A healthy diet is important for children’s growth and development. Children need encouragement and support to adopt healthy eating behaviours. Dutch nutrition education programs such as EU-Schoolfruit (EUS) and Taste Lessons (TL) contribute to this by providing children with fruit, vegetables (EUS) and nutrition education (TL). However, little is known about which components are most effective. Therefore, this research examines effective components of existing Dutch nutrition education programs
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention will be implemented in the same period as the EU-Schoolfruit program will be conducted, which will be for a period of 20 weeks (November 2018 – April 2019). Both programs (EU-Schoolfr
Sponsors
The Primary Sponsor for this effect study is Wageningen University & Research, Strategic Communication Chair Group (COM).
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: children (n=2250) in grades 6 and 7 (aged 9-11 years old) of Dutch primary schools and their teachers (n=90).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: schools with special education will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes: nutrition knowledge and food literacy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes: fruits and vegetables intake. Process outcomes: degree of implementation of nutrition education by teachers. This outcome will be assessed immediately following the intervention (post-intervention, approximately 6 months after baseline, T1). | — |
Outcome results
None listed