Cooking Matters at Home Participants Improve Confidence in Food Resource Management Strategies

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.101

Jessica Soldavini PhD, MPH, RD, LDN, Marlee Caregnato MPH, RDN, LDN

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Abstract

Objective

To evaluate whether Cooking Matters at Home lessons delivered by college student interns through SNAP-Ed leads to changes in confidence related to food resource management strategies among participants.

Use of Theory or Research

Cooking Matters curricula are based on Social Cognitive Theory. Research published on in-person Cooking Matters classes have found improvements in confidence and skills related to food resource management.

Target Audience

Low-income individuals from North Carolina participating in online Cooking Matters at Home lessons offered through the Carolina Hunger Initiative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between December 2020 and June 2023.

Program Description

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Carolina Hunger Initiative began offering online Cooking Matters at Home lessons through SNAP-Ed. Lessons were led by undergraduate and graduate student interns over Zoom. Cooking Matters at Home focuses on helping participants learn how to purchase healthy foods on a budget that families can prepare and eat at home together. Lessons actively engaged participants using facilitated dialogue and included a live or pre-recorded recipe demonstration.

Evaluation Methods

Retrospective online pre/post surveys were emailed to participants at the end of each of 13 series of lessons. Seven questions from the Cooking Matters at Home survey assessed confidence related to food resource management strategies from the SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework. Confidence for each strategy was rated using a 5-point Likert scale that ranged from “Not at all Confident” to “Very Confident.” Pre and post scores were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed rank tests.

Results

Data from 195 participants who responded to the questions on confidence for food resource management strategies were included in the analyses. Statistically significant improvements in all seven food resource management strategies were found (p< 0.001).

Conclusions

Cooking Matters at Home lessons led by college student interns may lead to improvements in confidence related to food resource management strategies among participants.

Funding

SNAP-Ed

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在家做饭很重要参与者提高对食物资源管理策略的信心

目的评价大学生实习生通过SNAP-Ed进行的“在家做饭”课程是否会导致参与者对食物资源管理策略的信心发生变化。使用理论或研究烹饪问题课程是基于社会认知理论。在亲自烹饪课程上发表的研究发现，与食物资源管理相关的信心和技能有所提高。目标受众2020年12月至2023年6月期间，来自北卡罗来纳州的低收入人士参加了由北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校的卡罗莱纳饥饿倡议提供的在线家庭烹饪课程。在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，卡罗来纳州饥饿倡议开始通过SNAP-Ed提供在线家庭烹饪课程。课程由Zoom的本科生和研究生实习生主持。在家做饭很重要，重点是帮助参与者学习如何在预算范围内购买健康食品，让家人可以在家里一起准备和吃。课程通过促进对话积极吸引参与者，并包括现场或预先录制的食谱示范。评估方法回顾性的在线前/后调查在13个系列课程结束时通过电子邮件发送给参与者。来自家庭烹饪问题调查的七个问题评估了SNAP-Ed评估框架中与食物资源管理策略相关的信心。每个策略的信心都用李克特5分量表进行评分，范围从“完全不自信”到“非常自信”。前后得分采用Wilcoxon符号秩检验进行分析。结果195名参与者回答了关于食物资源管理策略信心的问题，他们的数据被纳入分析。在所有七种食物资源管理策略中都发现了统计学上显著的改进(p<；0.001)。结论由大学生实习生主持的“在家做饭”课程可以提高参与者对食物资源管理策略的信心。FundingSNAP-Ed

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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

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