ERIC Number: EJ1464468
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
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Evaluation of Recipes for Life Nutrition Education Program for Fifth-Grade Students
Omolola A. Adedokun; Jean M. Najor; Paula M. Plonski; S. Brooke Jenkins-Howard; Anna Caroline Durr; Jackie Walters
Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, v11 n2 2023
Emerging research indicates that chronic illnesses exacerbated by obesity begin in childhood. While research continues to show that consumption of fruits and vegetables can lower rates of obesity, children in the United States often fall short of consuming the recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables. Youth nutrition education and cooking education programs have emerged as proven strategies for promoting youth consumption of fruit and vegetables, and other factors (e.g., nutrition knowledge, food-related behaviors, food preferences, attitude toward cooking, and cooking self-efficacy) that mediate youth consumption of fruits and vegetables. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the Recipes for Life program, a field-trip-based nutrition education program, on fifth-grade students. Results showed that the program elicited pre-post improvements in students' content knowledge, cooking self-efficacy, and cooking attitudes.
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Grade 5, Daily Living Skills, Field Trips, Program Evaluation, Elementary School Students, Nutrition, Food, Cooking Instruction, Chronic Illness, Health Promotion, Eating Habits, Youth, Self Efficacy, Obesity, Health Behavior, Public Health, Rural Areas, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Learning Activities, Dietetics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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