacy (mean difference, 3.9) of healthy meal preparation as compared with control group across 3-time points. Improvements were seen in the availability of fruits (mean difference, 3.0; P < 0.001), vegetables (mean difference, 2.4; P < 0.001), healthful foods (mean difference, 1.5; P < 0.001) and less healthful foods (mean difference, -0.9; P = 0.001), favoring the intervention group.
CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS
Culinary nutrition education had positive impact on children's psychosocial factors and home food availability, demonstrating the potential to improve children's nutrition.
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