Food literacy has been defined as “the complex, related set of skills, knowledge,
and behaviors needed in the everyday practicalities of meeting nutrition recommendations.”
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Amin et al
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recently validated a tool to measure food literacy: the Tool for Food Literacy Assessment
in Children (TFLAC). The TFLAC assesses 5 domains of nutrition or food knowledge and
skills: cooking skills, cooking knowledge, nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy regarding
eating, and food systems knowledge.
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According to a review evaluating the relationship between food literacy and dietary
intake in adolescents, 8 of 13 studies found that adolescents with higher nutrition
knowledge or who engaged in more frequent food preparation had healthier dietary intake
patterns.
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Published online: November 13, 2020
Accepted:
October 14,
2020
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