Brighter Bites & University of Texas Physicians Produce Rx Extension: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Prospective Clinical Nutrition Study With Produce Prescriptions

Brighter Bites & University of Texas Physicians Produce Rx Extension: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Prospective Clinical Nutrition Study With Produce Prescriptions

The purpose of this study is to clinically evaluate the effectiveness of an at-home delivery produce prescription in improving weight status and obesity-related health outcomes and to examine the impacts of the program on child dietary behavioral outcomes (child fruit and vegetable intake, junk food consumption, and eating at any type of restaurant), and parent feeding practices (preparing foods from scratch, use of nutrition facts labels to make purchasing decisions, and eating meals with their referent child).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must be a patient at University of Texas Physicians Greens Clinic or University of Texas Physicians Pediatric Primary Care in Houston, Texas
• BMI>85th percentile
• reside within a 10-mile radius of a Brighter Bites school
• Medicaid recipients or low-income uninsured
• parents must be able to read and write in English or Spanish to complete surveys

Exclusion Criteria:

• currently participating in Brighter Bites
• a family member/sibling currently participating in Brighter Bites
• child is currently attending a school that offers Brighter Bites