Effects of an Urban-gardening Nutrition Intervention for Food Insecure College Students

Effects of an Urban-gardening Nutrition Intervention for Food Insecure College Students

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an urban gardening nutrition education program can have positive health effects on food insecure college students. The main question it aims to answer is to determine whether an 8-week urban-gardening nutrition intervention can improve fruit and vegetable intake, nutrition knowledge, Body Mass Index (BMI) and body fat percentage in college students with food insecurity.

Participants will:

Fill out a questionnaire regarding demographics, food insecurity, fruit and vegetable intake, nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy and health beliefs.

Allow researchers to measure height, weight and body fat percentage Participate in a 1-hour education cooking or gardening session once a week for 8 weeks Receive text message reminders for meeting dates

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must be enrolled at FIU
• Age 18+ years old
• Literate in English
• Food insecure

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students who are student athletes
• Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months