Food Insecurity, MyPlate Recognition, and Meal Preparation Confidence Among College Food Pantry Users

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2024.06.002

Tara Kelly MS, RDN , Greg Pavela PhD

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Abstract

Objective

This study examined college students’ food security status, Choose MyPlate familiarity, and confidence in preparing healthy meals using food pantry ingredients.

Methods

A sample of 354 student users of a college food pantry in the US southeastern region were surveyed before using the food pantry for the first time.

Results

Of the respondents, 81.3% were food insecure, and 47% of the overall sample experienced very low food security. About one-third (37.3%) recognized MyPlate; of those, 89.4% stated intention to use MyPlate knowledge making pantry selections. Students familiar with MyPlate (P = 0.003) and intending to use MyPlate when making food selections (P = 0.02) exhibited greater confidence. Differences were not observed on the basis of food security status.

Conclusions and Implications

These findings suggest that familiarity with simple nutritional guidelines such as MyPlate may improve students’ intended food pantry selections and healthy meal selection confidence.

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大学食品储藏室使用者的食品不安全状况、对 MyPlate 的认可度以及对膳食准备的信心。

目的：本研究调查了大学生的食品安全状况、对 "我的餐盘"（Choose MyPlate）的熟悉程度以及使用食品储藏室食材准备健康餐食的信心：本研究调查了大学生的食品安全状况、对 "选择我的餐盘"（Choose MyPlate）的熟悉程度以及使用食品储藏室食材制作健康膳食的信心：方法：在首次使用食品储藏室之前，对美国东南部地区一所大学食品储藏室的 354 名学生用户进行了抽样调查：结果：在受访者中，81.3% 的人食物无保障，47% 的人食物保障程度很低。约有三分之一（37.3%）的人知道 "我的餐盘"；其中 89.4% 的人表示有意使用 "我的餐盘 "知识来选择食品储藏室。熟悉 "我的餐盘"（P = 0.003）和打算在选择食物时使用 "我的餐盘"（P = 0.02）的学生表现出更大的信心。没有观察到基于食品安全状况的差异：这些研究结果表明，熟悉简单的营养指南（如 MyPlate）可以提高学生选择食物储藏室的意愿和选择健康膳食的信心。

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来源期刊

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 医学-学科教育

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

11.50%

发文量

379

审稿时长

44 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), the official journal of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, is a refereed, scientific periodical that serves as a global resource for all professionals with an interest in nutrition education; nutrition and physical activity behavior theories and intervention outcomes; complementary and alternative medicine related to nutrition behaviors; food environment; food, nutrition, and physical activity communication strategies including technology; nutrition-related economics; food safety education; and scholarship of learning related to these areas. The purpose of JNEB is to document and disseminate original research and emerging issues and practices relevant to these areas worldwide. The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior welcomes evidence-based manuscripts that provide new insights and useful findings related to nutrition education research, practice and policy. The content areas of JNEB reflect the diverse interests in nutrition and physical activity related to public health, nutritional sciences, education, behavioral economics, family and consumer sciences, and eHealth, including the interests of community-based nutrition-practitioners. As the Society''s official journal, JNEB also includes policy statements, issue perspectives, position papers, and member communications.