Diet, Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
The investigators are interested in maximizing the consumption of fruits and vegetables (F&V) in elementary school children by increasing the access to F&V by providing them in the home environment via direct delivery (F&V bag & recipes) and a gift card to purchase preferred choices. This also decreases barriers to trying F&V and switching to a more F&V-focused diet, e.g., access, cost, knowledge of what to do with fruits and vegetables by their families in household diet, and a period of time to try and get used to more F&V in the diet without worrying about access and cost. We hypothesize that at the end of 4 weeks, children in families that were given access to a F&V produce box with associated recipes, a gift card to purchase preferred choices, and a cooking incentive kit, consumed significantly better diets as measured with a diet composite score compared with children in families who did not receive increased F&V access.
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTWeekly produce box and gift card
Weekly box of produce (5-10 lbs) and $10.00 gift card to a local grocery store to purchase preferred produce. If progress on self-goals completed, an additional $10.00 card provided, weekly, for 3 weeks.
Sponsors
Boys and Girls Club of Austin
University of Texas at Austin
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Individuals collecting data will be blinded to the participant randomization status.
Intervention model description
Randomized controlled trial, outcomes on reference child and reference caregiver; In the intervention arm, fruits and vegetables and vouchers cover more than 1 cup a day increase for families, using an average of 5 people as family size.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 11 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Families must be participants in the Boys and Girls Club on the Go program. They could sign up to become a participant while we are recruiting. 2. Caregiver must be able to come to the same Club on the Go site every week. 3. At least one child in the family must be k-5 student. 4. Caregiver must be able to read and write in English or Spanish to answer assessments.
Exclusion criteria
1. Reference child with any medical condition in which they have to follow a specific diet. 2. Caregiver cannot read and write in English or Spanish. 3. Reference child not living with caregiver for majority of time (75% or greater). 4. Families that do not meet the inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| School Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) questionnaire elementary version | 24 hours | dietary recall measure for fruit and vegetables scale of 0-12 with higher scores equating to more vegetable consumption |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed