The Best Article Award is selected each year by the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior’s (SNEB) Journal Committee. All Research Articles published in JNEB in the previous volume (Jan-Dec of preceding year) are eligible to be selected by committee vote. This award is presented at the SNEB Annual Conference.
2022 Best Article Award
Twelve-Month Efficacy of an Obesity Prevention Program Targeting Hispanic Families With Preschoolers From Low-Income Backgrounds
Sheryl O. Hughes, PhD; Thomas G. Power, PhD; Ashley D. Beck, PhD; Drew Betz, MS; L. Suzanne Goodell, PhD, RD; Veronica Hopwood, PhD; J. Andrea Jaramillo, MA; Jane Lanigan, PhD; AnaMaria Diaz Martinez, Med; Nilda Micheli, BS, Yadira Olivera Guerrero, PhD; Irene Overath, MACEd; Louise Parker, PhD; Guadalupe Ramos, PhD; Yuri P. Thompson, MS; Maria A. Papaioannou, BS; Susan L. Johnson, PhD
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 53, Issue 8, p677-690
2022 Best Article Finalist
Child Involvement in Choosing a Recipe, Purchasing Ingredients, and Cooking at School Increases Willingness to Try New Foods and Reduces Food Neophobia
Edurne Maiz, PhD; Iratxe Urkia-Susin, MSc; Elena Urdaneta, PhD; Xavier Allirot, PhD
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 53, Issue 12, p999-1007
2022 Best Article Finalist
Primary Health Care Intervention Reduces Added Sugars Consumption During Childhood
Márcia Regina Vitolo, PhD; Paola Seffrin Baratto, MS; Julia Luzzi Valmórbida, MS; Paula dos Santos Leffa, PhD; Caroline Nicola Sangalli, PhD; Carlos Alberto Feldens, PhD
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 53, Issue 4, p279-289
2021 Best Article Award
Breastfeeding Duration Is Associated with WIC Site-Level Breastfeeding Support Practices
Stacy Gleason, MPH; Margaret K. Wilkin, MPH; Linnea Sallack, MPH, RD; Shannon E. Whaley, PhD; Catherine Martinez, MPH; and Courtney Paolicelli, DrPH, RDN
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 51, Issue 7, p680-687
2021 Best Article Finalist
Cultural Connectedness as Obesity Prevention: Indigenous Youth Perspectives on Feast for the Future
Katie Cueva, ScD, MPH, MAT; Kristen Speakman, MPH; Nicole Neault, MPH; Jennifer Richards, MPH; Ventura Lovato, BA; Sean Parker; Danya Carroll, MPH; Anna Sundbo, MS; Allison Barlow, PhD, MPH
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 52, Issue 2, p632-639
2021 Best Article Finalist
Family Mealtime Communication in Single- and Dual-Headed Households Among Hispanic Adolescents With Overweight and Obesity
Cynthia N. Lebron, MPH; Yaray Agosto, MPH; Tae K. Lee, PhD; Guillermo Prado, PhD; Sara M. St. George, PhD; Hilda Pantin, PhD; Sarah E. Messiah, PhD, MPH
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 52, Issue 9, p840-849
2021 Best Article Finalist
Low-Income Parents’ Use of Front-of-Package Nutrition Labels in a Virtual Supermarket
Jonathan L. Blitstein, PhD; Joanne F. Guthrie, PhD; Caroline Rains, BA
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 52, Issue 9, p850-858
2020 Best Article Award
Beyond Nutrient Intake: Use of Digital Food Photography Methodology to Examine Family Dinnertime
Morgan L. McCloskey, Susan L. Johnson, Traci A. Bekelman, Corby K. Martin, Laura L. Bellows
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 51, Issue 5, p547–555.e1
2020 Best Article Finalist
Ecological Momentary Assessment of the Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Family Meal Environment in Racially/Ethnically Diverse and Immigrant Households
Jerica M. Berge, Maureen Beebe, Mireya Carmen-Martinez Smith, Allan Tate, Amanda Trofholz, Katie Loth
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 51, Issue 6, p658–676
2020 Best Article Finalist
Food, Health, & Choices: Curriculum and Wellness Interventions to Decrease Childhood Obesity in Fifth-Graders
Pamela Ann Koch, Isobel R. Contento, Heewon L. Gray, Marissa Burgermaster, Lorraine Bandelli, Emily Abrams, Jennifer Di Noia
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 51, Issue 4, p440–455
2019 Best Article Award
A Supermarket Double-Dollar Incentive Program Increases Purchases of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Among Low-Income Families With Children: The Healthy Double Study
Michele Polacsek, Alyssa Moran, Anne N. Thorndike, Rebecca Boulos, Rebecca L. Franckle, Julie C. Greene, Dan J. Blue, Jason P. Block, and others
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 50, Issue 3, p217–228.e1
2019 Best Article Finalist
Impact of the Lactation Advice Through Texting Can Help (LATCH) Trial on Time to First Contact and Exclusive Breastfeeding among WIC Participants
Josefa L. Martinez-Brockman, Nurit Harari, Sofia Segura-Pérez, Lori Goeschel, Valerie Bozzi, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 50, Issue 1, p33–42.e1
2019 Best Article Finalist
The Transmission of Family Food and Mealtime Practices From Adolescence to Adulthood: Longitudinal Findings From Project EAT-IV
Allison Watts, Jerica M. Berge, Katie Loth, Nicole Larson, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 50, Issue 2, p141–147.e1
2018 Best Article Award
Cost-effectiveness of a Nutrition Education Curriculum Intervention in Elementary Schools
Matthew M. Graziose, Pamela A. Koch, Y. Claire Wang, Heewon Lee Gray, Isobel R. Contento
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 49, Issue 8, p684–691.e1
2017 Best Article Award
Eat Right-Live Well! Supermarket Intervention Impact on Sales of Healthy Foods in a Low-Income Neighborhood
Pamela J. Surkan, Maryam J. Tabrizi, Ryan M. Lee, Anne M. Palmer, Kevin D. Frick
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 48, Issue 2, p112-121.e1
2016 Best Article Award
Outcome Effectiveness of the Widely Adopted EFNEP Curriculum Eating Smart • Being Active
Garry Auld, Susan Baker, Lisa Conway, Jamie Dollahite, Maria Carmen Lambea, Kathryn McGirr
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 47, Issue 1, p19–27
2015 Best Article Award
Influence of Behavioral Theory on Fruit and Vegetable Intervention Effectiveness Among Children: A Meta-Analysis
Cassandra S. Diep*, Tzu-An Chen, Vanessa F. Davies, Janice C. Baranowski, Tom Baranowski
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 46, Issue 6, p506–546
2014 Best Article Award
Measuring Parent Time Scarcity and Fatigue as Barriers to Meal Planning and Preparation: Quantitative Scale Development.
Amy Storfer-Isser* and Dara Musher-Eizenman
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 45, Issue 2, p176–182
2013 Best Article Award
How People Interpret Healthy Eating: Contributions of Qualitative Research.
Carole A. Bisogni*, Margaret Jastran, Marc Seligson, Alyssa Thompson.
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 44, Issue 4, p282–301
2012 Best Article Award
Can Low-income Americans Afford to Satisfy MyPyramid Fruit and Vegetable Guidelines?
Hayden Stewart*, Jeffrey Hyman, Elizabeth Frazão, Jean C. Buzby, Andrea Carlson
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 43, Issue 3, p173–179
2011 Best Article Award
Family Members' Influence on Family Meal Vegetable Choices
Tionni R. Wenrich*, J. Lynne Brown, Michelle Miller-Day, Kevin J. Kelley, Eugene J. Lengerich
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 42, Issue 4, p225–234
2010 Best Article Award
Creating Healthful Home Food Environments: Results of a Study with Participants in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Karen Weber Cullen*, Agueda Lara Smalling, Debbe Thompson, Kathleen B. Watson, Debra Reed, Karen Konzelmann
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 41, Issue 6, p380–388
