Jayne Hutchinson|Jennifer F. Watt|Emma K Strachan|Janet Cade
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Ministry of Food cooking programme on self-reported food consumption and confidence with cooking
University of Leeds|University of Leeds|University of Leeds
evaluate effectiveness ministry food mof cooking programme selfreported food consumption confidence cookinga quantitative qualitative evaluation mof 8week cooking course using pretestposttest study pre post 6month followup quantitative outcomes measured using selfadministered questionnaires record number portions fruit vegetables fv consumed per day number snacks consumed per day participants cooking confidence levels highest score 5 qualitative evaluations undertaken using structured telephone interviewsmof centre leeds kirkgate market ukadults n 795 43 male mof courses 2010 2014 462 completed questionnaires three time pointssix months course selfreported fv intake increased significantly 15 95 ci 13 16 p0001 portions per day 41 95 ci 40 43 number snacks reported decreased significantly period 09 ci10 08 p0001 snacks per day cooking confidence increased period 17 95 ci 16 19 p0001 44 ci 44 45 age disability deprivation ethnicity associated changes selfreported fv intake cooking confidence scores 6 months gender latter outcome qualitative results supported quantitative findings revealed specific beneficial gains cooking skillspreparation nutritional awareness food purchasing social benefitsmof communitybased cooking interventions significant positive effects dietary behaviour food choice cooking confidence