Abstract
Super Star Chef is an experiential summer youth nutrition education and cooking program designed toenhance participants' nutrition knowledge, food preparation skills, cooking self-efficacy, and intention to eatmore fruits and vegetables. In a program evaluation comprising a single-sample pretest-posttest design, participants' pretest and posttest scores on variables of interest were compared. Gender and grade leveldifferences in outcomes also were examined via analysis of variance tests. Results showed statisticallysignificant preprogram-to-postprogram gains in participants' nutrition knowledge, food preparation skills, andcooking self-efficacy and a grade level difference in food preparation skill outcomes. Study limitations andimplications for further research are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-10 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Extension |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The evaluation study reported in this article is part of the University of Kentucky's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education, SNAP-Ed, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service. The institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Funding Information:
The evaluation study reported in this article is part of the University of Kentucky's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education, SNAP-Ed, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and NutritionService. The institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Publisher Copyright:
© by Extension Journal, Inc.
Keywords
- Cooking self-efficacy
- Nutrition education
- Nutrition knowledge
- Supplemental nutrition assistance program education
- Youth cooking program
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education