Addressing Childhood Hunger during the Summer Months: Using Gleaned Produce for Snacks and Interactive Nutrition Education on Food Systems and Healthy Eating

Kendra Oo; Tammy Stephenson; Amanda Hege; Dawn Brewer; Luisyana Gamboa; Leslie Hildesheim; Lauren Serra; Jessica Houlihan; Annie Koempel

doi:10.1080/19320248.2020.1744497

Addressing Childhood Hunger during the Summer Months: Using Gleaned Produce for Snacks and Interactive Nutrition Education on Food Systems and Healthy Eating

Kendra Oo, Tammy Stephenson, Amanda Hege, Dawn Brewer, Luisyana Gamboa, Leslie Hildesheim, Lauren Serra, Jessica Houlihan, Annie Koempel

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Abstract

In the United States, 6.5 million children experience food insecurity. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the Building Blocks for Healthy Kids summer nutrition education program for low-income children. Twenty-six children ages 6–11 years participated in the six-lesson program that included snacks incorporating gleaned produce. Plate waste data indicated 55-80% of the served snack was consumed. Knowledge related to nutrition and food systems increased between pre- and post-intervention (p < .0001). At post-intervention, children reported practicing more mindful and sustainable eating practices. Overall, the program increased knowledge and improved food-related behaviors in low-income children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	527-539
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
Volume	15
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2020.1744497
State	Published - Jul 3 2020

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This work was supported, in part, by an undergraduate research fellowship from the University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research. Thank you to the student volunteers with CKUK and community volunteers with GleanKY for their efforts in recovering, processing, and preparing gleaned fruits and vegetables. As well, thank you to the Common Good Corporation for their support of this project, the Embrace Methodist Church for providing a location to offer the programming, and the children for participating. This work was supported, in part, by an undergraduate research fellowship from the University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research. Thank you to the student volunteers with CKUK and community volunteers with GleanKY for their efforts in recovering, processing, and preparing gleaned fruits and vegetables. As well, thank you to the Common Good Corporation for their support of this project, the Embrace Methodist Church for providing a location to offer the programming, and the children for participating.

Funders	Funder number
Embrace Methodist Church
University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research Sustainability Research

Keywords

Food insecurity
children
food system
fruit and vegetable intake
gleaning
nutrition

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Oo, K., Stephenson, T., Hege, A., Brewer, D., Gamboa, L., Hildesheim, L., Serra, L., Houlihan, J., & Koempel, A. (2020). Addressing Childhood Hunger during the Summer Months: Using Gleaned Produce for Snacks and Interactive Nutrition Education on Food Systems and Healthy Eating. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 15(4), 527-539. https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2020.1744497

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Addressing Childhood Hunger during the Summer Months: Using Gleaned Produce for Snacks and Interactive Nutrition Education on Food Systems and Healthy Eating. / Oo, Kendra; Stephenson, Tammy; Hege, Amanda et al.
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