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Effectiveness of a Culinary Class on Food Literacy and Eating Behaviours of Francophone High School Students

NCT04605224 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1003

Last updated 2020-10-28

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Summary

As the frequency of meals taken outside the home increases, children and youth have less opportunities to develop their food and cooking skills. Consequently, poor food literacy can increase dependence on highly processed foods which generally contain high amounts of calories, fat, sugar and sodium. Past studies have shown positive impacts of culinary-based interventions on adolescents' nutrition knowledge, attitudes, eating behaviours and cooking skills. However, most of these interventions were led outside of the school context, which limits their reach. Since adolescents spend most of their waking hours in school, providing culinary classes in school may be an effective way of promoting adolescents' food literacy. Therefore, the aim of this quasi-experimental study was to assess the effectiveness of an optional culinary class on high school students' food literacy and eating behaviours. Specifically, data were collected among students from five francophone high schools who were enrolled in a culinary class. These students were compared to those who were enrolled in a social studies class. Both classes were 55-70 minutes in duration and were provided five times per week over a full 18-week semester. Data on students' food literacy and eating behaviours were collected via questionnaires during the first and last week of the semester.

Conditions

  • Eating Behavior
  • Fruit and Vegetable Intake

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Culinary class

This hands-on, optional course teaches students how to measure and weigh ingredients, read and follow recipes, apply various food preparation, cooking and assembly techniques, as well as prepare meals, as per the provincial curriculum

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universite de Moncton

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stephanie A Ward, PhD, RD · Universite de Moncton

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-10
Primary Completion
2020-01-31
Completion
2020-01-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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