Andrea Begley|Ellen Paynter|Lucy M. Butcher|Satvinder S. Dhaliwal
Effectiveness of an Adult Food Literacy Program
Curtin University|Curtin University|Curtin University
nutrition education programs aim improve food literacy domains covering planning management selection preparation cooking eating healthy food reviews indicate programs effective acknowledge challenges evaluation community focused delivery food sensations adults fsa free fourweek nutrition cooking program targeted lowtomiddle income western australians would like improve food literacy aim research assess effective fsa changing food literacy selected dietary behaviours statistical analysis identified significant increase postprogram scores domains planning management selection preparation using factor scores n 1092 proportion score increase postprogram scores compared preprogram scores 1025 also significant increase selfreported fruit vegetable serve intake equating average increase serveday fruit serveday vegetables classified low food literacy 6174 improved postprogram scores three domains fsa effective improving food literacy dietary behaviours results add evidence base effective programs targeted future success