Methods for Assessing Willingness to Try and Vegetable Consumption among Children in Indigenous Early Childcare Settings: The FRESH Study

Nutrients

Tori Taniguchi¹  Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan¹  Jessica Reese²  Mary B. Williams³  Marianna S. Wetherill⁴  Susan B. Sisson⁵  Adrien D. Malek-Lasater⁶  Charlotte V. Love⁷ 

[1] Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK 74106, USA;Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73117, USA;Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Schusterman Center, Tulsa, OK 74135, USA;Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Schusterman Center, Tulsa, OK 74135, USA;Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Allied Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73117, USA;Department of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum, College of Education and Human Services, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32246, USA;School of Health Care Administration, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK 74107, USA;

关键词: Native American;    American Indian;    dietary assessment;    childhood obesity;    community-based participatory research;    childcare interventions;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu14010058

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Food preferences begin in early childhood, and a child’s willingness to try (WTT) new vegetables is an important determinant of vegetable intake. Young children living in rural communities are at increased risk for food insecurity, which may limit exposure to and consumption opportunities for vegetables. This manuscript describes the validation of the Farfan-Ramirez WTT (FR-WTT) measure using baseline data from the FRESH study, a gardening intervention for Native American families with preschool-aged children in Osage Nation, Oklahoma. Individually weighed vegetable containers were prepared with six types of vegetables and ranch dip. Researchers presented children (n = 164; M = 4.3 years, SD = 0.8) with these vegetables preceding a snack- or lunch time and recorded the child’s FR-WTT for each vegetable using a 5-point scale, ranging from “did not remove food (0)” to “put food in mouth and swallowed (4)”. After the presentation period, contents were re-weighed to calculate vegetable consumption. Household parents/guardians completed the Child Food Neophobia Scale (CFNS) for their child. FR-WTT scores were positively correlated with consumption weights of all vegetables (r = 0.7613, p < 0.0001) and each vegetable individually (r = 0.2016–0.7664). The total FR-WTT score was inversely correlated with the CFNS score (r = 0.3268, p < 0.0001). Sensitivity analyses demonstrated similar relationships by BMI, food security, and age. In conclusion, the FR-WTT is a valid method for assessing young children’s vegetable eating behavior and intake.

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