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The overall objective of this project is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the "New Foods Take Time" Intervention in Head Start preschool classrooms.
The overall objective of this project is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the "New Foods Take Time" Intervention. This curriculum is designed to increase children's preference for and consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV) by encouraging children to try new FV and repeatedly taste these foods.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| New Foods Take Time | Experimental | Head Start classrooms will receive "New Foods Take Time", a series of five interactive weekly lessons designed to promote children's willingness to try new foods, particularly fruits and vegetables. Lessons will be delivered by nutrition educations. Children will also receive three tastings per week of the new foods discussed during the lessons. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Foods Take Time | Behavioral | New Foods Take Time is a series of 5 classroom lessons focused on increasing children's willingness to try fruits and vegetables. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in number of foods tasted | Children will be presented with small portions of familiar and novel fruits and vegetables and be asked if they would like to taste them | Pre intervention and at conclusion of 5 week intervention |
| Change in liking of study foods | For foods that children agree to taste, they will be asked to rate their liking of them on a three point likert-type scale ("Yummy", "Just ok", or "Yucky") | Pre intervention and at conclusion of 5 week intervention |
| Change in self-competence to try new foods | Children will be presented with a series pairs of drawings with descriptions (e.g., "This boy likes to try new foods" and "This boy does not like to try new foods") and asked to select which is most like them. | Pre intervention and at conclusion of 5 week intervention |
| Teacher acceptability of intervention | Teachers will complete a questionnaire with scaled and open-ended questions about the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention | At conclusion of 5 week intervention |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Child body mass index | Height and weight will be measured and used to calculate body mass index (BMI). Age and sex specific percentiles/z-scores will be calculated using CDC growth standards. | Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention |
| Parent report of child neophobia |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jennifer Savage, PhD | Penn State University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Pennsylvania State University | University Park | Pennsylvania | 16802 | United States |
Deidentified individual participant data will be available from the principal investigator upon request
Data will be available after publication of primary outcomes
Requests for access to the data will be reviewed and approved at the principal investigator's discretion.
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| ID | Term |
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| D005247 | Feeding Behavior |
| D000080146 | Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder |
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| D001522 | Behavior, Animal |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D001068 | Feeding and Eating Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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Classrooms will receive "New Foods Take Time", a series of 5 interactive lessons. Children, parents, and teachers will participate in the research
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Parents will complete a survey about their child's eating behavior |
| Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention |
| Parent report of food insecurity | Parents will complete the USDA food security questionnaire | Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention |
| Change in intake of study foods | The number of pieces of each food eaten during the tasting procedure | Pre intervention and at conclusion of 5 week intervention |