Ada L Garcia1, Elisa Vargas1, Po S Lam1, David B Shennan2, Fiona Smith3, Alison Parrett1. 1. 1 Department of Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Yorkhill Hospitals, Glasgow G3 8SJ, UK. 2. 2 Department of Public Health, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, Ailsa Hospital Ayr KA6 6AB. 3. 3 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, Kirklandside Hospital, Kilmarnock, UK.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate longitudinally the effectiveness of a cooking programme on self-reported confidence about cooking skills and food consumption patterns in parents of young children. DESIGN: An evaluation of cooking programmes delivered by National Health Service (NHS) community food workers using a single group pre-test/post-test repeated measures design. A shortened version of a validated questionnaire at baseline, post intervention and 1-year follow-up determined confidence in cooking using basic ingredients, following a simple recipe, tasting new foods, preparing and cooking new foods on consumption of ready meals, vegetables and fruit. SETTING: Deprived communities in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland. SUBJECTS: Parents of nursery age children, 97 % were female and <45 years old. RESULTS: One hundred and two participants had completed baseline and post-intervention questionnaires. Forty-four participants contacted by telephone completed a follow-up questionnaire. In participants who completed all questionnaires (n 44), median confidence in four aspects of cooking increased significantly from baseline to post intervention (P < 0·001) but was retained at 1-year follow-up only for following a simple recipe and preparing and cooking new foods. Improved food consumption patterns were reported from baseline to post intervention (ready-meal consumption reduced from 2-4 times/week to 1 time/week, P < 0·001; vegetable consumption increased from 5-6 times/week to 1 time/d, P < 0·001; fruit consumption increased from 5-6 times/week to 1 time/d, P < 0·001) and remained at 1-year follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The cooking programmes appeared to improve cooking confidence and food consumption patterns in the target group and some of these changes were retained after 1 year.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate longitudinally the effectiveness of a cooking programme on self-reported confidence about cooking skills and food consumption patterns in parents of young children. DESIGN: An evaluation of cooking programmes delivered by National Health Service (NHS) community food workers using a single group pre-test/post-test repeated measures design. A shortened version of a validated questionnaire at baseline, post intervention and 1-year follow-up determined confidence in cooking using basic ingredients, following a simple recipe, tasting new foods, preparing and cooking new foods on consumption of ready meals, vegetables and fruit. SETTING: Deprived communities in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland. SUBJECTS: Parents of nursery age children, 97 % were female and <45 years old. RESULTS: One hundred and two participants had completed baseline and post-intervention questionnaires. Forty-four participants contacted by telephone completed a follow-up questionnaire. In participants who completed all questionnaires (n 44), median confidence in four aspects of cooking increased significantly from baseline to post intervention (P < 0·001) but was retained at 1-year follow-up only for following a simple recipe and preparing and cooking new foods. Improved food consumption patterns were reported from baseline to post intervention (ready-meal consumption reduced from 2-4 times/week to 1 time/week, P < 0·001; vegetable consumption increased from 5-6 times/week to 1 time/d, P < 0·001; fruit consumption increased from 5-6 times/week to 1 time/d, P < 0·001) and remained at 1-year follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The cooking programmes appeared to improve cooking confidence and food consumption patterns in the target group and some of these changes were retained after 1 year.
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