A Pilot Nutrition and Cooking Skills Program Improves Fruit Intake Nutrition Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Fruit and Vegetable

摘要

Community-based intervention studies that aim at developing cooking skills have increased in the scientific literature and are related to healthier food practices. We conducted this pilot study to investigate the effect of a combined curriculum of nutrition education and hands-on cooking skills on the consumption of fruits and vegetables, nutrition knowledge, and self-efficacy in families with low-income status.