Nutrition Education to Promote Healthy Packed Lunch at School

Nutrition Education to Promote Healthy Packed Lunch at School

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Main Author: Fightmaster, Carmen D.
Language:English
Published: University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK 2021
Subjects:
Nutrition
Nutrition Education
Elementary Children
Virtual Remote Education
Social Cognitive Theory
Packed Lunch
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1617106897895685
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin16171068978956852021-08-03T07:16:59Z Nutrition Education to Promote Healthy Packed Lunch at School Fightmaster, Carmen D. Nutrition Nutrition Education Elementary Children Virtual Remote Education Social Cognitive Theory Packed Lunch Background: Most children do not meet the recommendation for vegetable and fruit intakes. Packed lunches from home of school children may not contain adequate vegetables and fruits. Objective: To examine the acceptability and impact of nutrition education classes on nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy, and lunch packing behaviors of children in an elementary Montessori school setting.Methods: Single group experimental study design testing the efficacy of a virtual/remote nutrition education intervention named Lettuce Pack a Healthy Lunch (LPAHL), delivered in Fall 2020. Ten children in 4th and 5th grade from one classroom of the school participated. Nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy, and lunch-packing behavior were measured at baseline and after 6-weeks of nutrition education. Results: No significant differences were found in nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy, or lunch packing behavior after LPAHL. All respondents agreed they enjoyed what they learned with the LPAHL program and would share what they learned with others. Conclusions: LPAHL was well-received by participants but did not significantly change nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy or reported lunch packing behavior in a small sample of Montessori elementary children. Implications: Research in a similar setting using a larger sample size, a control group, and a longer intervention period may be necessary. 2021-06-28 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1617106897895685 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1617106897895685 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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topic Nutrition
Nutrition Education
Elementary Children
Virtual Remote Education
Social Cognitive Theory
Packed Lunch
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Nutrition Education
Elementary Children
Virtual Remote Education
Social Cognitive Theory
Packed Lunch
Fightmaster, Carmen D.
Nutrition Education to Promote Healthy Packed Lunch at School
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