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GEM No. 499| Volume 43, ISSUE 5, P414-418, September 2011

Strategies to Promote High School Students’ Healthful Food Choices

      The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a nutrition education curriculum that was developed to inspire new, more healthful dietary habits among adolescents, in order to address the growing public health problem of overweight in youth. Previous garden-based interventions improved attitudes or behaviors related to increased fruit and vegetable intake in pre-adolescent student populations.
      • McAleese J.D.
      • Rankin L.L.
      Garden-based nutrition education affects fruit and vegetable consumption in sixth-grade adolescents.
      • Morris J.L.
      • Zidenberg-Cherr S.
      Garden-enhanced nutrition curriculum improves fourth-grade school children’s knowledge of nutrition and preferences for some vegetables.
      • Lineberger S.E.
      • Zajicek J.M.
      School gardens: can a hands-on teaching tool affect students’ attitudes and behaviors regarding fruit and vegetables.
      In the present garden-to-table curriculum pilot, the authors focus on improving adolescent dietary behavior and attitudes toward healthful food choices by promoting cooking with fresh ingredients and enjoying meals with friends and family.
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