LA Sprouts: A 12-Week Gardening, Nutrition, and Cooking Randomized Control Trial Improves Determinants of Dietary Behaviors.

Auteur(s) :
Spruijt-Metz D., Davis JN., Martinez LC., Gatto NM.
Date :
Oct, 2015
Source(s) :
Journal of nutrition education and behavior. #: p
Adresse :
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. Electronic address: [email protected]

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OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect of an exploratory 12-week nutrition, cooking, and gardening trial (LA Sprouts) on preference for fruit and vegetables (FV); willingness to try FV; identification of FV; self-efficacy to garden, eat, and cook FV; motivation to garden, eat, and cook FV; attitudes toward FV; nutrition and gardening knowledge; and home gardening habits.

DESIGN
Randomized controlled trial.

SETTING
Four elementary schools.

PARTICIPANTS
Three hundred four predominately Hispanic/Latino third- through fifth-grade students were randomized to either the LA Sprouts group (n = 167 students) or control group (n = 137 students).

INTERVENTION
Twelve-week after-school nutrition, cooking, and gardening intervention.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Determinants of dietary behavior as measured by questionnaire at baseline and postintervention.

ANALYSIS
Analyses of covariance.

RESULTS
After the 12-week program, compared with controls, LA Sprouts participants improved scores for identification of vegetables (+11% vs +5%; P = .001) and nutrition and gardening knowledge (+14.5% vs -5.0%; P = .003), and were more likely to garden at home (+7.5% vs -4.4%; P = .003).

CONCLUSIONS
The LA Sprouts program positively affected a number of determinants of dietary behaviors that suggest possible mechanisms by which gardening and nutrition education act to improve dietary intake and health outcomes.

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