The effect of a fresh produce incentive paired with cooking and nutrition education on healthy eating in low-income households
A pilot study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15096396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angela R Fertig (0000-0002-5240-3800, University of Minnesota, corresponding author), Xuyang Tang (0000-0002-2025-3000, St. Michael's Hospital), Heather M Dahlen, Heather Dahlen (0000-0001-7182-382X, Mathematica Policy Research) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 2704-2714 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980021000094 |
| PMID | 33431079 |
| OpenAlex | W3118948337 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 53 |
Objective: This study pilot-tested combining financial incentives to purchase fruits and vegetables with nutrition education focused on cooking to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables and improve attitudes around healthy eating on a budget among low-income adults. The goal of the pilot study was to examine implementation feasibility and fidelity, acceptability of the intervention components by participants and effectiveness. Design: The study design was a pre-post individual-level comparison without a control group. The pilot intervention included two components, a scan card providing free produce up to a weekly maximum dollar amount for use over a 2-month period, and two sessions of tailored nutrition and cooking education. Outcomes included self-reported attitudes about healthy eating and daily fruit and vegetable consumption from one 24-h dietary recall collected before and after the intervention. Setting: Greater Minneapolis/St. Paul area in Minnesota. Participants: Adults ( n 120) were recruited from five community food pantries. Results: Findings indicated that the financial incentive component of the intervention was highly feasible and acceptable to participants, but attendance at the nutrition education sessions was moderate. Participants had a statistically significant increase in the consumption of fruit, from an average of 1·00 cup/d to 1·78 cups/d ( P Conclusions: While combining financial incentives with nutrition education appears to be acceptable to low-income adult participants, barriers to attend nutrition education sessions need to be addressed in future research
Attendance · Consumption (sociology · Environmental health · Healthy eating · Incentive · Intervention (counseling · Low income · Meal · Nutrition Education · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Socioeconomics · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |