Piloting a Cooperative Extension Service Nutrition Education Program on First-Grade Children's Willingness to Try Foods Containing Legumes

Authors

Cassandra S. Edwards, Chickasaw Nation Women, Infants, and Children ProgramFollow
Janice R. Herman, Oklahoma State UniversityFollow

Volume

49

Issue

1

DOI

10.34068/joe.49.01.14

Abstract

Many nutrition education campaigns targeting children in the United States focus on increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, but most don't specifically promote legumes. The project described here sought to pilot the effect of an Extension nutrition education program on first grade children's willingness to try foods containing legumes. A significant difference was observed in the distribution of children who took snacks containing legumes from pre- to post- through follow-up education.

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Recommended Citation

Edwards, C. S., & Herman, J. R. (2011). Piloting a Cooperative Extension Service Nutrition Education Program on First-Grade Children's Willingness to Try Foods Containing Legumes. The Journal of Extension, 49(1), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.49.01.14